Indoor tanning lotions are everywhere you look and we cannot get enough of them. Its so easy to buy a cream or spray and put it on without having to go to a tanning bed or sunbathe for 5 hours. Sunless tanning takes a matter of minutes whether you do it yourself or you have it applies at your local tanning salon. Spray tanning has become very popular as well and most tanning salons offer a Spray Tan at affordable rates.

Indoor Tanning Lotion is no different than using using lotion at the beach. Your skin needs to preserve its nutrients and prevent the damage of vital skin cells caused by UV rays. Tanning lotions come equipped with moisturizers designed to help prevent damage to your skin while lying in a tanning bed. The healthier your skin is the better your tan will look and consequently the better healthy looking your skin will be. Most tanning salons offer these products to you and they are very expensive. They can range anywhere from $15 up to as much as $150 for a bottle. While many are worth their price tag you can find equally sufficient tanning lotion for much less.

Not using indoor tanning lotion at a tanning salon is a recipe for disaster and can lead to skin cancer. The heated argument about tanning beds causing skin cancer is all too real. The fact of the matter is that if you don’t take care of your skin by using supplemental moisturizers you may be asking for some kind of skin cancer and that goes for a tanning bed or direct sunlight outside. Either one will do that same amount of damage if not cared for properly.

There are many products out there to choose regarding indoor tanning lotions. Bronzers and tanning accelerators merely promote quick browning of the skin in as little as 2 visits in the tanning bed. Adding heat such as “tingle”  has been added to many tanning products including tingle bronzers, tanning sprays and lotions allowing blood to flow to  the skin surface and produce better tanning results with skin microcirculation. Tingle allows the heat to draw up to the skin surface to achieve a deeper tan. Much of the tingle products have a cooling ingredient to make for a cooling effect while getting hot skin.

Some other indoor tanning lotion must haves include sunflower oil, coq-10, soy and the ever popular hemp moisturizers which work well on the skin. Hemp seed oil and natural butters are also in great demand at your local tanning salon. Australian Gold is obviously one of the most popular brands as well as Designer Skin and Tanisum Supre to name a few. Skin care is a major issue and one that many people take for granted. If you plan to take care of your body and try and prevent the aging process then you need to take these precautions and get started on Indoor tanning lotions or sunscreens that protect your skins vital cells.

One of the advantages of using a spray tan machine over other products such as gels and lotions is that it’s much easier to get a complete and even coverage of your skin. With a tanning lotion it can be difficult to know where you’ve put the cream and where you haven’t but with a spray tan booth this is more straightforward. It’s also much easier to make sure you don’t over apply the tanning cream to one area.

Another advantage of using spray on tans is that they dry quickly and hence result in fewer streaks on your skin. This also means you can apply the tanning product and then go out relatively quickly. Also, because you don’t have to put the tanning lotion on by hand you don’t have to worry about the palms of your hands looking over tanned!

For the best results you should visit a tanning salon because they’ll be more likely to give you a spray tan with a machine that’s even and covers all of your skin. However if you can’t afford this then it’s definitely possible to apply spray tan solution yourself. If you can ask someone else to help you then you may find the tanning process easier because you’ll be able to target the difficult to reach areas of your body such as your back and shoulder blades. Just make sure they know how much to apply to each area of the body. For us metrosexual guys who care about our appearance, male grooming is part of our everyday routine so looking good and being tan is of major importance.

Remember, if you expose yourself regularly to UV radiation from the sun or tanning beds then you’re increasing your risk of getting skin cancer. If you’re sensible and don’t over-expose yourself then this shouldn’t be a problem, but it’s very easy to damage your skin and it takes less time tanning than many people realize.
For this reason using a spray on tanning method that doesn’t involved sunlight such as self tanning spray is the only safe way. While they may not be as effective as other tanning methods it’s never a good idea to risk your long term health just to get a better tan. I hope you can use these spray tan tips to better educate yourself and get a great looking tan asap.