Top Tips for Fake Tans - Get that healthy glow without putting yourself at risk!

Fake tans are all the rage, so here are some top tips for fake tans from the Aloe Vera Guide to help you get it right first time.

Nowadays, we are all aware of the dire consequences likely to occur should we over expose our bodies to the rays of the sun for more than a quarter of an hour at a time. Thus, the advent of the fake tan has therefore been something of a godsend to most people who wish to have a healthy looking sun kissed glow when wearing skimpy vests, shorts or a bikini while on holiday or even in the back garden.

Unfortunately, unless one is careful in choosing a product the results of a fake tan can and do produce appallingly streaky orange outcomes; as we have no doubt all observed at some point.

In order therefore, to avoid this type of disaster the first top tip for a fake tan is to ensure you purchase a reputable product, which means you are looking at paying for a potentially, highly priced item.

Do not be tempted to save a few dollars by going down market; a streaky orange effect is definitely not what you are hoping to achieve.

Once you have purchased your fake tan the second top tip is to prepare your skin before application of the solution.

It cannot be stressed enough how important this step is, as failure to carry out skin preparation will seriously reduce the quality of the result you achieve; specifically, showing up as uneven and blotchy and will scream “fake tan”.

It is of paramount importance therefore to ensure that you exfoliate, depilate where necessary and apply a good moisturizer so that your skin is soft, smooth and absorbent. One of the best natural skin moisturisers is without doubt aloe vera, which I highly recommend as aloe vera is capable of penetrating the skin seven times deeper than water can. It is also, of course, extremely healing and really promotes healthy and absorbent skin.

The third and final top tip for achieving a natural looking finish is in the application of the fake tan product.

It is highly advisable, to wear a pair of gloves, as this will prevent any give away stains on the palms of your hands; commence applying the lotion slowly and as evenly as possible. Do not be tempted to get dressed or take a shower until you are absolutely certain the solution is dry as once again, this can cause blotching, streaking or unevenness in the overall finish of your fake tan.

Top Tips for Fake Tans

Following these top tips for fake tans will help you to create a professional and uniformly glowing result which will last for approximately a week or so before it needs topping up again.

One final tip, for a longer lasting tan, continue to moisturize your body regularly thus ensuring your skin remains soft and absorbent and will prevent a loss of the tan via flaky dry skin.

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