What is it?
I keep hearing ads for a “new tanning process” that gives you some super tan, no harmfull rays, in minutes.
The inherent skeptic in me says “yea right”. This cannot be any better for you than the tanning beds, or the beach.
Yet, the extreme whiteness of my skin begs for some kind of tan, so that the burn-peel of summer does not start all over again.
Anyone have any knowledge of this ‘new process’, or any experiences with it yet?
They have discovered the enzyme that triggers skin cells to produce melonin (skin pigment). No sun need be involved, and I understand one injection produces an all-over tan in days.
Right now the procedure isn’t readily available, but I have noticed that they are advertising clinical testing in the alt weeklies in San Francisco and LA.
You think that’s what you saw?
{insert wistfull voice} I wish, I wish. But unfortunately, I’m nowhere near the west coast. I’m out here in Raleigh, instead.
What I keep hearing are ads (“The official tan of such and such cheerleaders, ect…”) for various tanning places. They are advertising a ‘new method’ of tanning, with no harmfull side effects.
Mhm.
But, I thought I’d ask, before I went and fried my skin in new and unusuall ways.
There is a chain of tanning places in my area that are advertising this “quick tanning process for people who can’t tan”.
You lay on some sort of bed, wearing goggles and covering any part of your body that you don’t want “tanned”. It is essentially a liquid bronzer - sort of like QT or those other “tan-in-a-can” deals, but it’s a much higher quality, and supposedly doesn’t impart that orange hue. There’s some sort of bar that passes down the length of your body, spraying you with the liquid. You wait a couple minutes, flip over, and repeat.
It’s supposed to last about a week, and is being touted for people who can’t tan, or who need a quick tan for a wedding, prom, etc. Around here, it costs $20 for one session.
Since you’re hearing ads, I would guess this would be the type of process. However, as tan as it may make you appear, it is not a true tan, and will not protect your skin from peeling.
If your skin peels, then you’re getting too much sun at once. Try slowly increasing your outside exposure. You might also want to consider buying 5 sessions at a tanning place, and starting out at maybe 5 minutes the first time, working your way up to 15, or whatever they recommend.
If you plan on being out in the sun this summer and you’re worried about peeling, that would be a better way to go than a spray-on tan. Indoor or outdoor tan, make sure you use some type of moisturizer on your body, since unless you get a burn, it’s the sun drying your skin out that makes you peel.