PRE-SPRAY TAN:

1. Exfoliate before you appointment-making sure the scrub you use does not have oils in it, you need to be as oil free as possible before your spray tan.Make sure your legs are freshly shaven if need be.

2. Before your appointment make sure you are not wearing perfume, deodorant, makeup, lotion or jewelry. 

3. Do wear loose fitting, dark clothing and flip flops or slides to your appointment- clothes that are too tight may cause the tan to be uneven 

4. Bring an old bathing suit, if that's what you will be being sprayed in or whatever you don't mind getting the tan on as the tan may rub off a bit onto clothes. You will be spray tanned in whatever makes you feel comfortable.  

5. Consult with your spray tan technician and inform them of any very dry skin areas, wounds and allergies.  

6. If you have perspired before the appointment at all, ask for some towels or wipes so you can be as dry and oil free as possible before the spray tan.

POST SPRAY TAN:

1.After your spray tan session allow the solution to air dry for a minimum of 10 minutes

2.When dry to the touch then dress with your loose fitting dark clothing and flip flops or loose shoes. 

3.You will see amazing immediate results when you get spray tanned but also allow 6-8 hours of "setting time," for the product continues to develop before a shower or perspiring.

4.Keep hands away from water for 6-8 hours-Use wipes during this time

5.Make sure you do not rub the skin in any way skin during the “setting” time (6-8 hours) to achieve best results.- Such as nothing on your shoulders, try to not wear straps, etc.

6.Make sure to place a darker sheet over your couch or bed during the “setting” time to collect any tan color that may rub off.

7.For an even and uniform tan result you should relax for the next 6-8 hours to get the ultimate tan result- Nothing strenuous causing you to sweat

8.Shower as late as possible the day of your spray tan, or for best result shower next morning.

"SPRAY" don't " LAY" keep your skin healthy & bronzed!

MELANOMA RATES SOAR FOR YOUNG ADULTS:
A new study has revealed an alarming rise in melanoma among people aged 18 to 39: over the past 40 years, rates of this potentially deadly skin cancer grew by 800 percent among young women and 400 percent among young men. Researchers examined data on the 256 young adults in Olmstead County, MN, who were diagnosed with melanoma between 1970 and 2009. Between 1970 and 1979, just 16 new cases, or 4.8 cases per 100,000 people, were diagnosed. But in the decade ending December 31, 2009, 129 cases were recorded, an incidence rate of 30.8 cases per 100,000 people — an enormous jump from the 1970’s.
Although lifetime risk of melanoma is about 1.5 times greater in males than in females, among young people this pattern is reversed, as this Mayo Clinic Proceedings study demonstrated. The authors observed that Indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanning, which is much more popular among young women than young men, may account for the disproportionate increase in incidence among young women. UV rays emitted by tanning machines are cancer-causing, and Indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanners are 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never tanned indoors; those who tan indoors just four times a year increase their risk of developing melanoma by 11 percent. Indoor tanners are also 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma.
While the skyrocketing incidence figures are cause for major concern, the authors noted that death from the disease among young people is actually decreasing, due to earlier diagnosis; with more people aware of changes in their skin, and better diagnostic methods, melanomas are more frequently discovered at earlier stages, when they are easiest to treat.

-From the Skin Cancer Foundation
http://www.skincancer.org/news/melanoma/melanoma-young-adults-2012