It is necessary to always use lotions when tanning because:
- Healthy skin always has to be well moisturized. Dry skin reflects UV-light but moisturized skin absorbs UV-rays in a natural way and decrease the risk for burning and other damages.
- Moisturizers, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other skin-caring ingredients, help to keep the skin young and fresh and reduce the signs of aging.
- Tan-enhancing ingredients: a) Increase the effect of UV-light (melanin-stimulators); b) Improve color (cosmetic bronzers) and c) Prolong the tanning process (delayed bronzers).
- “Blush-” and “Tingle-” ingredients increase the blood-circulation in the outer skin-layers and thus add more oxygen for the oxidation of melanin by UV-light (=the tanning-process).
- Lotions based on Aloe-Vera (Aloe Vera comes first in the list of ingredients) are by default better moisturizers and have higher % active ingregdients than lotions based on water.
- Using lotions before tanning and after shower might double the effect from tanning and helps to keep the tan longer.
- Select lotions based on skin-type or tanning-level in the table below. The more melanin (the browner the skin), the better effect you will get from lotions with Delayed Bronzers and Blush/Tingle.



