How to make sure Mystic tan goes on well and looks natural.

I am a personal trainer who is out in the sun every day so I do not want any more sun exposure and I always wear sunscreen. I use mystic tan to look dark and it is a great product for fair skinned people who want to look tan without the freckling or skin aging effects of the sun. I use the mystic tan in Houston at E-Z tan and it is very natural looking and fast. To make sure the results are natural and appealing I have a routine that I go through to make sure my tan is great each time. Here is what I do to make my mystic tan look great. First make sure to go tan in the morning so the tan can stay on for six hours. Make sure to workout first too because the tan comes off during that six hours if there is a lot of sweating or if you get caught in the rain! Make sure to take a shower to scrub off dead flaking skin because the mystic tan solution sticks best to moist skin. Paint toe and fingernails before tanning because the mystic tan solution will also tan the nails if they are unpainted. Use the pre tan lotion sold at E-Z tan to help skin be moist so that the tan spray will stick or use your own lotion to make sure the skin is moist. Wear cotton sun dress or cotton sweats because the tanning solution is going to leave a residue that can stain synthetics. Also the solution has a distinct smell after several hours and even though the new vanilla scent helps camouflage the smell it is still good to wear something comfortable and absorbent. Wear flip flops or clogs so that feet are not covered by socks when leaving. I wrap my hair in the towel provided because all my hair won't fit in the little cloth cap they provide..but I use that little cloth cap to cover my face because I can use a hand applied face tanner lotion later for my face and I do not like to breathe the tanning spray mist, even though studies so far show no problems with the spray. If the toes need to be protected, there are also booties for the feet. Put blocking lotion on the knees and elbows. It seems that tanning spray goes on too heavily in rough skin areas and often looks too dark around the knee pads and elbow pads. The blocking lotion can also be used on the fingernails and toenails if there is no polish on them to prevent them from tanning. Enter the tanning booth and stand CLOSE to the sprayer nozzles as this gets the most solution on the body for a dark tan in one spray (I stand a lot closer than where you are supposed to stand and it works great). Be sure to move around a lot and turn from side to side to make sure the tan goes on evenly. When exiting the booth, wipe tanning spray evenly over body paying close attention to neck, ankles, wrists and underarms making sure no area is dry and no area is dripping..use the mirror to look at back of legs too. Use the wet wipes provided to remove blocking lotion from knees and elbows. I used to use the latex gloves provided over my hands to prevent them from getting tanning lotion on them when I smoothed my tan spray but I am allergic to latex so I kept getting a skin rash from the gloves which went away when I stopped using the gloves. GO to the ladies room right after leaving the tanning room and use towel and soap to wash the palms of the hands and be sure to get wrists as well so that there is almost no tanning solution on them.  Try to keep tanning lotion on the top of the hands though. When finished washing, put towel in the laundry bin..the entire process takes only five minutes at the most and is fast and natural looking. To get really dark, go tan again the next day. I have found that the tan continues to darken for thirty six hours..so the first time you mystic tan, wait at least two days before the second tan cuz you may not need it. Be sure to wash the tanning solution off after six hours because it is drying and irritating to the skin when left on longer than that. The second tan will make you VERY dark but it also drys the skin so be sure to use moisture lotion or use the tan extender sold at the E-Z tan salon. My mystic tan usually lasts six days.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:58 )