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Post by lennonfan on Apr 16, 2014 17:20:45 GMT -5
I've been told by my salon girl, that if I use a self tanner while also working on my natural tan, it will inhibit my tan from developing. Is this true? I know I'm not going to be able to tan this weekend, from Thursday on probably, and didn't want to fade. She told me originally before I began tanning again, if I didn't wait for my fake tan to fade entirely I would tan splotchy. Which kind of goes against what I've heard people tell me about getting spray tans and tanning! Just confused any help would be appreciated. Note, the self tanner I'm currently using is the Bare Minerals Faux tan.
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Post by itsjamiebitxh on Apr 16, 2014 17:43:41 GMT -5
That's....hmm weird. I could see maybe getting a DHA block from too much on your skin? But other than that...I really have no idea.
Oh, and I always tan with a spray tan on. Her telling you that you'll tan splotchy with a fake tan is bullshit.
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Post by lennonfan on Apr 16, 2014 18:19:55 GMT -5
Thanks so much for the info I think I'm gonna try it! Because by the time I go to tan again, it will probably be faded from me exfoliating anyway.
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Post by Space on Apr 16, 2014 19:31:39 GMT -5
some of the stuff that salon employees will tell customers, I swear.
You can absolutely tan while using a self-tanner. Unless your self-tanner has an SPF in it, it will not affect your body's ability to develop a tan.
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Post by Princesa on Apr 16, 2014 19:36:10 GMT -5
Yeah that makes no sense,plus if that was the case then none of use would be using DHA based tanning lotion bronzers while we tan lol
Like Space said above if it has no SPF don't worry.
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Post by lennonfan on Apr 16, 2014 20:13:29 GMT -5
Thanks so much guys!
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Post by beaners on Apr 27, 2014 11:28:31 GMT -5
Actually, there may be some truth to the fact that a heavily-DHA-coated skin may absorb less UV, especially when the tan is still fresh, so the salon staff who told you that was actually not off-base.
I experienced less colour-development when I used to self-tan (and UV tan) together, more regularly. I always noticed that I developed more colour once the fake tan faded.
Here are some supporting references. The first is from "dermnetnz.org":
DHA provides some protection against UV rays (UVA). To increase UV protection some products also include a sunscreen.
And another from "pubmed" (note that in this article, the use of an additional agent increases the protection, but it does suggest that DHA - on its own - is also protective):
Protection against long ultraviolet and/or visible light with topical dihydroxyacetone. Implications for the mechanism of action of the sunscreen combination, dihydroxyacetone/naphthoquinone.
Fusaro RM, Johnson JA.
Abstract "Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) chemically induces long ultraviolet (UV) and/or visible photoprotection into the stratum corneum as demonstrated by (a) long UV protection of albino rats which were psoralen-photosensitized to black fluorescent light and (b) sunlight protection of five patients with long UV and/or visible photosensitivity. Previously, DHA treatment of skin was considered to provide no protection against UV. For clinical use, the combination of DHA and lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) is preferred to DHA alone, because it provides rapid, positive protection over a range extending from short UV into the visible region of sunlight.
PMID: 1201808 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
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Post by sophiaporter88 on Sept 28, 2015 11:57:20 GMT -5
DHA can hinder your natural tan if it is used excessively. You'll know when it happens, you'll start to have a strange tint to your skin so its best to cycle lotions and use the self tanner in moderation.
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