• Start moisturizing your skin at least seven days before your appointment if you have dry skin. If you use drug store lotions, they are less likely to hydrate your skin as well as a tanning salon hydrating lotion. Call us about the products we would recommend.
• Exfoliate your entire body with one of our exfoliation body scrub products which are made specifically for sunless tanning. There is a huge difference in the results you will see based on what type of exfoliation you do. If you are a walk-in at one of our salons, we will allow you to exfoliate with one of our products for an additional $5. Using a loofah alone is not proper exfoliation.
• Refrain from using moisturizer at least six hours before the tan.
• For women, make sure to shave your underarms and legs before your session.
• Remove your makeup and deodorant before your session.
• Pre-Tan Ph Balancing Optimizer Treatment  If you scrub your face alot, chances are your Ph balance is not normal, which affects the results of your airbrush tan. To get a more even over-all tan, try our Ph balancing treatment that we airbrush onto your skin to give you a more even colored tan, despite any dry areas of your body.

Pre-tan moisturizer - See our Recommended Pre-Tan Moisturizer - start using a week before your session if you have really dry skin.
Body Scrubs for Exfoliating- Use either the Coffee Scrub or the Tan Exfoliator 24 hours before sunless application for best results. See photos above.

• Wait at least 6 to 8 hours to shower or get wet. If your appointment is late in the day, you can wait until the next morning but do not leave it on longer than 12 hours.
• Avoid profuse sweating at all costs. You do risk the chance of the bronzer coming off.
• .The cosmetic bronzer will wash off when you shower. This is not your tan. This gave you an instant look of tanned skin. After you get out of the shower, you will see your airbrushed tan which is a result of the proteins in your skin reacting to the chemicals in the airbrush solution.
• Wait at least 24 hours to start tanning outdoors or in a tanning bed.
• Water and exercise, decrease the chance your tan will last the full seven to 10 days.
• Indoor tanning prior to your sunless application, can boost your results. At our salon, you can pay an additional $14 for a single tan in the standup unit before your session. Please arrive an additional 20 minutes early for signing up and tanning in the standup unit.
• It does not protect against harmful UV rays. We carry a nice line of SPF lotions in our salon.
• Use soap-free body wash. For instance, the California Tan body wash is perfect PH-balanced with zinc to help extend the tan.
• Use a tan extender to even out the skin when the tan starts to fade. We recommend using our Tan Extender. It also has zinc in it to help optimize the tanning results.
• Do not use any products with mineral oil, or baby oil, such as Dove products.
• Refrain from using self-tan extenders from your local retail store. These can actually ruin your sunless results as you would be mixing two different types and colors.
  
  
  Pictured above: Tan Extender, Body Wash, AfterGlow, Beach Bling Shimmer Lotion
  
  We also carry the California Tan Enhancing AfterGlow. It is a bronzing, shimmer spray and we carry Beach Bling which is a clear lotion with shimmer in it. Perfect for applying on your wedding day or right before a special event.