A sun tan is one of the best ways to improve your looks. However it has a certain amount of health risks. Plus you have to spend hours lying in the sun doing nothing. It is for this reason that folk like alternative tanning products, especially self tanning sun lotions. If used correctly, these self tanning products can deliver surprising results, without any unwelcome side effects. Read on for some tips on getting perfect results from such products.

Exfoliate
Before you tan yourself, it’s important that you shed all the dead skin that is still sticking on to you. Removing dead skin enables straightforward absorption of the tanner and gives you a more uniform tan. When scrubbing, pay more attention to dry areas like the elbows and the knees.

Any good quality body scrub will do but make sure that you don’t use the tanning product shortly after exfoliation. Your new skin is sensitive and it must normalize before the tanning product is utilized.

Moisturize Your Skin
Some regions of your body, such as ankles, elbows and knees are coarse and dry.On application of a tanner, such regions soak it up quickly in big amounts which leads to spots over your body. To prevent this, you need to create an even skin texture.

This is where the moisturizer comes in. Make sure that you use only top quality moisturizer from an established brand. Apply the moisturizer at least two days before you plan to apply the tanning product. This much of time is enough to bring a uniform skin texture. If you can apply the moisturizer right after having a bath, it’ll be an extra advantage.

Allow it to dry
It’s a ordinarily observed disposition that folks put on their clothes almost immediately after using the self tanner. This is a wrong practice and you must wait for a minimum of 15 minutes so the tanner dries and gets absorbed by the skin. Else your clothes will be stained and you’ll get an uneven tan. Stand straight while the tanner dries.

Patience is the key
irrespective of how fast results your tanning lotion claims to supply, it’s critical that you be patient with its use. Apply it on your body unhurriedly and continuously. Start its application with one body part. When you have completed that part, move to the subsequent one and so on. If you can get a bit of help with this, there is nothing like it.

Have a go at these easy tips and surely you’ll be ready to get a far better tan.