Brownallyear.com. Your spray tanning bible. Tanning Bible. How to get the best out of your spray tans Look Great, Feel Great, Be Great

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1 Brownallyear.com Tanning Bible Your spray tanning bible How to get the best out of your spray tans Look Great, Feel Great, Be Great

2 Title page All you ever need to know about spray tanning *The history of tanning, including Coco Chanel who started the tanning trend. *Getting the best out of your tan. *What to do and what not to do. *Tips for a great tan *The tan commandments *Myths busted! *The secret to success

3 The History of Tanning DHA (The main tanning ingredient) was first recognized as a skin coloring agent by a German scientists in the 1920' s. Through its use in the x-ray process, it was noted as causing the skin surface to turn brown when spilled. In the 1950s, Eva Wittgenstein at the University of Cincinnati did further research with dihydroxyacetone. Her studies involved using DHA as an oral drug for assisting children with glycogen storage disease. The children received large doses of DHA by mouth and sometimes spat or spilled the substance onto their skin. Healthcare workers noticed that the skin turned brown after a few hours of DHA exposure. Eva Wittgenstein continued to experiment with DHA painting liquid solutions of it onto her own skin. She was able to consistently reproduce the pigmentation effect and noted that DHA did not penetrate beyond the stratum or dead skin surface layer. Research then continued on DHA ' skin colouring effect in relation to treatment for patients suffering from vitiligo. This skin browning effect is nontoxic and similar to the Maillard reaction. DHA reacts chemically with the amino acids in the skin, which are part of the protein containing keratin layer on the skin surface. Various amino acids react differently to DHA producing different tones of coloration from yellow to brown. The resulting pigments are called melanoidins. These are similar in coloration to melanin, the natural substance in the deeper skin layers which brown or "tan" from exposure to UV rays.

4 Going for the Gold. For centuries, tanned skin was considered unattractive, especially among women. A tan was not golden or glowing, but brown and weathered was proof that someone labored outdoors. Well-bred ladies protected themselves with hats, parasols and long sleeves. Coco Chanel is widely credited, or blamed, with changing all that. In 1923, the story goes that Chanel, the French fashion designer accidentally got a lot of sun while sailing aboard a yacht to Cannes. When she returned from the Riviera all golden brown a fad was born, before long so was an industry. Movie stars, politicians, models, teenagers, housewives, everyone wanted to be bronzed. The rich and famous traveled to sunny places in winter or used a sunlamp. Ordinary people worked on their tans, lying in the sun for hours and sunburn was common. As the century wore on dermatologists and oncologists in Western nations were alarmed by a surge in skin cancers. They warned that damage to the skin builds up over time leading to wrinkles and dry skin as well as cancer. By the 1970s suntan lotions were giving way to sunscreen concoctions boasting varying degrees of protection. Tanning beds and booths began catering to those who wanted a tan but worried about the sun. It wasn' t long however before doctors began to warn that the ultraviolet tanning lamps used in beds and booths were as bad as if not worse than the sun. The U.S Food and Drug Administration says that tanning lamps may be more dangerous than the natural sun because people can use them at the same intensity year round and can expose their whole bodies at once.

5 In a reverse of Chanel s trendsetting tan, some of todays celebrities, such as the porcelain skinned Nicole Kidman, speak out against tanning. Those who still desire a tan are beginning to turn to sunless tanning. Increasingly the preferred option is spray tanning. In fact news reports in September 2009 quoted a leading financial analyst as saying that spray tanning is the one area of growth in an otherwise declining tanning industry. Spray tanning which brought in about 11 percent of the industry s revenue last year is expected to grow to 17 percent by the end of the year according to George Van Horn, the analyst.

6 Getting the best from your tan Should I exfoliate before I get my tan? People get a little carried away with exfoliation and they scrub their body till it is red. There really is no need for this to happen. A shower with a face cloth over the body the day before your tan is the best outcome. Should I shave before I come? It is advised to shave or wax the day before you come so your pores have time to close over properly again. What about lotions, perfumes and under arm deodorants? Dont wear any of these before your tan as it will hinder the solution browning the skin. TAN KILLERS Long hot showers or baths Using any product with AHA in it Baby oil High UV sunscreens (but remember you are not protected from the suns harmful rays) Dove body wash has been know to take tan off as it had AHA exfoliant in it Swimming in chlorinated pools Lying around in the sand and swimming all day (but hey thats why you got the tan right)? MAKING YOUR TAN LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE Some people can only get 3-4 days out of there tan, now there are many reasons for this some Are as above but their are other factors as well including any medication you may be taking The time of the month (menstrual cycle) lotions you have applied and even alcohol. Making your tan last we recommend using moisturiser every day over your tan to help keep the skin nice and plump and keep your tan looking and lasting as long as possible.