Tanning Bed Lotions – for Skin Care and better Tanning
Posted by Sonni in: buy a tanning salon
Serious tanners get very serious about their tanning bed lotions! There are so many tanning bed lotions on the market today that it is often hard to determine which lotion is the right lotion for you. There are lotions that ensure deeper darker tans. There are lotions that promise to prevent wrinkles and even diminish wrinkles. There are lotions that swear that they prevent premature aging of the skin. There are lotions that promise to do all sorts of things – but do they really?
In a word – no. What they do is make your skin a bit softer. They also help to reduce the skin drying affects of the UV rays – which does cause wrinkles and aging. So, maybe in a sense, they do what they actually claim to do. But if you are a forty year old woman, the chances are very good that tanning with a tanning lotion that promises to reduce wrinkles is not going to have you walking out of the salon looking thirty! Just don’t buy into the hype. Find a good tanning lotion that helps you tan a little faster, while keeping your skin moisturized. Tanning oils are not recommended for indoor tanning beds – creamy lotions that are easily absorbed into the skin are the way to go.
Tanning indoors is vastly different from tanning outdoors. You cannot use the lotions that you use outdoors in tanning beds. Outdoor tanning lotions and oils are designed to stand up to wind and long hours in the sunshine. They are not designed for people who intend to be fully dressed in their street clothes fifteen or twenty minutes after applying the lotion! A good indoor tanning lotion is required, as opposed to an outdoor tanning lotion.
Indoor tanning lotions are designed for people who will be getting dressed again in less than half an hour. Many of them don’t even have that ‘tanning lotion smell’ to them. This is a good thing for many tanners who use their lunch hour for tanning sessions! For many, it just wouldn’t do to arrive back at the office smelling like you’ve spent the morning at the pool! You can even purchase indoor tanning lotions that have no scent at all! With a good indoor tanning lotion, you should be able to apply the lotion, spend fifteen or twenty minutes in the tanning bed, and then put on your street clothes without worrying about getting the lotion on your favorite silk blouse!
Tanning lotions can be quite expensive. Indoor tanning lotions are a great deal more costly than outdoor tanning lotions – simply because salon tanning has become so popular in recent years. You can save money by not buying your lotion from your tanning salon – or even from a tanning bed dealer! Instead, get closer to the source by shopping online at the wholesale tanning suppliers websites. Tanning lotion does not go bad after a period of time as long as the container remains closed. This means that you can comfortably purchase your favorite tanning lotion in bulk, at a greatly reduced price!
Before using any new tanning lotion, apply just a little bit to one small area on your body, and then wait twenty four to forty eight hours before tanning, and before applying more lotion. This will help reduce the risk of having a bad skin reaction to the lotion. If a small rash appears or if red dots appear where you applied the lotion – try a different lotion, in a different place on your body. This is especially important for people with sensitive skin or allergies.
Keep in mind that tanning lotions are made of chemicals, and your body is also made up of chemicals. Some chemicals simply do not react well together when they are combined. Not only can this result in skin irritation or rashes, it can also mean that the lotion cannot possibly do what it was designed to do. A lotion that works well for your best friend simply might not work well for you. Likewise, a lotion that works well for you may not work well for you friend. We are all different, and it may take quite a bit of trial and error to find the right indoor tanning lotions that work best for you.
Trevor Mulholland
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/tanning-bed-lotions-for-skin-care-and-better-tanning-11178.html
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What are really good tanning lotions?
I want a really good tanning lotion. It can be expensive i don’t care. I have an olive skin tone. Thanks!!
Carol’s Daughter Gelee de Soleil Browning Oil with SPF 15; Or just some extra-virgin olive or coconut oil, which both naturally contain protection from burns.
It doesn’t have any of the toxins that are found in most popular beauty products, like:
* Mineral Oil, Paraffin & Petrolatum – Petroleum products coat the skin like plastic, clogging pores and creating a build-up of toxins, which in turn accumulate and can lead to dermatological issues, like slowing cellular development, which can cause you to show earlier signs of aging, and vitamin deficiency. Suspected cause of cancer & disruptive of hormonal activity. Mineral oils contain hydrocarbons, a real danger to the stomach and especially the lungs.
