For best results exfoliate for 1-2 days prior to your appointment and use an “Exfoliating Mitt”. If you don’t have one these can be purchased on our online store or local supermarket. You can use products to help exfoliate your skin on these days. Exfoliating needs to be done at least 12-14 hours prior to your appointment to allow the acid mantle to reset and the amino acids to be recreated. The amino acids are what helps create your tan. The less amino acids you have the lighter the result will be.
DO NOT do a full proper exfoliation the day of your spray tan appointment.
Moisturise heavily the evening prior to your appointment to rehydrate your skin. This will be the last time you use moisturiser until 24 hours after your spray tan appointment.
DO NOT use moisturiser on your skin again prior to your spray tan appointment.
On the day of your appointment, wash, shower and very gently exfoliate (basically a very light brushing) using water only to remove any leftover product on your skin from the day before (ie any exfoliants and/or moisturiser that may be still sitting on top of the skin).
DO NOT use any soap or body wash during your shower as these products can leave a barrier on your skin and prevent the full colour from developing. Washing with products on the day of your appointment can also change the pH level of your skin. Products like body washes/soaps etc are very alkaline (higher pH level) and can cause the skins pH level to rise. Elevated pH levels of the skin can cause a tan to more easily overdevelop and result in a more golden or orange result.
DO NOT shower within 3 hours of your spray tan appointment. To get the best results for your spray tan your skins pH level needs to be at its standard level of around pH5.5. Your skin temperature also needs to be normal and not elevated. Using water and/or products can elevate your skins natural pH levels. The higher your skins’ pH is the more chance you have of the tan resulting in a golden or orange result.
Undertake personal hair removal a minimum of 24 hours prior to your spray tan appointment. We DO NOT recommend shaving your legs the same day as your appointment. If you do wish to do so make sure that you give your legs a light exfoliation (with water only) after shaving to make sure that all excess product has been removed from the skin. However you MUST NOT shave your legs within 3 hours of your appointment timeslot.
We cannot guarantee a perfect result should you shave the same day as your appointment.
Shaving your legs the same day as the appointment may result in the colour developing lighter in these areas. The skin on the shin is very thin already, which means that less amino acids are created in these areas. The thinner the skin the harder it is for the skin to tan. Shaving the same day (and even worse shaving just before your appointment), means that the skin would not have had time to recreate the amino acids which are necessary for the skin to colour.
PLEASE NOTE: For people with sensitive skin or allergies your Technician can test patch a patch on the inside of the elbow or behind the knees with our solution. This is best done at least 24 hours prior to your appointment to see if a reaction occurs.
Most people like to be spray tanned completely naked so that they don’t end up with any tan lines. If you do not wish to be spray tanned naked you can wear a thin g-string. We also provide disposable g-strings and hair nets.
Most people get spray tanned without wearing a bra, but if you do not wish to do this a strapless bra will work best or a bandeau.
Wear comfortable, loose, dark clothing to your spray tan session, preferably a top where you don’t have to put your bra back on after your appointment.
Avoid wearing any tight or heavy clothing, including shoes until your first initial rinse. ie no denim, no gym or yoga pants, no tight underwear.
Avoid heavy exercising until after your shower
DO NOT wear red clothing. This can potentially turn the bronzer green whilst it is on your skin prior to showering.
DO NOT wear any makeup, moisturiser, deodorant or perfume to your appointment. Doing so will potentially inhibit the spray tan from fully developing correctly in the areas where these products are applied.
We will do a full skin analysis and discuss why you are needing a tan prior to spray tanning you. This way we can guarantee the perfect colour for your skin tone.
The spray tan will take approximately 15 minutes including drying time.
DO NOT do a full proper exfoliation the day of your spray tan appointment.
DO NOT use moisturiser on your skin again prior to your spray tan appointment.
DO NOT use any soap or body wash during your shower as these products can leave a barrier on your skin and prevent the full colour from developing. Washing with products on the day of your appointment can also change the pH level of your skin. Products like body washes/soaps etc are very alkaline (higher pH level) and can cause the skins pH level to rise. Elevated pH levels of the skin can cause a tan to more easily overdevelop and result in a more golden or orange result.
We cannot guarantee a perfect result should you shave the same day as your appointment.
Shaving your legs the same day as the appointment may result in the colour developing lighter in these areas. The skin on the shin is very thin already, which means that less amino acids are created in these areas. The thinner the skin the harder it is for the skin to tan. Shaving the same day (and even worse shaving just before your appointment), means that the skin would not have had time to recreate the amino acids which are necessary for the skin to colour.
PLEASE NOTE: For people with sensitive skin or allergies your Technician can test patch a patch on the inside of the elbow or behind the knees with our solution. This is best done at least 24 hours prior to your appointment to see if a reaction occurs.
