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Fake Tans - A Great Alternative to Tanning Booths

Getting a nice looking tan is great, but recently more and more bad press has been coming out about UV tanning booths and their increased skin cancer risk. Why put your long-term health a risk for a short term gain? You can still get a great tan without heading out to a tanning booth.

To get a tan from home that looks great and not too over the top you can get fake tans. Whilst in the past fake tanning may not have given people the results they really wanted, they have improved immeasurably over the past few years. There are a few things you can do to get the most impressive tan.

1.     Exfoliate. This means your skin is thoroughly cleaned to take on tanning product better and give you better results.

2.     Apply evenly. Apply the fake tan in a systematic way which will cover all of your skin once and not apply too much or too little to a certain area.

3.     Allow the time to dry naturally. Make sure that you give yourself time to let the fake tan dry properly so that it doesn’t dry streaky and give you unsightly lines on your tan.

Why Fake Tanning Saves You Cash

Getting your tan from regular visits to a tanning salon with UV tanning booths poses a number of problems. Firstly there is the cost of these visits that can soon mount up, and secondly there is the increased risk of skin cancer associated with this form of tanning, and thirdly there is the time it takes out of your day to actually go to the salon, undress and then redress afterwards.

These are just a few of the reasons why fake tanning saves you money and why it is a useful and popular option for many people who want to look their best. Fake tan is sold over the counter and is something that is easy to do at the same time as other parts of your beauty regime. To make a tan work better, whatever type you go for, it is always a good idea to exfoliate first. With fake tan you can combine this task with the applying of the tanning products itself, which in turn will save you some hard earned money. So if you are looking for a great tan it would  certainly be worth trying fake tanning and seeing how it works for you.

Best Fake Tan – How Do You Find It?

So we’ve established that getting a fake tan is a great cheaper option to get a tan, all from the convenient location of your own home. But what is the best fake tan you can get? Well like most things in life, you get what you pay for, so when you are looking for the best fake tan on the market you should go for the best you can afford. However, just because something is expensive it doesn’t mean that it is the best product. A few suggestions to find the best are quite simply to ask around. Ask you friends, colleagues, relatives, hairdresser what they use. There is nothing quite like a personal recommendation and you’ll also find out about the nuances of individual products.

What are the Best Fake Tans?

The best fake tans are the ones that are easy to apply, don’t break the bank. The thing is that everyone is different so the results that you will get from an individual tanning product will differ to those that friend may get. So how do you know what is the best fake tan for you? Here are a few tips that I tried to find the best one for me:

1.     Buy small (sample) size packs of 3 different products.

2.     When it’s not to important for your legs to be exposed apply a small amount of each of the tanning products to a small section of your leg.

3.     Make a note of how each one felt being put on, how moisturizing it is, whether the smell was too bad and how much it cost.

4.     After 2 days, compare the results for each of the 3 products on the test patch on your leg and see which you like best. If the results are similar for 2 or more then you can compare your notes on the other features to see which is the best one for you to use going forward.

Like many things, a bit of trial and error can soon weed out which one is the best for you to use, and your risk is minimized by trying the product out on a small test patch.