Tanning Blog: Airbrush and Spray Tanning

Spray Tanning Celebrities: Get Their Look...

With the recent ugly news of the "tanning mom", we thought we'd highlight some celebrities who are doing tanning that's healthy -- namely spray tanning.

Here are some celebrities who do spray tanning.

#1: Kim Kardashian:

 

#2: Jessica Alba:

 

#3: Anna Paquin:

 

#4: Denise Richards

 

 

#5: Melissa Gorga

 

#6: Paula Abdul

Of course, we'd all love to look like a celebrity, but how can you get their look? Simple...

...check out EnvyTan.com. We have everything you'll need to get started in spray tanning. The best place to start is...

...this exclusive sunless intro kit. With this $425 kit, you can get started with spray tanning for yourself. It has everything you need for spray tanning, including:

• HVLP Spray System, Optional* (Equipment, hose, and warranty)
• Show Off-Training DVD (Training and technique)
• Training Solution (32 oz bottle)
• Interested: Envy Solution Split Kit (4-8 oz bottles, Sinful 8%, Greedy 12%, Habit 8%, Strung Out 12%)
• Hide Out: pH Balancing Spray (16 oz bottle)
• Security: Pre-Tan Barrier Balm (8 oz jar)
• The Cleaner: Gun Cleaning Solution (16 oz bottle)
• It's Official: National Course & Certification** (and Extras)

The extras include:

• Framed Certificate
• Know It All: USB Drive
• Spray Artist Pro Club Registration
• EnvyTan National Locator Listing

It's the best way to get the polished, smooth spray tanning look that these celebrities have and to get started in the spray tanning world.

 

 

Melanoma: Tanning Beds and Sunshine Cancer

 

Tanning beds and too much sunshine can lead to cancer.  Duh.  We all know that, or at least we should know that.

But some of us don’t.  Or at least we’re not putting two and two together.  We spend oodles of money every year on sunscreen, anti-aging regiments and beauty products…and then get in tanning beds…and that just doesn’t add up.

The big, bad tanning industry is always popping up in main-stream media.  While California makes the historic move to ban anyone under the age of 18 from using tanning beds, tan-obsessed mothers bring tiny tagalongs to tan time.

Prom-tanners, bridal-tanners and all-tanners beware!  “…The Mayo Clinic announced that over the last 40 years melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, has increased eightfold for young women. The study attributes the dramatic rise to an increase in the use of indoor tanning beds. …The Food and Drug administration (FDA) estimates that people who begin using indoor tanning before the age of 35 increase their melanoma risk by 75%”  (Yahoo, Healthy Living).

If you know anyone who has melanoma (or any other cancer or life-threatening illness), you know the pain and suffering it can cause.  Wouldn’t you do whatever you could to prevent it to happening to someone else?  It’s always heartbreaking when young people pass—but even more so when it could have been prevented.

Just say no to tanning beds.

So how you get that coveted gorgeous glow?  Easy.  There’s an entire industry devoted to beautiful, UV-Free tanning. 

I know, I know.  You don’t want to look orange.  Thankfully, it’s 2012 and not the 1960s.  Over the past sixty years since over-the-counter sunless products made their first big, icky splash, the sunless industry has come a long way! 

Don’t believe me?  Do a little research?  Just look at all the options you have now.  EnvyTan has two lines of solution and 6 solution strengths in each (1 training solution, 1 competition/bodybuilding solution, 4 DHA tanning solutions).  And don’t forget about Combat Envy: DHA Booster Drops to custom create any shade in-between! 

Still not comfortable getting a spray tan?  Grab DYI products like Lasting Envy: Spray Tan in a Can, Confidential: Self-Tanning Lotion or Body Armor: Tan Extender Lotion.

Save your skin.  Save yourself.  Live a full and healthy life.

FAQs: Is It Safe to Spray Tan While Pregnant?

 

Although winter never really arrived in many places this year, there must have been a lot of snuggling up going on.  Given all the internet traffic and phone calls from clients, it looks like 2012 will be bringing a population explosion! 

I must see this question 100 times a week.  If I had a nickel for every time I was asked… I’d have a really heavy purse!  People, if you have a question, Google it. Chances are, it’s already been answered…especially this one:  Is it safe to spray tan while pregnant?  How do I know this information is readily available?  Well, because I’ve written about it—directly and indirectly—several times. 

The basic answer is yes, both as a pregnant tanner and pregnant tannee!  But here are a few things to consider…

As the spray tannee (client):

• Check with your tanning salon and inquire about the ingredients in the products.  Some solutions are better for you than others.
• Always have it applied by a technician, rather than an automated booth.  Technicians have more control over how much and where the spray is applied. 
• If you are still concerned, check with your doctor or OB/GYN.

As the spray tanner (technician):

• Use quality products—organic solutions are great!
• Tan in a well ventilated space.
• Be sure your client is 100% on board with the tanning process; she may be more nervous than you.
• It's not a bad idea to have your client get [written] approval from her doctor.

