How Often Should You Use A Self-Tanning Mousse

 

Tanning is a practice that has been around in the world of cosmetics for a long time, widespread in the cultural practices of the Europeans initiated by men who found women with less pale skins more attractive. And since then, women have aspired for darker sun-kissed glowing skin. But the practice came with some redundancies and contingencies as, one, most women wanting to tan their bodies do not have the time and luxury of staying hours in the sun, and, two, due to differences in the compositions of our skins, some women tend to sunburn easily. This was extremely terrifying.

A necessary evolution and advancement in scientific discoveries led to the development of tanning beds. Tanning beds can be found in spas, cosmetic houses, gyms, etc, they are devices that beam out ultraviolet rays on your body while you just lie down without having to go out into the sun. This became a widespread luxurious way of tanning the body in the 1920s. It works and has the same skin effects as the sun itself. Tanning beds still had the issue of having to stay under UV light for hours and this, over the years, lead to the development of self-tanning mousse/lotion. With the use of self-tanning mousse, you do not have to spend hours under UV rays or under the sun, all you have to do is apply the lotion to your body. Making it extremely easy: it's a wonder what science can do! It is also called sunless tan.

Essentially, this is what happens when you sun to tan your body: there are protective pigments in your body called melanins produced by cells called melanocytes. The ultraviolet rays signal your body to produce more melanins thereby darkening your skin beautifully.

Though exposing your skin to sun rays induces the production of Vitamin D and the production of Melanin, it comes with the risks of sun-burning, increased risk of skin cancer, and increased aging but self-tanning mousse eliminates these risks as it employs the use of dihydroxyacetone (DHA). DHA reacts with the dead cells on the skin to give it the momentary darkened sunkissed glow. The use of self-tanning mousse gives your skin the tan look that lasts 7-10 days which is just as much as the sun-tanned skin lasts.

The quality and efficiency of the self-tan mousse used to depend on the type of DHA actives used and this is why you should get your self-tanning products from Bisou Tan. Bisou Tan is an Australian-based self-tanning product and worldwide distributor. They have the best self-tanning mousse designed for every skin type and made up of Natural DHA actives. They also sell tan removing products for those looking to remove their tan and it should be noted that even though they are Australian based, they distribute worldwide and they have a lot of testimonials from different people for how good their products are.

Since suntan products last 7-10days, they should be used once a week. But if your skin type is different and you wish to see results faster, you can decide to use the products more than once a week.

To make your tan stay longer than usual, exfoliate your skin before applying your self-tanning mousse. Exfoliation removes dead skin cells and allows for the growth of new ones. After exfoliation, moisturize your skin: this prepares your skin for tanning and then absorbs it, you don't want wet skin when tanning. You can, then use a tan application mitt (which you can also get from Bisou Tan) to apply the tan. And after applying the tan, make sure to use a daily moisturizer and use sunscreen always. This makes your tan last longer.