All Beauty products and creams do have an expiry date. It does not matter if you are using a foundation, eye cream, or fake tan all beauty products do come with a date on the back of the product. Normally beauty products come with an actual expiry date and a breaking the seal date.
Once you break the seal of a beauty product it has a limited amount of time that it can be used. At the back of the product, there is what looks like an eye cream jar that will have in the middle a number normally followed by an M.
For example, a mascara may have a 12m on the back that means you have 12 months from breaking the seal. Although using some beauty products is not known to be harmful it is not recommended for many reasons. Using expired self tanners can leave your skin with outbreaks or left a funny color.
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Before Using A Self Tanner
Here are a few tips that people always do before using a self tanning product. The first thing you need to do as much as you don’t want to is to exfoliate your skin all over. You will only get the best results if this is done correctly.
If you skip out exfoliating properly you will end up with a poor, blotchy color that appears streaky and uneven. The tan will also not take in certain places. Opening the pores is important to get even coverage.
Purchasing a good self tanning product can be money very well spent, saying this however does not mean you have to buy the most expensive. There is a difference between good and expensive, they do not necessarily mean the same thing.
- Research the brand and product
- If a product is on sale check the date!
- Buy a product with a good expiration date
Preparation
Get everything you need before you tan this is the very first thing you need to do. There is nothing worse than getting halfway through a beauty routine to discover half the equipment is missing. Making sure everything you use is clean.
Using old or dark colored towels is essential, self tanning products stain so it is not advisable to use new or light colored towels. Be aware that you need an application glove or the palms of your hands will be orange.
Taking your time when applying fake tan will give you the best application, rushing the application process will only make it streaky, rushing will lead to mistakes and forgetting where you have already applied to. Do you remember the episode in Friends where Ross goes to get a spray tan ending up much darker than he wanted to be?
The Color You Choose
Self tanning products come in many shades, so it is important to pick the right color. Unless of course, you want to be a ravishing shade of orange. When you are deciding to self tan it may be wise if you have never done this to get a professional color match first.
Even if you have had a color match when choosing the color you want to achieve, be very aware that different products are different brands so they will differ slightly. Looking at what skin type you have is also a good decision when you are choosing the product you use.
Do a patch test with plenty of time to spare before you need to use it. Patch testing is always recommended for sensitivity and allergic reactions, so this should be done anyway regardless of the color you want to be. This is recommended for every use, not just the first time you use the product in question.
Removing Unwanted Hair
When needing to self tan make sure shaving or hair removal is done at least 24 hours beforehand. This gives your skin time to calm down and heal before adding products to it. When people shave it will sometimes leave a shaving rash.
Shaving rashes can leave cuts or bumps. Fake tanning with an open shaving cut is not recommended and will sting, possibly causing infections to the skin. If you shave after applying self tanning cream it will only strip the color, which will make the whole process you have been through a waste of time
Conclusion
There is no quick way to get the perfect tan. Getting the perfect self tan takes time and patience and precisely doing things without skipping important steps. If your tan is not important and you are just going to slap it on, it will undoubtedly look a mess.
There are many things people skip out in beauty routines but skipping them out while self tanning is not recommended. When the skin is not clean and free from a product before self tanning this will lead to breakouts in acne or sensitivity rashes appearing.
Never skimp on getting a good product, while remembering that expensive is not always best. Look at what salons are using, what they are recommending in magazines, and what celebrities are using. Make sure the product you apply to your skin is in date, even after it has been opened, and don’t be tempted to use something you have found left at the back of your beauty drawer.