How to remove fake tan: the easy options
How do you deal with unintentional sunless tan when it leaves a mess on your body? Well, there is nothing much to worry because these tan lines will disappear in a few days. However, if you feel the urge to remove the fake tan because of a backless-themed party, you might have regretted the day you stopped reading the book that explains how to remove fake tan.
One method of easy tan removal is scrubbing the tan lines off until they get raw. This method is actually not recommended for it breaks or irritates one's skin. However, do not fret too much because there are already easy options today on how to remove fake tan.
Where the accidental tan lines are, is an important thing you should consider as you go through removing the fake tan. Removing a tan from a neck is way different from doing it on the feet's skin. You must go over through every body part where you want the fake tan to be removed.
For your torso, legs and arms, you need to have a gentle treatment on how to remove fake tan on those areas. You can wipe the parts using baby oil and then after nearly two hours, take a shower, long enough to gently exfoliate the tan. Exfoliate the parts using a cotton fabric washcloth. Gentle is the keyword.
For your hands and feet, you can opt for body hair bleaching. You can also try the brand Sally Hansen. Mix it and apply to stained areas. Leave for about ten minutes and then rinse. For more tender parts such as knees, wrists and ankles, you may wipe 2% of BHA lotion. If you do not foresee buying that, you can try hydrogen peroxide. Make sure it is not over six-month old.
However, this chemical sometimes irritates the skin so you better try on a small area first before applying it to a larger stained body part. Hydrogen peroxide really lightens the tan more quickly. Other products that you can apply on how to remove fake tan include those used by several car mechanics in getting stains off their hands. One instance is the Orange Goop. They remove the orange stains from fake tanners. This product is only suitable for hands and feet and not generally for large body areas. Whatever you use though, use only one: either of the body hair bleaching method, baking soda or hydrogen peroxide application. The skin might get really irritated.
Apart from all these tan removing products, the best and the healthiest option on how to remove fake tan is to let them slough off effortlessly on the skin. These are only urgent resorts when you really feel the need to remove an unwanted or unintentional sunless tan, and you are itching to get rid of them.
