You need to know this before you jump in the car and apply a self tanner to your face.
Yeah, that’s right. The stuff on your face is not a good idea.
Some people try to hide the signs of aging by using products like self tanner or by using a face mask to cover up the signs of aging. But the real secret of self tanner is that it doesn’t actually work. It’s true that you will see aging signs on your skin after you apply the product, but they are not real. There is no visible product left on your skin that will be absorbed by your skin.
The only thing that the product will do is create a layer of dead skin cells that will create the signs of aging. The real secret of self tanner is that it actually does work. When you apply the self tanner to your face, the dead skin cells are absorbed into the skin and the signs of aging are visibly eliminated. This is a great way to prevent the signs of skin aging from appearing on your face.
This is one of the most common questions I get asked when I talk with people about self tanner. People often ask me, “Does it work? How do I apply it?” The short answer is yes, it does work.
In the end, it’s not the amount of self tanner applied to the skin that counts, but the actual quality of the product. If you apply too much self tanner, you will not have enough dead cells left to make the signs of aging. In most cases, a good self tanner will have enough dead cells left for the signs of aging to disappear. That said, be sure to carefully and thoroughly clean up any excess self tanner with a microfiber towel.
The best way to remove excess self tanner is to wash with a good-quality cleanser and soap, then let it air dry. The best self tanner is one that has very few dead cells on it. Then, if you still have any remaining dead cells, apply a layer of self tanner or a tinted moisturizer (like SkinCeuticals’ new Revive product) overtop of the skin.
The Revive line of self tanning products are one of the few that are based on a formulation that actually contains sun protection. A number of other companies have tried to copy the idea but never come close to the results that Revive claims to produce.
Not only does the product work with skin, it actually works with the skin to create a tan that is very similar to that from a tanning bed. The reason I mention that is that if you don’t have one of these tanning beds, trying to create your own self tanning bed is a lot of work.
I just had to write that, because I just had to say it.