Get That Fresh-From-The-Beach Glow

Get a warm, fresh-from-the-beach glow this year with one of our tanning packages.  We feature top of the line tanning beds and lotions as well as airbrush tanning.

Using a tanning bed is a fun and fast way to get a beautiful tan. To help ensure you get the very best benefits from your tanning experiences, here are some great tips for you to follow.

Using a tanning bed can affect any prescription drugs you may be taking, so make sure you discuss tanning with your doctor under these circumstances as well. If you are taking antibiotics, wait until you have completed the treatment before you resume tanning activities. If you take a daily medication for high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, or other needs it could affect your tanning results. You may find you only burn instead of tan. This is due to the process of photosensitizing.

Too many people rush into tanning with the concept that the longer their tanning session is the better results they will have. You really need to pay attention to your skin type and use it to set the time limit for your tanning sessions. If you burn easily in the sun, then you will burn from a long tanning session as well. Even 15 minutes can leave you red and sore.

It is best to start your tanning sessions around 5-7 minutes. You can increase the time by a minute every couple of days until you reach the maximum time that you want to tan each session. If you find that you get red by adding that extra minute, then go back to the time you used in the previous session. This may be the maximum you will ever get to without burning.

It is very important to keep your skin moisturized while you are using a tanning bed. If your skin gets dry, you will have more dead skin cells on your body. As you shower, they will be washed away. This will result in your tan not getting to that deep, golden brown color you are looking for.

Use a high quality indoor tanning lotion to help your body absorb the UV rays without drying out your skin. Ask the staff about our great quality tanning accelerators and moisturizers.

Most people apply this tanning lotion after they enter the tanning salon, right before they use the actual tanning bed. For the best results, you want to apply indoor tanning location a couple of hours before you go to the salon. This gives it plenty of time to soak into your skin. If you plan to tan on your lunch hour, then apply the tanning lotion on your morning break.

You need to make sure you always use quality eye protection before your tanning session. It doesn’t matter if you are only in the tanning bed for a couple of minutes. If you plan to tan on a regular basis you should invest in high quality eye protection that you can bring along with you.

Following these tanning bed tips will help you get the warm fresh-from-the beach glow you are looking for.

At the Avenue Salon we have the newest and top performing tanning beds available as well as the best quality tanning lotions and accelerators.  Call for our monthly tanning specials!