Know
your skin type
Knowing
your skin type before you begin tanning will
help you determine the recommended amount of
time you should be out in the sun, the level
of sunscreen you should use or the recommended
amount of time you should be in the tanning
bed. Find out your skin type now!
Skin
Type I |
Genetically
unable to develop a tan
Always burn |
Skin
Type II |
Extremely
low tolerance to UVR
Tan minimally |
Skin
Type III |
Low/Normal
tolerance to UVR
Tan gradually |
Skint
Type IV |
High
tolerance to UVR
Tans Easily |
Skin
Type V |
Skin
is brown and is very tolerant to UVR
Tans easily and substantially |
Skin Type VI |
Skin
is black and extremely UVR tolerant
Burns only with severe exposure |
Know
how your skin tans
The
tanning process is a series of simple steps
that your skin goes through when exposed to
ultraviolet light.
For maximum results ALWAYS apply a specially
formulated California Tan indoor tanning lotion.
When tanning outdoors be sure to use a lotion
with SPF.
UV
light either from a tanning bed or from the
sun comes into contact with your skin. Just
below the surface of your skinn are specific
cells called melanocytes.
These
melanocytes are stimulated with the presence
of ultraviolet light to produce a pigment called
melanin.
This
melanin starts its way to the surface of your
skin, where it combines with oxygen and turns
a brownish color that we all know and love as
a tan.
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