Thursday, April 19, 2012

Is California Tan Tanning Lotion Right For You?

By Owen Jones


There are such a lot of tanning lotions, sprays and creams on the market that you could never trial them all - you simply would not have the time. However, there is one that seems to have taken the tanning industry by storm and that is the tanning lotion they call California Tan or Cal Tan.

In fact, California Tan has been available for approximately 25 years, so it is not a new-comer by any means. Tanning lotions are judged on several levels including tingle factor, bronzing effect, cooling effect and sunblock factor. The effect that you find important is up to you obviously, but the most important factor should be safety.

California Tan is a slow-acting tanning lotion, which means that you should not expect fast results. California Tan tanning lotion is intended to be applied each day either to maintain your present tan or to slowly create a suntanned, glowing skin tone. A good tanning lotion will not dry the skin out, so it will include a moisturizer.

In fact, the best tanning lotions will bronze your skin, moisturize it and filter out the sun's harmful UV rays. It is especially vital to have sun screen built into any cream or lotion that you intend rubbing into your skin on a daily basis.

Whichever tanning lotion you purchase make certain that it is capable of taking care of your skin and compatible with your skin type. This can be an expensive and drawn out process, because the only method to test a lotion properly is to rub some into an region of your skin that is fairly sensitive but that is not always on display. Somewhere like your inner thigh.

Perhaps you could try a friend's tanning lotion or use a couple of different ones each time you go to the tanning salon until you find one that is right for you. Then it is best to stick with what you know will not injure your skin type, because unfortunately, what works for your friend might bring you out in blotches or create that awful orange skin colour.

Check the label to see what the lotion contains. There ought to be a few plant or fruit extracts that you recognize to be beneficial (again which ones are right for you depend on your skin type) and there should be a few vitamins like vitamins A and E.

If you go with a tanning lotion meant for daily use bear in mind that even a compatible cream could damage your skin after protracted usage, so make sure that you monitor your skin carefully, wash off the tanning lotion at the end of the day and deep clean your skin with a moisturizer, especially in sensitive regions like your face, neck, thighs and the sides of your chest.

If California Tan tanning lotion passes all these tests on your skin, it will be worth trying, but do take care and do not listen too much to the suggestions of friends and sales people - at the end of the day, it is just you who has to walk about in your skin.




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