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Getting The Best Possible Tan From A Tanning Bed

Using a tanning bed at your local tanning salon can give you an amazing tan. There are some things that you can do to get the best possible tan from the tanning bed if you follow these basic tips.

The first thing that you need to be sure of is that you are tanning properly. Safe tanning is important. There are certain guidelines that you must follow and it is determined by your skin type. Let’s take a look at the different type of skin and the proper way that you should be tanning.

If you have fair skin then you should not be tanning for more then 5 minutes on your first session. You need to ease into it. You can increase the amount of time that you tan each session but never go any more then 15 minutes. And you should limit your sessions to only 3 times a week.

If you have a dark complexion then you should not be in the tanning bed for any longer then 10 minutes your first session. You will be able to have 20 minutes sessions in no time at all.

Getting a good base tan is important for safe tanning no matter what your skin type is. Tanning too long will result in sunburn and potentially damage your skin.

It’s fairly easy to get a beautiful golden tan. Using a good tanning lotion will help you to achieve the tan that you are looking for. When you are looking to purchase tanning lotion it’s important that you look at the ingredients on the lotion. You want the active ingredient to be Tyrosine. This is going to help to stimulate the production of melanin, and it is also going to help moisturize your skin as well. I am sure that you know this already, but I am going to tell you anyway. The UV rays will reflect off of your dry skin and you will not tan as well in the tanning bed or out in the sun.

Tanning lotions containing this very special Tyrosine active ingredient is amazing because it will actually help you to tan for less amount of time in the tanning bed and still achieve the look that you want.

I only suggest this method that I am about to tell you if you have a darker complexion. You can use a tan accelerator on top of the tanning lotion. This will increase your darkness.

It’s great to be able to get amazing results and in half the amount of time. And if you follow the above methods that is just what will happen. It’s hard to find the time that you need to maintain the look that you want. Going to the tanning salon three to five times a week spending about a half hour or so in the tanning salon is not always possible. But if you only need to go three times a week and spend about 5 to 10 minutes in the bed it is much more feasible.
Before I forget this you should always wear protective goggles when you are in the tanning bed. This will not only protect your eye sight, but it will also help to reduce the signs of aging around your eyes. Over exposure to UV rays has been linked to many health conditions to your eyes, such as cancer of the retina, and cataracts. If you believe that this will not happen to you then you are setting yourself up for many future problems. So you should definitely wear the goggles.