self tanners

self tanners the following example

08/11/2006

My sister and I used to spend hours every summer working on our tans. We would use a wide range of concoctions that were supposed to help you tan faster and deeper. Sun screen was not given a second thought. Now that we are older and have heard the many warnings regarding over exposure to the sun we are looking for alternate ways of looking tanned. Besides the health issues of sun exposure there is also the time needed to get a tan. My sister told me that her daughter had used one of the self tanners and liked the results. She said that she was going to give them a try.

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My first thought was orange. I remember the self tanners from several years ago. The people that would use them would turn a strange orange tint. My sister reassured me that the products have improved. Two days later I met my sister for lunch. She had a healthy tan glow about her. She said that she had applied one of the self tanners three times since we had spoken last. She said that her only complaint was that her knees and elbows appeared dirty looking. She had not followed the directions regarding putting the self tanners on knees and elbows last to avoid over processing of those areas. Other than this the product had gone on smooth and the tan did have a natural tone to it next we are going to discuss.

After lunch I went to a large chain drug store to purchase a tanning product. I could not believe the number of self tanners that filled the shelves. There were many to choose from in a range of prices. Some of the self tanners from well known companies were quite expensive. I started reading the labels and found that I was having a difficult time making a decision. Another customer was in the area, and she had a very nice tan. I asked her if she used any of the tanning products. She told me that she had tried some in the past but found that she liked the new product that was out that is a moisturizer with self tanners in it. This product gave very subtle results and did not cause discoloration of the palms or knees and elbows. She showed me where the new product was located, which was with the moisturizers for now.

I decided to go with the low level of self tanners that are in the moisturizers. The product is put on after your bath or shower as you would any other body lotion. Over a period of days I noticed that my skin had a healthy glow. The moisturizer with self tanners was much less costly than the other products. I did find that I need to apply sunscreen when spending time in the sun. The self tanners do not build up a base for tanning in the sun. It is the same as going out in the sun for the first time, so sunscreen is very important even though you look tanned in particular.

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