Self Tanning And Fake Tan: The Different Methods

By Haywood Hunter


Self tanning is a convenient way of giving the skin a darker shade. There are many different ways to self tan and for the most part, all of these methods work. Some of them are even highly preferred over tanning in the sun. This is because some of these self tanning methods used are lot easier to access and safer than the sun.

Many methods of self tanning exists but the employed include: pills, air brushing, lotions and tanning beds. These methods are not all considered as safe. In fact some of them are not approved by any medical practitioner, nor are they considered safer for general use than the sun. Of all the self tanning methods mentioned above; lotions and air brushing rank as the safest while pills and tanning beds rank as the least safe. To make the best choice in a self tanning method or agent, use the details below to make the most suitable choice for you.

Lotions: the lotions either work to darken the skin overtime or add a bronze layer to the skin. Skin darkening lotions work on the epidermal layers of the under skin to supposedly increase the production of melanin. The bronzers just add a tan layer and do not change the pigmentation of your skin.These are much more preferred as self tanning agents than the lotions.

Pills: these cause increased secretion of melanin in the skin, just like some tanning lotions. The mechanism of darkening is unclear and therefore the use of pills is not supported by doctors. Also of importance is that the FDA does not endorse the pills available for self tanning.

Air brushing: this is more like a bronzer than anything else. Using an air brush, someone applies a light film of a self tanning agent unto the skin. This gives a natural and effortless tanned look.

Tanning beds: these are the most unsafe to use for self tanning. They cause the emission of ultra violet rays much like the sun and thus are just as unsafe. Many people hence do not recommend their use.

A myriad of self tanning methods exist. It is however the responsibility of the customer to find out their positive and negative effects of all the self tanning agents and methods they want to use. Only choose the ones that will not compromise your health. They will work just as well as those that do.




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