In the world
of
indoor tanning
lotion there is one style of
tanning lotion that stands out above
all others. That is a
bronzer tanning
lotion. Many people do not know what a
bronzer tanning lotion is so hopefully
we can enlighten you here. A
bronzer tanning lotion is a
tanning lotion
(normally designed for a
tanning
bed) that contains either a
self tanner or a bronzer in
it. What this does is it helps speed up the tanning
process. When used correctly a
bronzer tanning lotion can really
expedite the tanning process and give a nice glow. If you
tend to overuse a
bronzer tanning lotion
or use one when you do not yet have a decent base tan they have
been known to leave a tanner orange colored or streaky.
Overall we highly recommend using a
tanning lotion with a bronzer if
you are looking for more than a base tan.
Bronzers in
bronzing tanning
lotions are made up several different types of
ingredients. The most common type of bronzer used in tanning
is an ingredient called dihydroxyacetone or DHA for short. It
is an amino acid made from sugar cane that when it comes in contact
with protein, has a chemical reaction that turns bronze. So
when it touches the skin, the proteins in the skin turn
brown. Lately a lot of the tanning lotion companies have
started using an ingredient name
erythulose
.
The erythulose helps avert the streaking and orangy color often
associated with with the traditional bronzers or sunless tanning
lotions that contain DHA.
The bronzers have taken over the tanning
world the past few years. The big trend in bronzers has
followed the big trend that hit tingle tanning lotions about 10
years ago. A few years ago the tanning lotion manufacturers
put in just one bronzer. Then the marketing department came
out with dual bronzers, triple bronzers, quad bronzers and then
Australian Gold came to market with the Crystal XII that contains
12 different bronzers. Tan Inc has come out with one this
year that contains 18 bronzers.
There are several different ingredients
that the manufacturers use for bronzers. They actually fall
into true bronzers or cosmetic bronzers. The true bronzers
actually go through a chemical process to tan your skin like the
DHA does. While the cosmetic bronzers actually just color the
surface of the skin. Walnut oil was one of the first
ingredients used like this. Now they use several different
types of oils and ingredients. Food color is even used to
obtain a cosmetic bronzer look. The whole purpose is to give
the tanner instant color, while 4 hours later the chemical reaction
from the DHA or erythulose can darken or bronze the
skin.