Anytime Tan Tanning Club offers the best indoor tanning lotions from the
top lotion brands in the industry. These lotions are specially made for your
skin type, to enhance, maintain and extend the life of your tan.
TANNING LOTIONS
The use of lotions is an absolute necessity when tanning indoors. There are many benefits to using a lotion which plays a vital role in the outcome of your result.
Using a lotion while tanning keeps the skin moisturized, which leads to better magnification for maximum tanning results. Without the use of lotion, skin is dry and deflects UV light. Moisturized skin will absorb the UV light, helping to influence the tanning process for a faster, deeper, darker tan. These specially-formulated lotions are essential for proper indoor tanning – dry tanning wastes at least 5-7 minutes of tanning time!
All lotions are meant to help build your tan and help you keep it longer. With our tanning bed lotions, you will build a rich, golden base tan. All of the tanning bed lotions we carry will help you develop your tan up to 70% faster, keep your tan longer, and help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
The other advantage of using an indoor tanning lotion is skin care. Tanning lotions contain many vitamins and nutrients, along with emollients, hydrators, moisturizers, and humectants. Your tanning lotion may even contain age-defying and firming ingredients as well as other skin care benefits. These ingredients are essential not only in promoting healthier-looking skin, but also to help replenish moisture loss during the tanning process.
Each brand of tanning lotions has a particular set of benefits. For details about each lotion’s unique advantages and to get help in determining which tanning lotion will be best for your tanning goals, please speak to one of our knowledgeable Tanning Consultants.
LOTION TYPES:
*Intensifiers:
Intensifiers have active ingredients that help the skin naturally achieve a dark, bronze color, while also hydrating and conditioning the skin. These have ingredients that will trigger and boost melanin production to get the highest natural color that your melanin can produce. These products kick start tanning, providing immediate rich color. No bronzers are added. All levels of tanners looking to unlock their skin’s true deep, dark color potential, can use this lotion.
BRONZERS:
*Immediate Bronzers:
Intended for all skin types. Immediate bronzers use natural based extracts to provide immediate color to the skin that lasts one-to-two days. Examples of natural bronzers are walnut oil, walnut shell extract, caramel, henna, carrot oil, banana or black tea extract. These natural extracts are considered cosmetic bronzers because they add additional color to the skin, much like a cosmetic make-up. Immediate bronzers build a darker natural tan without the use of DHA.
*Delayed Bronzers:
This technology uses the self-tanning agent (DHA) (Dihydroxyacetone) to increase dark color. Erythrulose is often used in conjunction with DHA. Both are sugar cane extracts that chemically darken the proteins in the skin, the more DHA used the darker the shade of brown.
The action of DHA is limited to the upper layer of the skin. The process takes place in the outer layers of the epidermis. The color typically lasts for 4 – 7 days and is seen within 2 – 4 hours after application. Hand washing is required with the use of DHA tanning lotions.
*Tingle Products:
Tingle products are for advanced tanners only! They are typically made with a combination of Benzyl Nicotinate and Methyl Nicotinate. These ingredients increase the blood flow to the skin which will cause reddening, warming and a tingle sensation. The increase in circulation generates oxygenation which results in a darker tan.
The duration of the effect depends on the intensity of the ingredients and the sensitivity of each individual’s skin. The tingle response initiates fairly quickly (within 5 minutes) once the product is applied and will last anywhere from 20 minutes to a few hours.
These products should never be used for outdoor tanning. Tingle products are available in a range of intensity from Tingle 2 to Tingle 45. First time users should start with the lowest tingle and work their way up to stronger tingles when they are comfortable. Spot test is recommended. Never use tingle lotions on the face. They could break small capillaries/blood vessels.
*Coolants:
Cooling products are for clients who like to feel a cooling sensation on the skin during and immediately after tanning. Cooling products contain special skin cooling ingredients like menthol. These counteract the heat of the tanning bed by drawing warmth away from the skin. They may contain bronzers and are suitable for all skin types. Care should be taken to wipe hands after application and to avoid touching the eyes or other sensitive areas.
*Warmers:
Warmers stimulate skin oxygenation to produce a warming sensation without changing the temperature of the skin. They contain a UV activated Thermodynamic warming sensation, a “non-tingle” heat; Benzyl Nicotinate-free, which helps promote darker, advanced color. They contain intensifiers to optimize skin’s natural color potential while hydrating the skin.
