Beauty Information

How to Choose the Right Sunless Tanning Product


Sunless tanning products come in several forms. The efficacy and results of these methods vary. Prices also vary. Treatments can cost anywhere from just a few dollars for a sunless tanning cream, to as much as $100 an hour for a few sessions at a salon. With so many options for sunless tanning, it can be hard to decide which sunless tanning products are best.

Most sunless tanning aids are harmless, but none will prevent the skin damage caused by the sun and UV radiation. Additional precautions will need to be taken to prevent sun damage. Furthermore, methods such as tanning beds and tanning pills are controversial and thought to be unsafe. The FDA, in fact, has not approved most tanning pills. Another facet of sunless tanning products is how long they last. Spray tans will last five to seven days, while tans from creams or powders will wash off quickly.

There are three types of ultraviolet or UV radiation put out by the sun and by tanning beds and lamps: UVC, at 100 to 290 nm, UVB, at 290 to 320 nm, and UVA, at 320 to 400 nm. It is the UVA and UVB rays that are the most harmful to our skin. UVB is easier to protect against than UVA, but both cause very real damage. Going sunless does not guarantee against skin damage from UV radiation.

Another determining factor for which sunless tanning products will work for an individual is skin type. Not only will bronzers and cream and sprays give differing results for fair or darker skin, but fair-skinned people are more susceptible to burning when using sunless tanning means such as tanning beds or tanning lamps. The melanin produced by people with fairer skin, particularly redheads, does not absorb radiation as well as that produced by less fair skinned people, leaving these individuals more susceptible to sun damage.

Perhaps you want a suntanned look for just one occasion such as an evening out. Maybe you want something with more even coverage and a longer life. Or, maybe you've looked at all options available in sunless tanning products and decided to get your tan the old-fashioned way, after all. All of this is perfectly fine. If you choose the latter, however, be sure to take measures to protect your skin.

Sunless Tanning Info provides detailed information about sunless tanning lotion, booths, sprays, salons, and pills, as well as reviews of best sunless tanning products and methods. Sunless Tanning Info is the sister site of Tanning Beds Web.


MORE RESOURCES:
Google

TV contest tries to change the face of beauty
guardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago
Amelia Hill reports on the contest between artificial and unvarnished attraction When the first Miss World contest was held in 1951, female beauty was a ...


LETTER: New Bedford sunrise a beauty
South Coast Today, MA - 49 minutes ago
Ninety-two thousand people in this city and I wonder if I'm the only one awake at 4 am staring out a window at a pitch black sky. ...


Ina Collins, 81, owned, operated beauty salons
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 49 minutes ago
By RHONDA COOK Ina F. Collins started styling hair as a teenager in East Georgia and spent decades in the beauty business. The striking redhead moved to ...


eFluxMedia

A Lot of Sunshine, Beauty and Happiness in "Happy-Go-Lucky?
eFluxMedia - 6 hours ago
By Irene Collins "Happy-Go-Lucky," the latest film from five-time Oscar nominee, director Mike Leigh, opened Friday. Sally Hawkins, who plays Poppy, ...


Snoring Beauty
Financial Times, UK - 4 hours ago
Anonymous, by e-mail Though I'm tempted to say you shouldn't be so superficial, I can see that Snoring Beauty doesn't quite have the charm of Sleeping ...


Los Angeles Times

Gilded Age Fashions in a Bleak World
Washington Post, United States - Oct 10, 2008
They are proceeding under the theory that beauty, artistry and, thus, fashion will be perceived as acts of defiance in the face of assault. ...
Hot tub gets bad rub: Infertility Los Angeles Times
all 38 news articles


NEWS.com.au

Models' beauty 'cheat' secrets
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 14 hours ago
By Elle Halliwell October 12, 2008 12:00am HOLLYWOOD celebrities and beauty-pageant entrants have known of them for years, but now women everywhere have ...


Beauty products to suit your age
Times Online, UK - 8 hours ago
However, not all beauty is skin deep, and taking a twice-daily supplement that works from the inside out can also counter signs of ageing. ...
Crunch time for skincare WalesOnline
all 2 news articles


The new beauty queen who has an unusual fetish ? 300 pairs of them
The Times, South Africa - 6 hours ago
The 24-year-old beauty, who has a shoe fetish, hates gossiping and loves Italian food, chewed the fat with Subashni Naidoo How do you feel being the first ...


The beauty of power
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 8 hours ago
What makes it distinctive is an emphasis on industry amid that beauty. "The Energy Loop" is the nickname of the three-pronged byway, a moniker that reflects ...

Beauty - Google News

home | site map
© 2006