Tanning beds are now a regular method to ensure people in ‘sun poor’ countries can have that all over tan every day of the year. Interestingly, during recent years, a number of alternative methods have started to become popular owing to the rise in skin cancer. The most recent of these methods is spray tanning and many salons have set themselves up specifically to provide this service. There are creams and lotions called bronzers that will give you an artificial tan as well, but the spray tan seems to give better results with less streaking.

Just to provide an even more convenient service, manufacturers have introduced spray tanning equipment that can be used in the home. While there are different ways to provide an alternative tan, the way to achieve it and make it longer lasting are the same. To ensure a good clean body surface to work with, you will need to remove any dead skin by exfoliation. What you don’t want is for people to recognize your tan is a fake by noticing paler patches of skin where the dead skin cells have dropped from your body. Many people will buy used tanning beds online. Learn how to clean used tanning beds before using them for the first time.

To complete this part of the preparation, the skin needs to be moist and ready to accept the tan so a good skin moisturizer will need to be applied all over. Before applying a tanning agent, whether bottle or cream, ensure you are wearing gloves or the orange palms that will follow will give the game away. All your joints i. If you are using a spray tanning method then you will need an old towel to wipe any excess fluid away to stop streaking.

Once the tanning agent (whatever type you have used) has been applied you will need to have somewhere to relax and not move while the coating dries or small smear marks might occur. Remember that these agents aren’t prejudiced and will tan clothes just as well as they do your skin, so be careful when choosing what you wear afterwards. The best advice here is to have a change of clothing that is darker than the color of the tan as this way it will not notice. If you remember these few rules you should find that alternative systems can be very effective and look just like the real thing.