Fixing a Spray Tan Gone Bad

It Happens

Everyone is after the perfect tan, and can you blame them? A great tan can help boost confidence and improve photos for years to come. To get a great tan without the risks of UV rays damaging your skin, most people opt for a great spray tan or airbrush tan. Spray tanning is convenient, inexpensive and you really don't have to leave your home to get the glow you want. Great tanning solutions and tanning technicians usually result in wonderful tans, however sometimes the tan develops too deep or you realize you've missed a spot during the process. Instead of swearing off spray tans and committing yourself to a life of paleness after a bad tan, follow a few simple tricks that can save you from any tanning disaster.

Six Ways To Erase a Bad Spray Tan

1. Use tanning towels to fill in spots that were missed by the tanning spray.
2. Exfoliate dark spots to remove excess tanner from the area
3. Rub lemon wedges on areas where you want to remove the tanner
4. Denver spray tan technicians suggest applying a tan remover solution to dark spots
5. Scrub dark areas with anit-dandruff shampoo
6. Apply Witch Hazel to knees of other joints that are too dark

Spray Tan Before and After

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Have You Ever Had a Bad Spray Tan?

• 73% of tanners say, Yes!

 

Not All Spray Tans Result in Disaster

Despite occasional bad results, spray tanning is still a wonderful way to get a beautiful, deep tan in a safe and effective manner. Spray tanning is much safer tan tanning with tan beds or the sun. Save your skin from the UV rays and find a great tanning salon in your area for your future tans. Spray tanning only takes a few minutes and the results last for days. Spray tanning Denver residents don't need to worry about premature aging caused by tanning outdoors. Aside from the health aspects of sunless tanning, they are also a great time saver. Spray tan results are instant and that's great news for people looking for a great tan before a big event or vacation. With spray tans you can expect a great tan in only a few minutes instead of the days or weeks it would take with UV tanning options.
If you are looking to feel more confident and sexy year round, I recommend spray tanning. Feeling good about your body is a very important part of a happy life and spray tanning is a great way to do that.

Benefits of Airbrush Tanning

Spray tanning has come a long way since early spray tans that began in the 1970s. No longer do tanners need to worry about an orange, streaky tan. Contemporary tans are smooth and natural. Sunless tanning is becoming extremely popular because of health concerns associated with tanning beds or sunbathing. Many people use spray tanning and airbrush tanning services in salons all over the world. Tanning has become part of many people's regular grooming practices.

Sunless tanning is beneficial to users in several ways including those listed below:

• Reduces exposure to UVA/UVB rays 
• Very easy to apply
• Inexpensive
• Tanning formula is specific to your skin type
• No streaking
• Full body tan
• Evens out unwanted tan lines, spider veins, blemishes  
• Contour your body with custom airbrush tans
• Look younger and more energized

 Airbrush or spray tanning is great for your confidence and self esteem. Sunless tanners often feel more confident, sexy and thinner.

Spray Tanning: Winter-White Skin

Who doesn’t love winter-white skin?! *insert eye roll*

Spray tanning and using sunless products are the best ways to add a little glow to your winter wonderland body. Try EnvyTan’s Lasting Envy: Spray Tan in a Can ($24). Fabulous color and easy application make it ideal for everyone.

Lasting Envy has a 12% DHA level. For those of you who don’t know, DHA is the active ingredient in spray tans and sunless products that reacts with the skin and is responsible for the color change we call a sunless tan. 12% is perfect for people who already have color, whether that means naturally medium-dark skin or skin kissed by the sun. People with fairer skin should be a bit more conservative when using Lasting Envy (or any 12% product)—you don’t want to go overboard!

So what happens if you do?

There are many at-home ways to remove a spray tan.

My favorite is to apply baby oil to the affected areas. Allow this to soak in for about 45 minutes. Then soak in a warm/hot bath and use a loofah to buff away the offending tan. It may take more than one trip to the tub, but it will definitely get you where you want to be.

You can also try exfoliating with scrubs, applying lemon juice to fade the tan, or rubbing baking soda into damp skin to even out discolored or streaky patches.

Tips for next time?

Always be sure you follow the directions for sunless products. When it says “Exfoliate,” make sure you exfoliate! Those instructions are on there for a reason, not just to take up space. Exfoliating your entire body sloughs off dead skin cells, allowing the tan to be applied to the freshest cells possible, which makes for a more even, longer-lasting tan. Grab a container of Ambush: Pre-Tan Exfoliating Scrub ($26) for fabulous (not to mention deliciously-scented) results.

Try to avoid using tons of product on dry areas of the body. Elbows and knees can soak up self tanner like nobody’s business—leaving you with “oompa-loompa pox!”

Don't forget... if you ever have a question or concern, it's easiest to address it before the tan is applied, rather than attempt to fix it after!

Written by Envy Tan

Tanning Consultant Tip: Preparing for Winter Weddings

by Victoria at Sun Tan City

On your wedding day, you want your dress to be a pristine white, but your skin doesn’t have to match (even if you are getting married during the coldest season of the year)! We’re offering winter brides and grooms a pre-wedding, just-back-from-the-beach glow at Sun Tan City.

But before you step into one of our sun beds, be sure you know the best (and safest) way to get a glow that will make you say “I do”.

First, know that whether you have three months or three weeks, there is a perfect pre-wedding tanning plan for you. If you plan on tanning in one of our tanning beds, make sure your skin is ready for a new tanning routine. If you’ve never tanned before, start by only staying the bed for a few minutes at a time so you don’t burn. If you have a few weeks, or even months, before your wedding, coming to Sun Tan City 2-3 times a week will have your skin glowing in time for you trip down the aisle.

Even if you do have a tanning bed plan, brides, grooms, and members of the bridal party should consider trying into our MyMyst or VersaSpa sunless tanning booths prior to the event. But, if this is your first time, you’ll want to have a pre-wedding trial run for your tan. In our sunless booth, there are many options for color, and you’ll want to find the perfect, glowing shade for you. We recommend coming into Sun Tan City two weeks before your big day to have a trial run for your sunless tan. That way, you’ll know if you have found the perfect shade to compliment your wedding-day attire. Then, come back in two to three days before you wedding and have your final sunless tanning session. Because the color takes 24 hours to develop (and because you can’t shower for a recommended 6-8 hours after your session), you don’t want to partake in your sunless session too close to your wedding day.

Planning your wedding can be stressful, but planning your tan doesn’t have to be (even for winter weddings)! Congratulations to all the brides and grooms out there, and we hope to see you at Sun Tan City! Happy Tanning!

Top 5 Self Tanning Products

Winter is here and your skin hasn't seen the sun in days. To avoid becoming easily lost in a snow bank make sure you have your tanning planned out. One of the least expensive (though sometimes hazardous  tanning methods is at home self tanner. There are hundreds of self tanners to choose from so doing so may be daunting. I've compiled this list of the top 5 self tanners on the market to help sift through the enormous variety.

Self tanners will react differently with your skin. Paying more for your tanner does not necessarily mean that you have found a better product. Some tanners can be purchased for as little as $10 and as much as $50 and price doesn't always represent the quality or how it will react with your skin. Moisturizing cream and lotion formulas are great for dry or aging skin. The lotions and moisturizing creams are easier to manipulate on your skin than spray tanning or gel products. However, if you are looking for a fast drying tanner, sprays and gels will be more effective. For the best results, you should choose a product that has a tint in the product so you can see where you have applied it and avoid streaking.