A Few Tanning Lotion Reviews

By Haywood Hunter


People often think of those with tanned skin as being healthy. Because of this, people try to obtain the perfect, bronzed shade. However, excessive sun exposure, such as the amount required to get a good tan, is bad for your health. It can cause problems from the purely aesthetic (wrinkles) to the seriously dangerous (skin cancer). Turning to tanning lotion reviews to find an alternative is healthier.

In previous days, sunless tanners were ridiculed. After all, it was easy enough to get the real thing, and people didn't know about the harmful side effects, yet. Now, they are pushed as a much healthier way to get that bronzed look that people want. Of course, application and choice of type makes a big difference in whether the final results look natural or not.

For people who do want to hide that they use a tanner, however, there are gradual options that create a slight darkening that increases over a period of days. This is just about what would happen if someone went out in the sun and tanned for a while every day, which makes it easy to explain when someone asks about your new bronze shade. However, it should be mentioned that people are much less skeptical about using sunless tanners than they used to be.

Maintaining a sunless tan is required, unless you want to let it fade away. The darkening is accomplished by using a safe chemical which binds to the dead skin cells which make up the outer layer of your skin. These cells are constantly shed and replaced, and so is your sunless tan. It takes about four to six days for the tan to start to fade, in most cases.

The ingredient in sunless tanners is pretty much the same, no matter what type or brand you buy. It is safe, but has a somewhat pungent odor. Applying it in lower doses allows a gradual darkening of the skin that appears more natural, and higher doses creates an 'instant' tan. The compound can be applied as a gel, lotion or spray, or saturated into a towelette.

People who use the instant versions sometimes find it strange to look at themselves in the mirror at first. This version is also prone to streaking, since it is easier to miss an area during a single application than during the several required for the gradual versions. For maintenance, a lotion with a low dose of tanner included is a great, easy way to keep your tan intact without extra effort.

There is only one ingredient currently used in sunless tanners, and this means that they all smell essentially the same. Some add fragrances, and some are stronger than others, however. Experts recommend giving any product you are considering the sniff-test before buying it, because the smell is intolerable for some people.

Finding the right shade is a process of trial and error for most people. This means that using the product on a hidden piece of skin to see how it turns out is essential. Tanning lotion reviews state that there is really no way for a person to know what a product will look like on their skin without doing this.




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