I just recently started going to the tanning bed...what's the best lotion to start out with?
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Millions of pacific islanders use the same lotion and this is what maintains their skin in the healthiest manner, that is coconut oil
576605
i've been using it and haven't had a problem (my sister didn't like it for your same reason).  i don't use it as my main moisterizer though.  i put a light layer of lotion on first, then the natural glow, then my reular lotion.  so i don't use TONS each time.  just maybe a pump for legs, and a pump for arms.  i haven't heard anything about other lotions....also be sure to wait a bit before dressing.  just another reason to walk around your room naked!  haha
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lotion with bronzer in it will make it seem like your skin is really darker than it is, so when the bronze washes away (approx. 5 days) you'll be like wow, wheres my good tan? Hopefully you put on a tanning sticker so you can see when your tan begins fading back to your skin color :)
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Dry skin. Maybe cooties.\n\nAre you using lotion during tanning? Clean beds? Lotion/moisturize afterward?
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I don't like greasy, smelly lotions either. But I've found Retinol Body Lotion from Vitamin World is good. There are others too, but that's what I use most.\n\nGood luck!
615153
first try using a sports sunscreen, its designed for sweat and wetness. use a very high spf, 30 or 45. and last, the tan will fade naturally. there is no way to lighten your skin with natural creams ...
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I shelled out the money and did a few sets of mystic tanner.  Since it is topical and works more as a covering and doesn't actually make your pigments change, it hide (but did not totally cover) my spots.\n\nThe doctor gave me a active sulfur cream.  It was horrible and black and smelled and you have to leave it on for 20 minutes 2x daily, but mine went away in about a month, which is a lot better than the several months that website says.
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You may want to try petroleum jelly or olive oil. It always works for me.\n\nYou could put on a glove after applying the above mentioned before you sleep. When you wake up use the normal lotion that you are have been using. Try this for at least 1 week - you should feel a difference. Return to your normal moisturising lotion.\n\nIf persist drying try the same method again or see a dermatologist.
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The higher the number, the more protected you are.  But lower numbers let you get a better tan.\nAs for me- I always go with an SPF 50.  Stay protected against skin cancer!!!!!
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there is a new tanning spray that colors you skin. It works really good but, can't think of the name of it. It last for quite a while.
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from my experience tanning bed owners ask that you not use oils... or has this changed over the years... i just use a better product of tanning lotion (not something from walmart) and seem to tan great with those.
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Banana Boat make a great lotion called aloe after sun. It is really good. If sun burned, try dabbing cold wet tea bags (lipton tea works the best) on the burned area. The sooner you use the bags, the better it works after a long day in the sun. I learned this from an Herbalist, it worked good for me. Easied the pain and limited the peeling after word....
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I'm on the search for the same thing. I tried Jergensen's Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer, and it sucked with a capital S. It turned me orange, came off on my clothes, and smelled bad. Also, when i exfoliated w/ a washcloth, the ENTIRE tan came off. Seriously, it was supremely weird. Just thought I should warn you off that one . . .\nlol, good luck.
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Use olive oil instead of body lotion ,u will get tan few times faster then with normal cream.But dont do it if its a stong sun,cos u wud get burn,be carefull.
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My parents always put vinegar on my sunburns when I was a kid, but if you don't want to do that get some sunburn gel at a store where all the tanning lotions are at.  Will even prevent peeling
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i dont know i use any as long as my skin is soft.  but i mostly use johnsons baby lotion and j-lo cause girl it leaves your skin mad soft!
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coco butter. The stick not the sissy lotion...... Works wonders on burn marks, stretch marks, all that good stuuf.