How to get a perfect indoor tan

Tanning beds have become very popular in today's culture, as we all know. Although sometimes you see people who look orange and then you see people who you can't even tell they have been tanning. Well today I'm going to tell you the best way I know of to get something in between there, for a perfect, golden brown, healthy looking, indoor tan.

I would like to add a few tips before I get into the actual steps. First of all there are many, many different types of indoor tanning lotions. The most common are accelerators,tinglers and bronzers. Personally I can't stand the feeling of my skin burning from tinglers,although they do work very well. For light skinned people they will probably give your skin a reddish look if used alone. That is where I will come to my first step.

1.-When you first start tanning you have to start out with a mild tanning lotion such as a bronzer, I like Black Night and Paint it black, but there are many more out there. After you develop a base tan you can start my special technique of using a good bronzer of your choice and just applying a little bit of tingle lotion on your arms and legs and other trouble spots.

2.-Next I want to talk about what you should do before you use an indoor tanning bed. In the shower on the morning you wish to go tanning, specifically indoor tanning, you must use an exfoliant. Exfoliation is extremely important to the overall effectiveness of tanning. By exfoliating the skin we are able to wash away dry, dead skin cells that accumulate on the surface. Shaving is also an excellent way to "exfoliate" because the razor gets rid of excess dry skin cells as well. Exfoliation is important because its rids dry skin, which can interfere with the tanning process, and also prevents flaking of the skin. If you have an exercise routine it is a good idea to work out before going tanning. Something with the blood flow and increased circulation, it helps your skin with producing the melanin.

3.-After your shower and exfoliate it is important to moisturize. At this stage, most any moisturizer will work. Moisturizers are most effective on moist skin, which is why you should immediately apply lotion after stepping out of the shower. This way, it will absorb better into the skin and your skin will retain moisture for longer. This is an important step before tanning because moist skin gets the most effective tanning results. I would like to recommend something with dead sea salts in it, that is my preference.

4.- Finally the last step is to use not a sunless tanner but more specifically, a moisturizer with a hint of self tanner in it. My personal preference is Jergens Natural Glow. It works wonders in trouble areas that don't tan as well, such as under the neck and shoulders and under your arms and arm pits. It also tops off your perfect tan with a beautiful brown glow but don't worry it doesn't look fake, just as long as you don't go overboard with it.

So there you have it, my very own personal guide to a great indoor tan. I hope that my tips help some of you. It is especially good for you very light skinned women or men!