Making your tan last longer

Sashiee

Hi ladies ,
I figured it post here because I'm asking about appearance,
I recently started to sunbed sessions and was wondering is there any tips you might have to prolong the tan? I'm using aftersun and moisturising twice a day....

Or have you any tips to tanning faster? Which brand of cream or tanning accelerator is your favourite??

Cheers.
Sashiee x

steddyeddy

Sashiee wrote: »

Hi ladies ,
I figured it post here because I'm asking about appearance,
I recently started to sunbed sessions and was wondering is there any tips you might have to prolong the tan? I'm using aftersun and moisturising twice a day....

Or have you any tips to tanning faster? Which brand of cream or tanning accelerator is your favourite??

Cheers.
Sashiee x

Eat fish. The vitiman d contained in the fish will slow down the loss of a tan. We lose our tan in order to absorb more vitiman d so it makes sense.

fenris

Ronseal?

Lollers

When you are showering do not scrub the skin or use any thing that exfloliates the skin, you are scrubbing away at the top layer of skin which contains the colour, which will cause your tan to fade quicker. Don't wax, you are removing hairs but also the colour. Use a really moisturising shower gel, something with oil is your best bet, with a load of moisturiser after your shower. And can I be a real granny here and say, fake tan can look fantastic too and saves your skin in the long run.

dudara

fenris If you have nothing helpful to post, then please don't post.

dudara

fordey101

Pure coconut oil is meant to be fantastic for holding your colour, you can buy it in a health food shop! Also, Australian Gold dark tanning accelorator is the business!! You can get it for €20 on amazon, use it before tanning.

Hope that helps

x167346

I agree with the coconut oil suggestion, I buy it from my local health food shop for €2.00 and it is amazing. I used the sunbeds from Jan to April for my wedding and haven't used a single session since 5th May I'm still as brown as ever my colour hasn't really faded at all

Pembily

Is the coconut oil hard? I'm just back from holidays and want to keep my tan!

paddymayoman

Pembily wrote: »

Is the coconut oil hard? I'm just back from holidays and want to keep my tan!

Very hard

anniehoo

Pembily wrote: »

Is the coconut oil hard? I'm just back from holidays and want to keep my tan!

Pure coconut oil is solid in contact with air, but is very soft. It has so many uses you can melt a small bit by literally warming it between your hands or quickly melt it in a microwave for larger quantities. If you google the benefits of coconut oil, you need the good stuff i.e virgin/extra virgin. There's very little benefit in "extracts" i think.

Millem

Sashiee wrote: »

Hi ladies ,
I figured it post here because I'm asking about appearance,
I recently started to sunbed sessions and was wondering is there any tips you might have to prolong the tan? I'm using aftersun and moisturising twice a day....

Or have you any tips to tanning faster? Which brand of cream or tanning accelerator is your favourite??

Cheers.
Sashiee x

Sashiee, would you consider fake tan? I know it's not answering your question but sun beds are so dangerous. I am no saint and have used beds in the past but the reality is I will regret it in later life with wrinkles (if not worse) I don't even sunbathe in the natural sun but use fake tan. I read an article in a magazine a few years ago about UV photography it was scary. If you insist on sunbeds a lot of places sell Australian gold products that vary in price, I used to buy the mini sachets first before I bought a big bottle. I remember one being €70! There is a type of sunbed called "the sun angel" which measures the pigment in your skin, my friend who is naturally tanned finds this
machine better as she only needs one session every 3 weeks and she has never burned on it.