Indoor tanning and orange hands
April 19, 2009 by Jane Maybudi
Although indoor tanning lotions are quite acceptable today for many years they were the subject of ridicule. The whole notion was seen as strange and the unsuccessful results experienced by many were seen as proof that indoor lotions were a bad idea. In actual fact the reason for such a high mess up rate with indoor tans was because hte public didn't know how to use indoor lotions correctly.
In recent years the perceptions of indoor tanning lotions have changed and are on the whole a lot more positive. This is due largely to the fact that people are now more educated in how to use them properly and the lotions themselves have developed.
The main ingredient in many indoor lotions is known as DHA which is responsible for causing the tan. It does this by causing your skin to produce melanin which is the chemical compound the forms skin pigmentation. DHA uses the amino acids in the dermis to achieve this end which while effective only lasts for a few days at most.
One of the main side effects of using indoor tanning lotions the wrong way is the occurrence of orange hands. This can be a rather embarrassing if harmless side effect. The cause of this is that the hands are overexposed to the cream due to the fact that poeple use their hands to apply it to their whole body.
Preventing the occurrence of orange hands is quite simple. You can either wear gloves or if you do not want to do that just make sure you keep washing your hands every five minutes. Keep looking at a watch and stop every five minutes to was the DHA out of your hands.
Streaks are probably the number one contender for prime position when it comes to indoor tanning goof ups. Streaks occur when you fail to apply the lotion completely evenly. That means some parts of your body were exposed to the lotion significantly longer that others. Streaks are prevented by applying the lotion quickly and in a non linear pattern.
By using circular motions you are avoiding the possibility of linear streaks which are most obvious and provided there isn't a huge gap in time between the parts of your body you do first and last you should end up with a nice even tan.
Most people proficient in using indoor lotions say that they prefer to start with their lower half then move on the the top. The key is to move from top to bottom on the legs, but from bottom to top on the arms; that means starting at the hands and moving to the shoulders.
Before applying the lotion you should give your skin a thorough scrub in the shower. This takes off as many dead skin cells as possible, which means when the lotion is applied you are likely to see the effects for a few days longer.
We are always shedding dead skin cells and growing new ones. DHA only works inside the live skin cells so that once they are dead the tan is gone. By scrubbing before you tan you know that you have new cells that will be alive for a few days longer than the ones on the surface of your skin before scrubbing.
Dont jump in at the deep end. There are many lotions available of varying degrees of power. If this is your first time using one start with something mild to see how it looks on you first. Depending on your natural skin tone and hair color a really deep tan may or may not look that good on you.
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