Quick tips to achieve your best GLOW

Pre Airbrush Care

1. Exfoliate 3 to 4 days consecutively prior to your sunless tan.

2. Exfoliate thoroughly the night before your tan. Do not use soap or products while you exfoliate other than a mitt and an exfoliator.

3. Shave 24 hours in advance, and any waxing services must be done 48hrs, prior to your appointment.

4. All manicures and pedicures should be done 24 hours in advanced. If you’re getting a pedicure or manicure the day of your appointment make sure the technician doesn’t lotion your hands or legs prior to your tanning appointment. (Lotion can act as a barrier to your tan and prevent even absorption.)

5. Do not exercise the day of your appointment after your tanning service, excess sweating will effect your tan.

6. Do not apply deodorant, moisturizer or wear makeup during your tanning session. These can act as a barrier to your tan and prevent even absorption.

7. Wear loose, dark clothing and underwear after your tanning appointment. The cosmetic bronzer in the tan may rub off slightly but will easily wash out of most fabrics. Do not wear jeans or tight pants after the spray tan is applied.

Post Airbrush Care

1. Do not wear tight clothes right after your airbrush tan, until after your first shower.

2. Refrain from wearing long boots or tight socks; it can cause ‘tan lines’

3. Avoid contact with water while marinating in your glow, depending on what solution that has been applied. Water will ruin your tan, by reacting with the DHA.

4. Wait at least 8-12 hours before showering following your tan application. You will see the color washing off the first time you shower. This is just the bronzing agent (DHA) washing off not your tan.

Maintaining your Glow

Quick Facts

1. Avoid soaps that have exfoliating elements (physical or chemical) and use gentle cleansers.

2. Cut back on using makeup wipes, the harsh exfoliation can cause an uneven tan to the skin.

3. Apply a moisturizer often following your post tan shower this will help your tan last longer. The drier the skin the more likely your tan will come off faster. The tan will gradually fade until your next exfoliation and tanning session.

4. Your tan should last you 5-10 days and even longer with our after care products.

5. Avoid hot tubs, Jacuzzi’s, Saunas or swimming pools with Chlorine it may decrease the length of your tan.

6. Oily skin types usually develop lighter and either require an extra spray after 24-48

hours to get your base coat. Another alternative you can just leave it on longer than the required developing time

7. A Woman’s tan can be directly affected by her hormones. Considering her cycle, it can cause blotchiness or the color not to develop as dark as normally. It’s not common, but it happens.

Q. How long does makeup applications usually take?

Q. I am pregnant &/or nursing, Can I receive a spray tan?

Depending of the look you’d like to achieve makeup applications could take anywhere from 45 Minutes to an hour.

Take into consideration for weddings and any special events there will be more makeup applied for picture purposes.

Glow Glamour

Q. I am pregnant &/or nursing, Can I receive a spray tan?

The concern most doctors have is whether or not DHA is able to enter the blood stream; the indicators are that it cannot. DHA only penetrated the outermost layer of the skin. However, we recommend that you get permission from your physician first. DHA is used in most cosmetic ingredients, supplements in the united states.

Q. How long does an airbrush tanning appointment take?

Q. I am pregnant &/or nursing, Can I receive a spray tan?

Q. How long does an airbrush tanning appointment take?

Since we're now a mobile service, we require at least 10-15 Minutes to set up all of our equipment. After setting up the tanning itself takes approximately 10 minutes to apply the solution. You're looking at a total of 30-40 Minutes with setting up and the application.

Q. How will my Airbrush tan last?

Q. Are there different levels of solutions to use on different skin tones?

Q. How long does an airbrush tanning appointment take?

The tan lasts approximately 5-10 days, depending on the person’s activities, aftercare and condition of the skin. The proper method of exfoliation prior to your spray tan application is most important, this is to ensure the tan will be even throughout your skin.

Q. Are there different levels of solutions to use on different skin tones?

Yes, Most formulas come in three levels of solutions (8%,10%, and 12%). The higher percentage of DHA does not necessarily mean a darker tan. There is only a certain amount of DHA the skin can absorb at one time. Using too high of a percentage or too much DHA at once will result in an unnatural looking tan that will fade poorly leaning the skin uneven.

Q. Do I need to wear sunscreen?

Q. Are there different levels of solutions to use on different skin tones?

Absolutely! Despite the color of the skin, you’re just as susceptible to the harmful rays of outdoor and indoor tanning. Sunblock lotions are preferred over the spray can bottles because they contain alcohol which may dry the skin further causing your tan to fade faster or even become blotchy.

Q. Is it safe to breathe the overspray in a tanning session?

Q. Why didn’t I get as dark this treatment as I did with my last treatment?

DHA is non-hazardous compound that causes no adverse reaction in the quantities found in a sunless solution. DHA has been FDA approved for over 30 years and is found in makeup and products we use everyday. There are no harsh chemicals in a tanning solution. The amount of DHA that could be inhaled during a session would be .05 milligrams, which is equivalent to less than a grain of table salt. The easiest was to comply with the recommendations for safety is to either keep your mouth closed or wear a mask during your session. Also you may ask for barrier cream on and around the eyes.

Q. Why didn’t I get as dark this treatment as I did with my last treatment?

Due to the ever changing chemistry of the body, there are times of the month that our bodies are less receptive to DHA. Some people can even be DHA resistant. If a client doesn’t let the tan develop the appropriate amount of time the color of the tan may not be as deep as before. During a stressful day, a client may perspire excessively during development time. This dilutes the solution and does not allow the DHA to absorb into the skin properly. Finally the skin may have had residual oil, or moisturizer on it. This blocks the DHA and prevents the skin from reacting and changing colors.