txnewbie

Has anyone tanned someone with vitiligo? What are the challenges and solutions? She said she doesn't necessarily want to be darker, but wants uniform color.

ekc123

I would suggest an airbrush. tanning did not work for our customer, just made it more prominent. we were able to even her out with airbrush.

grahamsk

I have 2 clints with vitiligo. I use a small airbrush gun to fill in the spots and a cotton swab to clean up the edges of overspray. After I sprayed my first client, she told me she felt like she had been let out of prison. She has had vitiligo for 2 years and has a closet full of clothes she has not been able to wear until now. I see her about every 2 weeks. I have her come in so I can give her the custom spray, she dries for about 10 minutes, then she comes back about 2 to 3 hours later so I can give her a full body spray. We charge an additional $10 for the custom spray and $10 for the full body spray after the custom.

You can view the before and after photos on our website:
Choose Airbrush Tanning and then Before and After Photos.
http://atyourfingertips-salon.com/index.html

Sharon.

blondie's

I also recently had the opportunity to try this out. The client had the vitiligo on her ankles/feet. I use the same procedure for filling in tan lines on my clients as well. I fill it in with the airbrush and then go back over with the HVLP gun when I'm finished. It works really well!!