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At Oconee Tan & Wellness, we offer a selection of premium tanning lotions, moisturizers, tan extenders and skin care products to suit your needs. Our knowledgeable staff can help you choose the perfect product to achieve optimal results!
Why use Lotions?
Using a tanning lotion is an essential element to achieving the deepest, darkest, longest lasting tan possible. The tanning lotions that we carry have an immense amount of skin care ingredients to maximize and maintain your perfect tan.
There are 4 main types of tanning lotions: bronzer, intensifier/accelerator, coolant and tingle. We have a great selection of all lotion types in bottles and packets, so you can find the perfect lotion for your individual needs.
Without lotion, UV rays take 7–10 minutes to penetrate dry skin. Tanning lotions can accelerate melanin production, reducing this time to as little as 30 seconds.
Tanning lotions hydrate the skin, preventing dryness and enhancing the tanning process.
Ingredients like tyro sine in tanning lotions stimulate melanin, promoting a deeper tan.
Enhanced UV absorption leads to a richer tan with fewer visits.
Moisturized skin retains a tan longer, reducing the frequency of sessions.
Did you Know?!
UV light bounces off of dry skin....
It takes 7-10 minutes for UV light to penetrate dry skin and only 30 seconds to penetrate moisturized skin. Moisturized skin tans better and keeps your tan longer. If you are not using a tanning lotion, you are only getting 30% of your tan!
In the Lotion Know!
The primary functions of indoor tanning lotions are to moisten the skin. Simply, moistened and nourished skin tans better. Tanning lotions help counteract the drying effects of tanning and ensure a longer lasting tan. The active ingredients in tanning maximizes and accelerators also help in the production of additional melanin in your skin. Dry skin acts as a barrier, reflecting tanning rays so for best results, drench your skin with lotion prior to tanning.
Without lotion, UV rays take 7-10 minutes to penetrate dry skin. Tanning lotion replenishes moisture and increases melanin production to help speed up the tanning process for a deeper darker tan.
There is no right answer. The best tanning lotion for you isn’t necessarily the best lotion for the next person. Everyone has their preferences as to what they expect a tanning lotion to do and the results they expect to receive. Also, your skin type- oily skin, dry skin – The way your body absorbs UV rays all factor in to this. There are simply too many factors involved to determine what the “best” tanning lotion is. Try a lotion packet to determine which lotion works best for you.
An accelerator is a product, which boosts the level of tanning cells in your skin. With the application of an accelerator after you shower in the morning, your skin is generating the tanning cells prior to your tanning session. This way when you enter the tanning unit you immediately start to tan the cells rather than having to create them first.
An amplifier is a product that creates a moist barrier on your skin, which traps the tanning rays that may have otherwise been reflected away. This allows you to absorb as many tanning rays possible when in the tanning bed.
Tanning bronzer’s change the color of your skin instantly. Products with “browning”,or “bronzer” in the name usually have a really heavy (dark) bronzer. You have to be careful when applying tanning lotions that contain bronzers as some will streak if not applied evenly, also real dry areas of the skin will absorb more of the tanning bronzer and leave the skin a different color. Elbow, knees, between fingers, and palms of hands are the most common spots.
Many people that use bronzers will use wipes to clean these areas and hands immediately after applying tanning lotions with bronzers.
A tingle is a stimulation of the epidermal layers of your skin. Most people feel their skin heat up or tingle after applying these tanning lotions. The stimulation brings blood closer to the surface of the skin. The blood brings melanin with it and you receive a better tan. The tingle factors range from 1 to 30+ with some tanning lotion manufacturers and others use words like hot, hotter, hottest, max reddening. The higher the number is, the more intense the tingling. It is recommended you start with a tingle of 1 or 2 to become accustomed to the stimulation then gradually work up through the different levels.
The final ingredient is essential for a deep wholesome tan is a moisturizer. The constant use of a moisturizer allows your skin to retain the tanned layers while subsequent layers are added. This combination of multiple layers is how your tan continues to darken with future tanning sessions.
This is not a good idea. Indoor tanning lotions usually do not contain SPF. You will have no sun protection outdoors. Outdoor UV rays can vary daily even hourly in intensity. It is recommended you use a SPF while tanning outdoors. Outdoor tanning lotions are not recommended for indoor use, as they can cause a film on the acrylic and will inhibit the tanning process.
You do want to use a SPF lotion if a certain part of your body is susceptible to burning. Sunburns are bad and you never want to tan to the point you get sun burnt. If you do burn after an indoor tanning session you need to decrease the tanning time of your tanning sessions or use an SPF lotion to prevent this from happening in the future.
No. This is not recommended because outdoor tanning products are made to address the specific needs of tanning outdoors. These products can cause a film on tanning bed acrylics and actually inhibit your body from tanning.
In Georgia, all UV tanning requires eye protection. We have a selection of disposable and personal eye protection to maximize your tanning experience.