* PARABENS – Such as methyl- propyl- butyl- & ethyl- parabens: Widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic industry (including moisturizers). An estimated 13,200 cosmetic and skin care products contain parabens. Studies implicate their connection with cancer. They have hormone-disrupting qualities – mimicking estrogen – and interfere with the body’s endocrine system.
* Propylene Glycol – Used as a moisturizer in cosmetics and as a carrier in fragrance oils. Shown to cause dermatitis, kidney or liver abnormalities, may inhibit skin cell growth, and is a skin irritant and sensitizer.
* ALCOHOLS – Such as Isopropyl Alcohol, SD Alcohol 40, Ethyl Alcohol: Alcohols dissolve the body’s natural moisturizers and strip the skin of its protection, leaving it vulnerable to infection. Alcohols destroy skin’s pH balance, and since they absorb water, they speed up wrinkling.
* Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), also known as sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) – Found in car washes, engine degreasers, garage floor cleaners… and in OVER 90% of personal care products! SLS breaks down the skin’s moisture barrier, easily penetrates the skin, and allows other chemicals to easily penetrate. Combined with other chemicals, SLS becomes a “nitrosamine”, a potent class of carcinogen. It can also cause hair loss. SLES is sometimes disguised with the labeling “comes from coconut” or “coconut-derived" – and is found in many popular body washes and toothpastes!
* Toluene – Poison! Danger! Harmful or fatal if swallowed! Harmful if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Made from petroleum or coal tar, and found in most synthetic fragrances. Chronic exposure linked to anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage, and may affect a developing fetus. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) contains toluene. Other names may include benzoic and benzyl.
* WAXES – Such as Paraffin, Candelilla Wax, Carnuba Wax: Waxes are widely used in cleansing creams, eye creams, and moisturizers. Waxes clog pores, creating blackheads and whiteheads. They also smother the skin, which over time creates an enlarged pore problem.
* FD&C – When this abbreviation precedes the name of a color, it means that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has certified it as safe for use in drugs and cosmetics, but not food. D&C colors are usually synthetic, coal tar colors. They’re toxic and should be avoided when at all possible.
* PHTHALATES – These chemicals rarely find their way onto an ingredients list, but they are present in many health and beauty products just the same. Wherever you see “perfume” or “fragrance,” phthalates are present, because they are used to preserve these synthetic scents. Recent studies have shown that phthalates may be mutagenic, carcinogenic, and adversely affect male sperm, that they increase levels of testosterone and estrogen in humans, and are central to breast cancer risk. They are an ingredient in nail polish and other lacquers, and in soft plastics (e.g., infant chew toys).
* Lanolin – A yellow, semi-solid, fatty secretion from sheep’s wool is widely used in skin and beauty care products. It can cause an allergic reaction in some people, as well as enlarged pores.
* Acetone – Used in nail polish and nail polish removers, this colorless, volatile liquid is often used in astringents, fresheners, or clarifying lotions. It is extremely toxic and will dehydrate the skin, while speeding up the aging process.
* Acrylamide – Found in many hand and face creams. Linked to mammary tumors in lab research.
* Phenol carbolic acid – Found in many lotions and skin creams. Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma and even death from respiratory failure.
* Dioxane – Found in compounds known as PEG, Polysorbates, Laureth, ethoxylated alcohols. Common in a wide range of personal care products. The compounds are usually contaminated with high concentrations of highly volatile 1,4-dioxane, easily absorbed through the skin. Dioxane’s carcinogenicity was first reported in 1965 and later confirmed in studies including one from the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Nasal passages and liver are the most vulnerable. Dioxane is easily removed during the manufacturing process by “vacuum stripping”. Warning: It is a synthetic derivative of coconut. Watch for hidden language on labels, such as “comes from coconut”.
IF SO, you should throw them away IMMEDIATELY and Tell ALL your friends and family!!! (Extra-virgin olive and/or coconut oils are great alternative moisturizers, and they contain natural sunscreens, until you find something else without these toxins) Hope this helps!!! Good Luck!!!!!
References :
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And this isn’t all of them! If you aren’t sure about an ingredient, look it up on here to check its hazard level or side effects:
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php
http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/skin.htm
http://www.herballuxuries.com/mineral-oil.htm
http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/toxic_cosmetics.cfm
http://www.acnemagazine.com/2008/07/01/be-careful-for-mineral-oil-in-cosmetics/
http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sodium-lauryl-sulfate.html