Lotion or no Lotion - tanTALK

sarah1986 · 05-29-2013, 08:09 AM

Hi,

Can someone please advise if it is essential you aplt lotion when going on a sunbed? Ihave heard they are just tan accelerators and dont actually protect the skin?

Thanks

JOHN @ URI · 05-29-2013, 08:25 AM

Lotion is not needed, However it is recommended. Dry skin does not tan very well.

sarah1986 · 05-29-2013, 08:37 AM

How about if I put body lotion on before I go? Will this help?

JOHN @ URI · 05-29-2013, 09:03 AM

Many of the cheap drugstore moisturizers have Petrolatum in them, they will ruin the tanning bed acrylic.

peach · 05-30-2013, 10:37 AM

The tanning process pulls moisture out of your skin, so you need to hydrate or replace what is being pulled out. That is the #1 reason to use lotion. #2 reason is to accelerate the tanning process and make the skin receptive to the UV light.

I have always been amazed at people who will spend $75 on their hair, $50 on their nails, $200 on their teeth, spend hundreds on the best quality makeup, but go to walmart and spend $4 on their skin on product that is the bottom of the barrel, and clogs their pores with alcohol and other fillers; the most important and noticeable part of their bodies. Go figure.

My advise, skip the bleach and eye makeup, and get a decent bottle of indoor tanning lotion. We sell good lotion in my salon for $10 a bottle.

chen1947 · 10-18-2013, 10:21 AM

Peach...What lotion do you sell for $10?

05-29-2013, 08:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
sarah1986 Join Date: May 29 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Lotion or no Lotion Hi, Can someone please advise if it is essential you aplt lotion when going on a sunbed? Ihave heard they are just tan accelerators and dont actually protect the skin? Thanks

05-29-2013, 08:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
JOHN @ URI Lamp Geek Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,913 Rep Power: 24	Re: Lotion or no Lotion Lotion is not needed, However it is recommended. Dry skin does not tan very well. __________________

05-29-2013, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
sarah1986 Join Date: May 29 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Lotion or no Lotion How about if I put body lotion on before I go? Will this help?

05-29-2013, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
JOHN @ URI Lamp Geek Join Date: Dec 21 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,913 Rep Power: 24	Re: Lotion or no Lotion Many of the cheap drugstore moisturizers have Petrolatum in them, they will ruin the tanning bed acrylic. __________________

05-30-2013, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
peach Join Date: Mar 18 2005 Location: GA Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 21	Re: Lotion or no Lotion The tanning process pulls moisture out of your skin, so you need to hydrate or replace what is being pulled out. That is the #1 reason to use lotion. #2 reason is to accelerate the tanning process and make the skin receptive to the UV light. I have always been amazed at people who will spend $75 on their hair, $50 on their nails, $200 on their teeth, spend hundreds on the best quality makeup, but go to walmart and spend $4 on their skin on product that is the bottom of the barrel, and clogs their pores with alcohol and other fillers; the most important and noticeable part of their bodies. Go figure. My advise, skip the bleach and eye makeup, and get a decent bottle of indoor tanning lotion. We sell good lotion in my salon for $10 a bottle.

10-18-2013, 10:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
chen1947 Join Date: Oct 18 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: Lotion or no Lotion Peach...What lotion do you sell for $10?

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