Choosing Lotion Sun Tan Products

By Haywood Hunter


Many people with fair complexions feel that at least a light brown hue is desirable for the summer months. People want to look like they have an active leisure life that includes lots of fresh air and sunshine. However, fears of harmful UV rays, worries about dry skin and future wrinkles, and a lack of actual time outdoors makes many need a lotion sun tan style.

A lily-white complexion used to be fashionable, but California movie stars and Riviera jet-setters have changed the way people want to look. It is a personal choice whether tanning should be light or dark, but almost everyone wants at least a little bronzing. However, medical advice has been almost unanimous in saying that it is dangerous to go outside without some protection from the sun.

The annual sales of lotions, creams, oils, and sprays that are designed to make the tanning process safer and more effective show how popular these products are. Many offer protection from 'burning' rays while claiming to allow 'tanning' rays through to make the transformation faster and more even. Manufacturers conduct trials to see which scents and textures have mass appeal, and there are products that contain natural oils, no oil at all, natural scents, no scent at all, and a variety substances that are supposed to nourish the skin while it tans in the sun.

Safety is found in those products that have a SPF factor, which rates the levels of protection offered. While some dark tanning oils have no added ingredients (some, like coconut oil, are thought to contain natural sun protection), most have some sort of sun-screening effect. Even make-up now has its SPF rating listed, from powers to foundations to lipsticks.

Sunscreen products have been researched and declared safe and effective by organizations such as the American FDA, There are various options, such as lotions that will not wash off in water or when the wearer perspires, and special formulas for children. However, these products must be applied before exposure and at frequent internals during the time outdoors. Authorities still recommend avoiding direct sun during the hours of ten and four. They also recommend the use of hats and the wearing of long sleeves when outside.

There are also products that are designed to darken the skin without exposure to the sun. These self-tanning lotions work by developing the pigment melanin, that is the natural protective agent of fair complexions. This sort of cream is applied directly to the body after exfoliation, with care being taken to spread the substance evenly to achieve natural looking results. Some of these work gradually, darkening gradually while moisturizing and nourishing the outer layers of the epidermis, while others promise an instant look of weeks of exposure.

Many feel that using an instant tanning product is better than letting the sun do the work, or even using a tanning booth. Even a booth exposes the customer to UV rays, which are known to carry risk. In fact, some medical advice holds that any tanning is a sign of damage already done.

There are enough choices of lotion suntan style to satisfy all consumers, whatever degree of tanning they prefer. You can choose by SPF factor, scent, consistency, or even the appearance of the container or the cachet of the name.




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