Spray Tanning Pre & Post Care

How to Prepare your Skin for your Custom Spray Tan?

  • Shower and exfoliate your entire body (especially dry areas) 24 hours prior to your spray tan.

  • Use sulfate-free body wash during this shower. Do NOT use Dove or bar soap. 

  • Do any hair removal 24-48+ hours prior to your spray tan, hair removal is optional.

  • You may apply a light coat of sulfate-free lotion to your skin after your shower but do not use any skincare products such as AHAs, BHAs, Benzoyl Peroxide, or Retinols.

  • The day of your appointment, refrain from using any products on your skin such as skincare products, lotions, moisturizers, oils, makeup, deodorant etc. These products can act as a barrier in between your skin and the solution resulting in an uneven tan.

  • Come to your appointment with product-free clean skin! 

  • Wear loose dark clothing to your appointment. Sweatpants are always loved! 

EXTRA TIPS:

  • Drink extra water leading up to your appointment to further hydrate your skin.

  • DO NOT use Dove Soap!

  • DO NOT wear deodorant the day of you appointment.. It will cause your underarms to turn green!!

  • EXFOLIATE using a rough non-oily scrub (Tree Hut Body Scrub is my favorite).

  • Pay extra attention to neck, elbows, knees, hands, ankles when exfoliating.

FAV D.I.Y. EXFOLIANT 

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup coconut oil

Half fresh lemon

10 drops of essential oils (a clean product)

How to Maintain your Spray Tan?

  • DO NOT get your skin wet during your processing time (before your initial rinse, after your spray)

  • DO NOT wax or exfoliate following your tan, be extra gentle with your skin

  • Moisturize twice daily and drink extra water, keep your skin as hydrated as possible!!

FIRST SHOWER AFTER YOUR TAN:

  • Your first shower after your sunless tan should ONLY be a quick 30 second rinse in lukewarm water WITH ZERO body wash!! Pat yourself dry and change into dark loose clothing.

TIPS:

  • DO NOT use Dove products or any harsh soaps

  • When shaving, use a fresh razor as a dull razor will remove your tan

  • AVOID working out for 24 hours following your spray tan

  • When showering, use your hands to wash your body gently. No loofahs/exfoliating brushes or mitts.

  • When you see your tan begin to fade and want to book another spray tan, this is when you can gently exfoliate to remove with a loofah/exfoliating brush or mitt.

Recommended Products

Be sure to look for the following products or ingredients:

  • Shea butter

  • Sulfate-free

  • Paraben-free

  • Fragrance-free

  • Oil-free

  • Aloe-vera

  • Coconut oil

SAFE BODY LOTIONS:

  • Hempz Original Herbal Body Moisturizer

  • Native Body Lotion

  • Eucerin Daily Hydrating Lotion

  • Naturium Bio-Lipid Restoring Body Lotion

SAFE BODY WASH:

  • Ms. Meyers Clean Day Moisturizing Body Wash

  • Native Body Wash

  • Odele Ultra Sensitive Body Wash 

  • Raw Sugar Simply Body Wash

  • Naturium Sensitive Body Wash

For more information on pre and post tan care, visit my Ultimate Spray Tan Guide below!