Technicians, check out our EnvyTan client forms for more information.  These forms can be downloaded for FREE.  Yep; I said the “F-word”.  You can find them in our FREE SPRAY TANNING FORMS section of EnvyTan.com.  These forms are also available on our handy Know It All: USB Drive ($25).

Give your [pregnant] clients added peace of mind.

Sunless Products: Cuts Down on UV Methods

Call me crazy, but to me it’s just plain obvious that the use of sunless products cuts down on the use UV tanning methods! Yet, news station after news station continues to report it.

I love a good chuckle—it’s a great way to start off my Friday!  But I’ve been in the industry for a while.

And while I may find this “news” story a bit ridiculous, I applaud the news station for reporting on the issue.  It seems like no matter how much information is available, someone somewhere is turning a blind eye to the dangers of UV tanning.  Incredibly (and rightfully), states in the US and Australia have already restricted and/or banned the use of tanning beds.  Did the government doing something right?! 

But… a tan junkie’s gotta have a fix! 

For a gorgeous, back from the beach glow even in the dead of winter, check EnvyTan’s Lasting Envy: Spray Tan in a Can ($24).  And if you are lucky enough to escape to a tropical paradise, don’t forget your sunscreen, Hands Off: DHA Friendly, Oil-Free, SPF 30 Sunscreen ($28).

Tanning: Australia Tanning Ban

 

Look out California.  Australia is leaving you in the dust!

While many Americans find California’s “under 18” ban on tanning beds radical, Australian state, New South Wales, is banning tanning beds (known as solariums) completely!

There is no denying the sun’s harmful affects.  In Australia, where the sun’s rays are relentless, “melanoma is the most life-threatening form of skin cancer and the most common form among 15-39-year-olds,” according to New South Wales Minister for Environment.

The ban will begin December 31, 2014.

Don’t wait til then.  Get started today!  This ban will affect more than 100 businesses in NSW.  Add spray tanning services to an existing salon or start your own business.  Check out our EnvyTan Start Up Pro Kits ($425-$1475). Be ready for spray tanning surge!

Spray Tanning Solutions: Gluten-Free?

 

…………NEWSFLASH………… 

Are EnvyTan spray tanning solutions Gluten-Free?

There aren’t many questions regarding spray tanning or our EnvyTan products that stump me.  But this one sure did!  And since it was such a great question that could be pertinent to so many people, it is the subject of today’s blog.

Here’s the 411.

In April 2011, we made some fabulous improvements to our solutions.  They are anti-oxidant, anti-aging, anti-cellulite, skin-firming and hydrating.  Basically, they are all kinds of crazy-good for your skin. 

Our solutions are also eco-certified and hypoallergenic; organic and all-natural.  So does that mean they’re Gluten-Free?  Absolutely!  Something else to add to the brag book.  Yay! 

Why is that important?  For those of you who may not know, the easiest, most user-friendly definition of Gluten is that it is a kind of protein usually found in carbohydrates and grains like wheat, barley, and rye (although it can be found in other forms).  Some people are actually allergic to it, while others live a gluten-free lifestyle for other health reasons.  There is even evidence that shows a gluten-free lifestyle aids in managing Autism!

Use this to your advantage!  Develop a Gluten-Free clientele! 

All EnvyTan Tanning Solutions can be purchased in the DHA Tanning Solutions section of our EnvyStore.  They are all available in 16, 32, 64 and 128 ounce bottles.

Spray Tanning: Sunless Products Save Lives!

Happy icky, rainy Monday to us!  Is there anywhere else we’d rather be?

Well, one young lady in the UK is loving life with a new outlook.  Rainy day?  Oh well; it’s another day she has the chance to live. 

I know many of you aren’t constantly surfing the web or checking Google Alerts for all things spray tanning-related, so you may not have the slightest clue where I am going with this.  Let me explain.

A young woman in Wales credits her sunless tan for saving her life!  The young woman was living the college lifestyle:  studying, studying, and more studying.  Like any college student, she was tired during the day and up late at night, something she credited to her lifestyle, something she thought was normal.  Little did she know, getting glammed up for a night out would change everything.

As she applied her tan, she discovered a lump on her neck.  Two weeks later, after several tests,she learned she had Hodgkins Lymphoma at age 20.  “Because it was caught so early, I managed to get treated in time. Not only does fake tan save lives from skin cancer, but it has saved mine too from a different type of cancer.”   Happy and healthy, she is now working with the Lymphoma Association to raise awareness.

Three cheers for sunless products!  Thanks to her self tanner, she was able to treat the cancer in time and is now in remission!

Doesn’t that just put a smile on your face?!  Even on a dreary day?

And while my specialty lies solely in the world of spray tanning (and writing about it), I am going to go out on a limb (wearing my doctor-hat) and suggest that it’s a great time to give yourself a self-exam any time you apply self tanner.  No one knows your body better than you!

Grab your boots and go play in some puddles…unless of course, you’ve just applied a sunless product!

Sunless Products: UV Radiation

 

According to a major news network’s health report, the “use of sunless tanners may cut exposure to UV radiation”. 

Well duh.  But I’m betting it’s not what you think.

