How To Best Exfoliate Before And After A Spray Tan
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1. As you shower, exfoliate with an exfoliation mitt or brush. Use gentle strokes so as not to irritate the skin. A washcloth works well for sensitive skin.
2. Be sure to concentrate on especially dry areas like elbows, feet, and knees.
3. Take a warm steamy shower, not hot.
4. Don't over-exfoliate. If you use chemical exfoliates, your body will build a tolerance to them over time.
5. Don't exfoliate 4 hours or earlier before your spray tan. You want to make sure your pores are opened but not irritated.
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Exfoliating is a very integral part of a spray tan and a woman's beauty routine. Exfoliating is only a small, but important part of taking care of your skin.
This article will cover how to prepare your skin for a spray tan and what to do AFTER a spray tan service. Both are equally important if you want to maintain a long-lasting and healthy-looking spray tan.
READ TILL THE END because at the end of the article I will share some of the best pre-tan exfoliates on the market as well as a homemade exfoliate!
Also,...before we get started let me introduce myself. Im Heidi, wife,mother and business owner. I have been in the tanning industry since 1999 and have been spray tanning since 2011. I am Norvell Master Certified and provide the absolute best custom spray tan you can get.
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I have been in management for the biggest tanning salon chain and franchise in the US and have owned my own UV bed tanning salon. Currently, I own and operate Custom Tanz-Sunless Studio in St. Charles, Missouri. We are sunless experts and are passionate about the sunless industry and giving a best-in-class client experience.
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Your skin is the greatest organ in your body. It's also the first thing people notice when they meet you. It acts as a barrier between your bones, muscles, and blood vessels. Why don't individuals take better care of their skin, which is so important?
Drinking too little water, going outside without sunscreen, and using harsh chemical items all contribute to the problem. Masks, scrubs, and exfoliating treatments are among the many items on the market today to help you maintain your skin healthily.
You must first determine your skin type before deciding on a skincare routine. If you're lucky, you'll have regular skin that's neither too dry nor too oily. More people will have mixed skin, which consists of dry portions of the face and body and oily sections. You might also have an oily or dry skin type. Whatever type of skin you have, there are products designed just for you.
Face Masks
There are facial masks for every skin type and condition. Do you have acne or blackheads on your face? You apply a face mask, wait for it to dry, and then peel it off. The dead skin that covers blackheads will get unclogged, which will aid in their removal. Face masks, such as mud masks, can also be applied and left to dry. To remove the mud mask, wash your face with warm water when you're through.
Oil management is one of the many advantages of mud masks. Your skin will shine with health rather than grease. The mud mask will eliminate pollutants from your skin's pores and reduce the appearance of those pores. Blackheads disintegrate and wash away, and pimple development is slowed.
Scrubs and Exfoliators
Exfoliation may be compared to sanding your skin with extremely fine sandpaper. You'll be buffing away dead skin cells with a minimally abrasive substance, leaving behind beautiful, healthy skin. Exfoliating provides a number of advantages.
To begin, old dead skin cells that have dulled your complexion are wiped away, leaving behind new, fresh skin cells. Exfoliation also makes it simpler for the skin to absorb moisturizers and other skin treatments.
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Generally, a spray tan is at its best around the second or third day so, keep that in mind if you are planning to be bronzed up for an event or wedding or something. A heavy exfoliation a day before your tan and then a light exfoliation the day of, but NOT 4 hours prior, is the best way to exfoliate before a spray tan.
Your skin is constantly flaking off. Over the course of 20 to 40 days, you have a completely new set of skin. That's why a spray tan eventually fades away, it's falling off with the skin. The exfoliation process scrubs away all the dead skin leaving a fresh, smooth “palette” for the spray tan solution to lay on. If you don't exfoliate correctly your spray tan will not last very long if at all.
You should shave at least 24 hours prior to your spray tan appointment. Shaving usually causes irritability in your skin, even if unnoticeable. You want to have calm, non-irritable skin when you show up to the appointment.
After your appointment, don't shave until after your first shower/warm water rinse. Be sure to always use a sharp new razor.
Yes, exfoliating will remove your spray tan. Scrubs and mitts work the best.
So after you've been sprayed and look great you will want to maintain that natural-looking glow by showering gently and NOT exfoliating. But there will come a time when your tan will begin to fade and you will want to remove it completely. That's when you should exfoliate after a spray tan. Exfoliating completely and getting that old tan off your skin will set you up and prepare you for a new spray tan.
As promised, I am going to share a great pre-tan exfoliate with you.
Want that DIY recipe? Want to feel organic-y? Try this very popular homemade recipe for a very common exfoliate. Its real simple and only has two ingredients:
Baking Soda
Lemon Juice
Mix the two together to make a paste. Smear the paste over your body and use your loofah to rub it all over your skin. Then rinse it off when you're done! So simple! Always test a little on yourself to make sure you don't get a bad reaction before smearing it all over.
So in conclusion, just remember to keep it simple and follow these basic points:
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