Safe Products

Sunless Tan Safe Bar Soap

When choosing a bar soap I look for gentle sensitive skin options. Think less is more here. Many bar soaps are full of HARSH detergents, chemical-based fragrances, and deodorants. YUCK! We don’t want that all over your pretty tan or drying out your skin. Choosing options like those below helps to gently cleanse and nourish your skin WITHOUT STRIPPING your spray tan:

The worst body wash for a spray tan will be full of harsh ingredients like perfumes, dyes, and sulfates. Sulfates are actually harsh detergents used in liquid soaps to make bubbles.  When you use these products on your spray tan or at-home self-tan you are stripping off your color and drying out your skin. To extend the life of your sunless tan choose a body wash that is sulfate-free, clean rinsing, and mild.

My favorite self tanning friendly body washes are sulfate-free.

Self Tan Safe Lotion

Lotions full of fragrances and mineral oil can cause a sunless tan to fade patchy. These moisturizers also are not soaking into your skin and nourishing it. They are just sitting on top of your skin. So what lotion SHOULD you use with your airbrush tan? I like lotions that are unscented, paraben-free, and formulated for sensitive skin. Again less is more in the lotion department and the more natural the better. Think mineral oil-free, fragrance-free, and chemical-free. My go-to is pure coconut oil.

My favorite exfoliating products are manual scrubs. Body scrubs that have oils and waxes in them coat your skin leaving a barrier to your sunless tan soaking in evenly. We want a clean-rinsing body scrub and it’s always best to exfoliate and shave 24 hours BEFORE your sunless tan is applied.

Sunless tans seem to fade on our faces first. Skincare products, makeup, and makeup removers can all contribute to this. When it comes to choosing a face wash to use after your spray tan we want to stick with gentle, mild sensitive skin-type products like the spray tan friendly face wash options below to preserve your color as long as possible.