How To Choose The Best Natural Tanning Products For Yourself?
Before you go for buying natural tanning products, you need to understand a little how tanning takes place. This is a defense mechanism of your skin, which promotes the formation and release of melanin when it interprets that the sunlight received is more than it is required. The melanin thus released gives the tan look to your skin. The more you expose the skin to the sun the darker it would become.
What Should Look Out For?
Keeping the above information in mind, the natural tanning products you would be looking for would be anything that would promote the production of melanin under the skin. There are plenty of such products which stimulate melanin production - in the form of lotion and pills. How do you find out which ones are genuine and which are not? How do you find out which ones would suit you and which ones not?
The answer is simple - choose only natural tanning products from among products of reputed and popular companies. Ensure that the products you buy list their ingredients clearly and that all that are listed are one hundred percent natural. Read reviews on newly launched products and use trial packets to form your opinion.
Be careful that many products may claim they have no side effects, while in realty they could be extremely dangerous. For example, tanning pills have been banned from the US because they can cause blindness. Educate yourself thoroughly on the merits and demerits of the natural tanning products available so you could make an informed decision.
Play Safe With Moderate Use
Whatever natural tanning products you choose in the end, take care about two things - (i) check whether you are allergic to the product or not by undergoing the patch skin test (apply a little of the product on the inside of the elbow and leave it overnight; if there is no reaction on your skin, it is safe to use), and (ii) use the product in moderation.
Keep in mind that you cannot get tanned overnight and therefore using the whole bottle of lotion would not accelerate the process, and you will harm yourself. The best tan is that which is achieved gradually over a period of one week or so. Give yourself about 2-3 hours of sun every day so as to prevent sunburn. Use a lotion that has SPF 6 for skin protection. This would still allow a good tan while it would block the harmful UV rays.
