Sunless Tanning

We have known for years that while spending some time in the sun is good for us, prolonged exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause skin blemishes and even cancer. Getting that healthy-looking tan can be a very unhealthy process, and for people who are particularly fair skinned or do not tan well, tanning in the sun is nearly pointless in addition to unhealthy. Thankfully there is sunless tanning.

With sunless tanners, users get the appearance of being tan without the harmful UV rays. It is also convenient—instead of lying in the sun or a tanning bed for hours to get just the right tan, a quick application of a sunless tanner does the job in less than an hour. A sunless tanner can provide an even, all-over tan with no lines. For those who burn instead of tan, they can finally have the bronze skin they always wanted.

Some sunless tanners have additional benefits, like added moisturizers and sunscreen, softening the skin and protecting it at the same time they brown it.

There was a time when sunless tanners were not a very good alternative to the real thing. They streaked and turned the skin an odd orange color. However, today’s products have greatly improved. They apply evenly and turn the skin a lovely tan—and many of them come in different shades for fair, medium and dark-skinned users.

The sunless tanners in the past few years have become easier to apply, some of them even coming in spray applied in a booth that cover the whole body in seconds. The best ones dry fairly quickly and do not rub off on clothes.

Although lying in the sun and soaking up the rays is a pleasant pastime, it is not safe for long enough periods for most people to get the tan they desire. Sunless tanners provide the perfect tan without the damaging effects of the sun.

We aim to provide you with all of the information you need to make the right choice regardless of what you ultimately end up deciding to do. We also hope to educate you about all of the health benefits that sunless tanning offers. Additionally, we will provide you with genuine, up to date, non-biased reviews of sunless tanners, airbrush tanning solutions, bronzers, and every other method of tanning. We feel that if you can have a resource available to you that you can trust to find a great product, that it is more likely that you will choose to be a safe tanner!

Finally, for those of you who want nothing other than the "natural" approach and want to spend time in the sun, or even soak up some rays in a tanning bed, we want to help you do it as safely as possible!

Quick sunless tanning fact: the most effective sunless tanning products are lotions and sprays containing dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as the active ingredient. DHA is a colorless sugar that interacts with the dead cells located in the upper layer of the epidermis. As the sugar interacts with the dead skin cells, a color change occurs. This change usually lasts about five to seven days from the initial application.

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