Added: 01/12/2006 |
Tanning Problem Zones Tips Help You Avoid Unpleasant ResultsSunless tanning, also called indoor tanning or self tanning, is certainly the best solution for people who want to achieve a beautiful golden tan without wasting time on natural sun tanning. Sunless tanning also seems to be much safer and healthier for the skin, preventing serious problems such as premature skin aging and skin cancer.
Many years experience of sunless tanning users and manufacturers provides customers with really useful tips about how to apply and to maintain a naturally looking sunless tan. A special attention is paid to certain problem zones tips. Most frequent problems may appear on knees, elbows, wrinkles and other dry bony regions that may turn orange or look dirty. Also palms can become orange. But there are also other delicate regions that may cause problems and must not be ignored. So, let's see the most important problem zones tips.
To avoid orange palms, gloves should be worn when applying. If you do not wear gloves, make sure you wash hands frequently during appliance. Knees tanning tips help you avoid their orange or dirty appearance after tanning. The idea is simple. The tanning product tends to accumulate in this area, because the skin is rougher here. So, there are two main tips: a thorough exfoliation and some moisturizing lotion before application usually prevents this problem. It is also advisable to remove the excess tanning product in areas near the ribs or where bones tend to show through. Do this several minutes after the application or rub them with a little lotion.
Some problem zones tips are dedicated to the back, as it may be quite difficult to distribute the product evenly in that region. Back tanning tips are regarding different tools that will help you reaching the middle area of your back. You can use from two to three inch sponge paintbrush, preferable with wooden handle, to avoid scratching. Some people use small sponge rollers. The fluffy rollers seem to be ineffective. Besides these there are several other problem zones tips. You must rub some moisturizing lotion around wrists and the back of your hands to blend with arms.
Avoid applying the product directly on the top of your feet otherwise your toes may become too dark. It is better to blend some product down from your legs to the toes. Other delicate areas are lips and nipples. People tend to avoid them, being afraid of darkening them. This will only create an unnatural white contour around them, or oppositely an unattractive buildup effect. Lips and nipples are barely affected by a sunless tan, so just go over them when applying.
The bikini area should be avoided. No exfoliation can be done here, of course, and as a result the region may seem a little dirty, which is definitely not too pleasing to look at. Armpits are another problem. Most of people do not tan their armpits naturally, but avoiding them when applying tanning product will be quite obvious when wearing a dress, especially if you're a female. Come to think of it, if you're a male and wearing a dress it will still be quite obvious. So, it is advisable to apply the product and five minutes later to wipe the area with a damp washcloth.
Preventing the problems is always easier than getting rid of them. Following some problem zones tips when applying sunless tanning products will help you avoid many unpleasant surprises.
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