Buying the Best Self Tanning Lotion for Your Salon

A tanning bed tip recommended by tanning professionals is using a high-grade self tanning lotion. These lotions can be easily applied to oneself or by tanning salon clients to instantly achieve the bronze look. This is especially useful for clients who are constantly on the go and have no time to utilize a tanning bed.

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When choosing a self tanning lotion, it is imperative to ensure your customer’s safety. You wouldn’t want to incur expensive lawsuits by endorsing a sub-par product. At the same time, you shouldn’t sacrifice tanning efficiency as this affects your customers’ satisfaction.

Choosing a Brand

Listed below are some suggestions that you can employ when looking for a self tanning lotion.

Recommendations from Colleagues. You can go to other tanning businesses and inquire on the self tanning products that they offer to their customers. Ask these business friends for their personal accounts in the use of these products. You could also inquire on recommended suppliers or brands of tanning lotions.

Inquiries from Clients. You could also directly ask your customers on what self tanning products they would like to use. They may have personal lotions that they use at home and would like to recommend these to you and your other customers. After all, your customers are the ones who will benefit from these products so you have to consider their interests.

Going to Suppliers. Pay a visit to various suppliers around your area. Go through their various brands of tanning lotions. Ask salespersons for the most sought after products. If possible, ask them if they could guide you through the list of their self tanning products.

Online Searches. Finally, you can utilize the Internet to help you find an effective and economical self tanning lotion. There are various tanning products advertised online together with their prices. Online shopping can definitely help you in deciding what product is best for your business.

Product Ingredients and Formulations

Make a list of probable lotions and obtain a sample of each. Try on each product to determine their efficiency. There are some lotions that can work with any skin tone while others would require several layers of application for effects to be recognized. Ask your customers to smell each sample as individuals have different olfactory preferences.

As you go through your list of potential products, check each one for their active ingredients. Learn to read labels. The only approved active ingredient in most self tanning lotions is dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Sometimes, this chemical is used in conjunction with erythrulose. Lotions based on these ingredients provide a tan that lasts for six to 10 days. There are also short-term or “one day only” tanners available on the market.

DHA-based lotions are considered safe as they do not interfere in melanin production and have no need for ultraviolet ray exposure. They simply react to the dead layers of the skin to produce a bronze color. Their application time lasts from one to six hours, wherein the ingredient gets absorbed by the skin. During this period, bathing and swimming activities should be put on hold. Also, higher amounts of DHA is absorbed in body areas with thick skin (such as those of the palms and soles of the feet). These areas should therefore be skipped or wiped clean after application.