Heading from the City to the Hamptons, stop in for a quick and easy bronzed tan!
Prepping Your Skin
It is crucial for your skin to be properly prepped for your spray tan.
24 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR SESSION: please complete any waxing, shaving, use of hair removal creams or use of shampoo and conditioner before your spray tan. This will minimize possible irritation, and allow open hair follicles/pores to close. This will minimize a dotted tan appearance.
NIGHT BEFORE YOUR TAN, OR DAY OF: Skin should be clean, dry and well exfoliated before your spray tanning application. Make sure to do a good full body and face exfoliation. Exfoliating will nourish, provide moisture and corrects the skins PH level. Please use a clear/transparent GEL soap (brand does not matter, but do avoid DOVE or opaque milky looking products - no bar soap please). DO NOT use soap, moisturizers, shampoo or conditioner, shave, wax or scrub. These can coat the skin, effect the skins PH level, may cause adverse results and effect tan application. If the skin has been waxed, remove all wax residue. Please use an exfoliation mitt, cloth or glove on all body surfaces, including arm pits, chest, back, focus on dry areas such as knees, elbows, hands and feet.
TANNING DAY: Be sure to wear dark, loose fitting clothing to your appointment that you do not mind getting spray tan solution on and have your skin free of sweat, makeup, lotion, oils, deodorant, perfume or cologne. Showering is recommended. Skin should be clean, dry, sweat and product free for the best tanning absorption, and even results. Keep in mind, Nylon, Lycra, Spandex, Silk and Wool may all stain from self-tanning products. Please advise your tanning specialist of any known allergies, health concerns or if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Please remove all jewelry. If you are not properly prepped, desired results may not be achieved.
AFTER YOUR SPRAY SESSION: During tan development, wear loose, dark comfortable clothing, that will not be damaged from spray tan rub off. Tight garments, jeans, undergarments, socks and shoes can rub against your fresh tan, and create lines. Wear house shoes, loose thong shoes or sandals. Use an umbrella if weather is rainy and avoid splashing the skin with water.
Please protect car seats, fabrics and leather, or porous surfaces you may sit on, with a towel to prevent staining. Clean toilet seats post use, if needed to prevent stains. Use dark sheets on bedding before your shower, to prevent color bronzer transfer stains.
Avoid sweating, or water exposure, post tan for 24 hours, or until your post tan shower. Hands may be cleansed by wiping palms only with a wet cloth or wet wipe. If make-up application is desired, limit products to powder based items only, until post tan shower. If wearing a scented spray or perfume, please spray air (not skin surface) and walk through the cloud, to minimize tan damage. Scented body powders may be used freely.
Avoid touching your freshly tanned skin, during development time. Clean palms if product transfers to them, using alcohol based facial toner, or nail polish remover.
Maintenance of your Tan
FIRST POST TAN SHOWER: Please allow at least 12-24 hours before your first post tan shower as the tan is still building. Your tan will take 24-48 hours approximately to completely darken, no matter which product blend you have used. Color will continue to darken after showering.
During your first shower, you may see a brown tint wash away in the shower water. This is the temporary cosmetic bronzer colorant, that allowed the tan to be seen when first sprayed onto the skin. This is not your sunless tan, but only a cosmetic “guide”. It is normal for this to wash away upon showering.
You will see, when viewing your pale tan line, the depth of color of your tan. This will not be the exact tone or darkness, as when the temporary bronzer color was on the skin. This is perfectly normal, as your sunless tan reacts with your unique skin chemistry, creating an individualized color, that is unique to YOU! Note, do all color checks 24-48 hours AFTER your spray tan application, and AFTER showering to see the true results of your tan.
MAINTAINING YOUR TAN: Regular moisturization will help prolong the wear of your tan. Here, at Glo' & Go, we recommend you apply moisturizer products to damp skin (fresh from the shower) to help lock in the moisture from your shower. Many brands work well (we recommend ours), and you DO NOT need to avoid all oil containing products, nor avoid all oils. Many oils can be used without Tan harm, based on the type used, and formulation. Please discuss this with your Tanning Specialist.
Avoid all bar soaps which can be drying, and harsh to a spray tan. Many may create a coating on the skin surface, this can alter how a freshly sprayed tan absorbs. We recommend you use our PH Balancing Shower Cleanser.
Wash with a mild soft sponge, or shower loofah or soft wash cloth. Pat skin dry when toweling off. Scrubbing or abrasion on the skin surface will remove some of your fresh tan.
When shaving use and electric razor, or a fresh triple or quad blade razor with new blades and plenty of lubrication to minimize spray tan removal.
Hot tubs and pool swimming can lighten or remove your tan. Use of a water-resistant lotion based sunscreen and limiting soak time to shorter sessions can help lessen tan fade. Please pat dry when toweling off.
On roughly day 4-5, you can lightly exfoliate skin, and reapply a DHA containing product at home to help maintain and rebuild color. We recommend you use our Touch Up Body & Facial Spray Tanner.
Care of your Tan/Skin
ABOUT ONCE A WEEK OR SO: Before your next spray tan visit, please exfoliate the skin per the prep steps above. You can use our Revive Skin Refining Scrub. Try to do this before the tan has fully broken down, or become very patchy. For each person, this day can differ slightly, as it is controlled by your skins health, dryness, habits, DHA level used, product used, age, environment, etc. For most people this is once every 5, 7, 10 or 14 days. During exfoliation, you will not be able to completely remover your tan. This is normal, as some tanned skin is still attached to the skin surface, this can take 2-4 weeks to fully separate.
Rather you are simply trying to lighten, and even out the tan and remove the loose cells that can easily be removed, without harming or irritating your skin.
If you would like to completely remove your tan, this will require repeated exfoliation, paired with tub soaking, and will take a period of days to complete. Please discuss this with your spray tanning technician for additional information.
TANNING RESULTS: The spray tanning solution used by your specialist is a Professional Level product. As such, it is not unusual for a technician to make some adjustments of the solution and application to customize it for your perfect tan result.
Every person has a unique skin chemistry and amino acid makeup, which will make every tan unique, and specific to YOU. The color, shade, and appearance will be unique to you, and no two tans, will look identical, even when using the exact same product.
Many things may affect the final color and how a tan works on you, with your individual skin chemistry.
Skins pigment level, health, normal color tone, porosity, oiliness, your age and life style habits, diet, medications used, hormonal fluctuations, hormonal based medications and supplements, menstruation, pregnancy, and breast feeding, menopause as well as other factors can all change the outcome of your tan color, and how well it develops and wears.
Adjustments can be made to provide the optimal tan for you, based on the blend used, skin type, DHA level used, shower off time adjustments, and how your skin works with spray-tanning products
To discuss your needs or if you have any additional questions or concerns, please speak with your Professional Spray Tanning Specialist.
PLEASE FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEST TANNING RESULTS
Post Sunless Tan
Post Sunless Moisturizing Spray is used immediately after spray tan session. It nourishes, rejuvenates, rebuilds & replenishes skin. Instantly enhances & improves tanning results by keeping skin healthy with vitamins & nutrients.