Many people do not know where to start when choosing an indoor tanning lotion. They are worried about the effects that these tan accelerators might have on their skin. They have reason to worry, because everybody’s body and skin will react to a tanning lotion in a different way.
The tingle that is caused when applying some of these indoor tanning lotions is another aspect which affects many people differently. Some people worry about this tingle and what it is actually doing to their skin. Different chemicals are added to these tanning products to actually produce this tingle. This begs the questions:
What ingredients are found in these products?
Why do these lotions tingle?
Common Tanning Lotion Ingredients:
Some of the most common ingredients are those that aid the tan and those that moisturise.
An indoor tanning lotion is useless if it does not actually help your skin tan. In order to facilitate the skin’s changing colour, different chemicals are used in order to stimulate the skin to produce more melanin, which in turn causes your skin colour to change. The chemical L-Tyrosine is one of these chemicals. Often, actual melanin is added to the lotions, especially for those that do not cause any tingle. The ingredient Dihydroxyacetone (otherwise known as DHA) is added sometimes to assist with achieving an almost immediate tanning effect. Different types of copper are also used to add to that bronzing effect.
Other ingredients are added to preserve and increase the moisture retention of the skin. These ingredients vary from product to product. Some of them use tea tree oil, walnut oil, hempseed oil, and some combine cooling additives such as menthol.
Lotion Tingle – Is It Safe?
This type of tan accelerator is generally safe, especially if used according to the instructions. The tingle is caused by the active ingredients that actually stimulate the skins own production of melanin.
Different people react in different ways to these ingredients and usually there is no adverse reaction. However, there is no guarantee that one might have an allergic type reaction to these products. It is therefore prudent to carefully test your indoor tanning lotion and indeed any tan accelerator on a small part of your skin, before applying it liberally all over your body.
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Indoor Tanning Lotion
An increasing amount of people (especially women) are looking at, or are using an indoor tanning lotion for a way to get a tan. Tanning indoors holds an appeal because people want to tan without the risk of being exposed to damaging sunlight that can cause burning and even skin cancer.
Indoor tanning lotions are different to suntan lotions or sunblock. They have no sun protection factor (SPF). It is up to those who use these tanning lotions to decide if they want to use these lotions when outside and exposed to sunlight. The fact is that instead of providing protection to the skin from UV (ultraviolet) rays, indoor tanning lotions actually increase the effect of ultraviolet light rather than blocking it, and are meant to be used indoors, as their name suggests, on properly timed tanning beds. Spending long periods of time outside after application can cause uncontrolled exposure and damage the skin.
As well as using them for self tanning, many people use these lotions to combat the dehydration of their skin, and so the moisturising effects that they contain enable many people who tan often, to use these lotions and as an effective moisturiser after tanning.
Some of these indoor tanning lotions produce a slight tingling sensation on the skin once they have been applied. This is caused by chemicals within the lotion that stimulate blood flow to the applied area. The blood flows to the skin faster than is usual and this increase in blood flow brings about an increase in melanin (the chemical which provides your skin’s colour). The more melanin that is exposed to the sunbed UV the more of a tan one gets. Different people have different reactions to the tingle with some reporting no tingle at all.
For those who do not enjoy the tingle or are worried and uncomfortable with it, there are those lotions that actually contain melanin and do not cause the tingling effect. Other additives in are natural oils such as primrose oil, which help with the moisture retention of the skin. This aids with preventing dehydration. The chemical DHA (dihydroxyacetone) is also found in most lotions and is one ingredient that enables the indoor tanning lotion to give your skin that wonderful tanned, bronze look.
Indoor tanning lotions are different to suntan lotions or sunblock. They have no sun protection factor (SPF). It is up to those who use these tanning lotions to decide if they want to use these lotions when outside and exposed to sunlight. The fact is that instead of providing protection to the skin from UV (ultraviolet) rays, indoor tanning lotions actually increase the effect of ultraviolet light rather than blocking it, and are meant to be used indoors, as their name suggests, on properly timed tanning beds. Spending long periods of time outside after application can cause uncontrolled exposure and damage the skin.
As well as using them for self tanning, many people use these lotions to combat the dehydration of their skin, and so the moisturising effects that they contain enable many people who tan often, to use these lotions and as an effective moisturiser after tanning.
Some of these indoor tanning lotions produce a slight tingling sensation on the skin once they have been applied. This is caused by chemicals within the lotion that stimulate blood flow to the applied area. The blood flows to the skin faster than is usual and this increase in blood flow brings about an increase in melanin (the chemical which provides your skin’s colour). The more melanin that is exposed to the sunbed UV the more of a tan one gets. Different people have different reactions to the tingle with some reporting no tingle at all.
For those who do not enjoy the tingle or are worried and uncomfortable with it, there are those lotions that actually contain melanin and do not cause the tingling effect. Other additives in are natural oils such as primrose oil, which help with the moisture retention of the skin. This aids with preventing dehydration. The chemical DHA (dihydroxyacetone) is also found in most lotions and is one ingredient that enables the indoor tanning lotion to give your skin that wonderful tanned, bronze look.
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