Many self-tanning fanatics, from newbies to die-hards, think that spray tans and other sunless products provide protection from the sun.  Um... not even a little.

Sunless tanners do not provide any protection from the sun’s rays.  This is part of the draw for many people headed to tropical destinations.  After all, who wants to land in the Bahamas and blind the other vacationers?  Sunless products provide that gorgeous “I’ve already been here a week” look, while still absorbing the natural beauty and sunshine of the land. 

Remember, if you choose this route, always be mindful and wear sunscreen.  Opt for a product that is DHA friendly so it won’t harm your existing tan.  Try EnvyTan's Hands Off: Oil Free SPF 30 Sunscreen ($28).  Keep track of how long you’ve spent in the sun.  Because of your sunless tan, you may not notice how much additional color you’ve soaked up.

Ah…but I digress. Back to the breaking news article that really isn’t breaking at all.

The reason why the “use of sunless tanners may cut exposure to UV radiation”?  Because people who use the sunless tanners are not spending their extra time baking in sun or tanning beds!  And wasn’t that the goal all along?!  To achieve a beautiful, healthy glow with risking skin damage!

For a gorgeous, back from the beach glow even in the dead of winter, check out Lasting Envy: Spray Tan in a Can ($24).  And if you are lucky enough to escape to a tropical paradise, don’t forget your sunscreen, Hands Off.

Spray Tanning: Winter Skin

 

Winter skin is no one's friend.  Pale, dry, itchy and flaky, it drives us crazy waiting for summertime…and it’s only the first week of December!

If you can’t celebrate the holiday season in the Bahamas, bring the Bahamas to you—or at least to your skin.  Spray tanning is a great (and healthy) way to put some life into your winter-white skin. 

Be sure you treat your skin right, even in the off season.  Healthy, hydrated skin rocks a bangin’ spray tan.  Moisturize your skin as often as necessary and drink plenty of water; it’s good for your insides and outsides. 

After you “got your spray tan on [in your sassiest tone],” keep moisturizing.  Invest in a fabulous tan extending lotion for best results.  Check out our EnvyTan Sunless Secrets Pro Line ($16-$30) for the best in spray tan maintenance products!  Always use products that are DHA friendly, meaning they won’t harm your tan.  All of the products in the Sunless Secrets Pro Line fit that description!  Of course, in a pinch, most moisturizers will do. 

And don’t forget the sunscreen (Hands Off: Oil-Free SPF 30 Sunscreen, $28 by EnvyTan)…yes, even in the winter!

Warning: Ubertan

Ubertan more like Ew-bertan!

For some time now, die-hard tanners (mainly in the UK) have been trying to understand the mysterious Ubertan.

For those of you who don’t know what Ubertan is, you’re not alone.  But let me tell you what I know and have learned in my research.  Ubertan is a nasal spray that claims to enhance your natural tan.  How?  Good question.  No one “nose.” 

What we do know is that it seems to do more harm than good!  With the promise of a beautiful tan, many people have taken to this technique.  The directions are similar to any other nasal spray:  hold one nostril closed and spray/inhale up the other…just like you would do with any saline (allergy-relieving, etc.) nasal spray when you are under the weather.  This is supposed to accelerate the production of melanin in your skin.  Melanin is responsible for your body's tan.

In many cases, following these directions have led to serious side effects.  At least one woman suffered a reaction similar to a heart attack and is still undergoing tests to check for permanent damage!  Several people report dizziness and nausea post-use.

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to pinpoint why.  There are no ingredients listed on the box, label or product itself.  Red flag, anyone?

This summer The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, a government watchdog in the UK, said that Ubertan Sunless Tanning System is an unlicensed medicine, meaning it is illegal to sell, advertise or supply.  The MHRA has launched an investigation into the product.*

The owners of ubertan.com – along with two other sellers – could now face a maximum two-year prison sentence following legal action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Ubertan, which was being sold illegally in gyms and tanning salons, is no longer available after the MHRA recently forced the company to close its UK-based website.**  However in my search for answers, I had absolutely no problem accessing the Ubertan website or its Facebook page.

Before you do anything silly, think about your health.  As they taught us in D.A.R.E class in elementary school, “Just Say No.”

“Say Yes to the Dress….Spray Tan!”  Spray tanning is a great way to give your skin a beautiful bronze glow!  It’s already doing wonders for your skin—especially if you are using our EnvyTan solutions.  Don’t forget, not only will they give you are great tan, but they are also hydrating, skin firming, anti-oxidant, anti-aging, not to mention anti-cellulite! Now there really is a fat-zapping spray!

EnvyTan solutions have always been and continue to be all natural, noncomedogenic, fragrance and odor-free. We still do not add any parabens or any other chemical gunk! Our solutions have been certified organic and hypoallergenic! They have also been eco-certified and are PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Approved!  Check out our EnvyTan company profile on PETA.com

For super easy, super safe, DIY spray tans grab a can of Lasting Envy: Spray Tan in a Can!  At only $24 a bottle, it's great to between-appointment-touch-ups or complete body coverage!

Spray Safe!

 

For further information, check out the two sites I referenced above:

*BBC

**The Guardian