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Pre-tan

AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE YOUR SUNLESS TAN:

Exfoliate. Exfoliate. Exfoliate.

We cannot overstress the importance of pre-session exfoliation. 24 hours prior to your session, clear away any dry, dead skin cells with a ph balancing oil free scrub. This is important to ensure even color and long lasting results.

 

Protect your skin’s PH levels

Avoid using bar soaps, high ph shower products, or in shower moisturizers. These products can interfere with the DHA bronzing reaction in the skin.

 

Hair removal

Avoid shaving, waxing, or use of depilatory creams for at least 24 hours prior to your session. 

 

THE DAY OF YOUR SUNLESS TAN:

Don’t create sunless barriers

Skip the lotion and makeup. While moisturizing your skin in the days following your tanning session can make it last longer, applying moisturizers and lotions can interfere with the bronzing spray absorbing into your skin. If you do wear makeup the day of your tan, remove it before spray tanning to get the most even tan on your face. Also, use deodorant sparingly. Believe it or not, it could interact with the spray and turn your armpits a not-so-fab shade of green.

 

Remove any make up prior to the sunless treatment

 

What to wear

Please wear loose-fitting clothes and flip flops to the appointment. No jewelry! When doing the actual spray tan, you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in. From nothing at all to bottoms only, or a swimsuit. 

After care

DO NOT SHOWER FOR AT LEAST 8-12 HOURS! The longer it sits, the richer the color will be. DHA (that’s what tints your skin) can develop up to 48 hours.


No sweating, no exercising, no house cleaning while the bronzer is developing.


When you get out of the shower make sure to PAT your skin dry, do NOT rub.


Do not exfoliate your skin while you’re a spray-tanned. You may exfoliate after the tan is dying. You will see it fading after 7-10 days. Just use a towel after your hot shower and you will see it pill right off. While your tan is on during those 7 to 10 days, a warm, not hot shower is recommended 


Make sure to use lots of lotion after the shower. Spray tanning can dry out your skin. Make sure to lather up. This will help extend the life of your tan. If you remember, you can even put on lotion before you go to bed.


If do decide to go swimming while spray-tanned, make to use a waterproof sunblock. This will help repel the chemicals of chlorine which can damage your spray tan

**You will be charged full price of another spray tan if it happens to rain and your not fully covered. Any mistakes on your part is still full cost to redo


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