I've only been to an indoor tanning salon twice and that was back in high school...so it has been a couple of years. I might as well be brand new to it....what would be a good lotion to start with? Has anybody tried Synergy Lotion Go Dark? I have fair skin...my arms will tan in the sun but my legs seem to like to stay white...any suggestions? How long should someone like myself stay in the tanning bed?
And please don't lecture me about skin cancer...and all that other stuff...I already know. Thanks.
I like Designer Skin's products. They have many different kinds of lotions...no bronzer, one bronzer, multiple bronzers, and tingle and non tingle lotions. I'd definitely recommend one with bronzers if you want to see results faster. The bronzers will help boost your color a lot. My two favorites are Designer Skin Spellbound (4 bronzers) and Designer Skin Black (20x bronzers). Both work really well, and have this silicone emulsion formula, which makes your skin feel silky and soft after using it. They smell great too.
You can get some really good deals on tanning lotions on Ebay, and online tanning lotion stores, such as lotionbarn.com, lotion4you.com, etc. Just search "discount tanning lotion," and you'll get tons of results. I've been buying my Designer Skin lotion off Ebay for the past few years, and I can get it for over 1/2 off what the salon wants for the same lotion.
You should probably ask the people at the tanning bed how long you should go on your first visit. I'm very pale, so I usually can't start out with anymore than 5 minutes if I'm using a 20 minute bed. The people at the salon will be able to offer a good recommendation for you though. They'll probably ask you a few questions about your skin, then they will be able to diagnose your skin type, and give you a time recommendation from there. You can go up in time as you feel you are ready, and don't feel like you are getting burnt.
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