How many sessions in a tanning bed does it take to get tan?

Are the cheap beds JUST AS GOOD as the more expensive ones? How many times should one visit the tanning salon in order to get a nice dark tan? What outcome will be if I visit it once a week every week? What tanning products are good for a nice dark...yet natural looking (I DONT WANT TO BE ORANGE, THATS WHAT I MEAN BY NATURAL!) TAN? I have always used baby oil mixed with water when tanning outside.

How many sessions in a tanning bed does it take to get tan?
No matter which bed you use, it will typically take about 3-4 sessions to create a base tan. Most tanning salons have different level beds, so ask them which bed they recommend to create your base tan (which is also based on your natural skin tone). After establishing a base tan, you can move up to the higher level beds or to a stand-up unit if it's available, which I think gives better and more even color. Since you want a deep tan, go maybe 2-4 times a week after your base tan until you get the color you desire. After this, tanning once a week to maintain your tan should suffice.





Use an accelerator with the moisturizing ingredient "hemp," which creates a darker and longer-lasting tan. I work at a tanning salon, and I absolutely love the accelerators by Australian Gold. My all-time favorite by Australian Gold is Almost Famous (triple bronzer with hemp) which gets me the darkest and smells the best, and it runs around $40/bottle but is worth it. Sun Dreams (4th dimension bronzer with hemp) is also excellent, and Bearly Legal (bronzing + hemp) works just as well but is a little cheaper than the previous two. All three smell great and in my opinion don't leave that funny after-tan funk (especially Almost Famous!). Your tanning salon may sell these in single-use packettes so you don't have to splurge on a bottle of the stuff. Also, always moisturize after tanning to help your tan last longer!





Whether you're creating a base tan or maintaining, never ever tan 3 days in a row. You can go 2 days in a row or even every other day, but 3 consecutive days isn't a good idea.





Good luck!
Reply:please dont go to a tanning bed they are so bad for u go out side and do it please....
Reply:just go outside and strip naked and get a tan naturally
Reply:*shrugs*
Reply:It's different for each person. It depends how fair you are, your family's skin, and how much past exposure you have had.





The cheap beds will take longer to tan because the bulbs are lower watts. The more expensive booths won't take as long but you have to be careful the first couple times you go in.





There are tanning ecellerators that you can spray on your body that will help the tanning process a little faster.





The only way you would get orange is if you used the fake tanning stuff. No matter what anyone says that stuff looks fake. Be careful about your skin, it's the only skin you will have. I don't tan anymore. My father ended up with skin cancer and we found that it runs in our family so I don't tan but my best friend does.
Reply:Almost all of these questions have variable answers. It depends on your natural skin tone and also what you consider "a nice dark tan." Once I acheive the level of tan I want, I go at least twice a week to maintain it. The best looking tan I ever had I got when I used a tanning lotion with hemp and Co-Q10. Also, I have NEVER turned orange in a tanning bed. PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN
Reply:Cheap beds are not as good. You will be red at first and then it will fade. If you are going to go to a tanning bed, I suggest going to the better beds. You can go every other day and have a nice tan in a couple of weeks. I would not go every day, give your skin a rest in between visits. The tanning salons will have good lotions for you to use, however, I really don't see much difference in them. Just keep lotion on your skin to keep it from drying out.