VIDEO: How to Apply Self Tanning Mousse – Simplified for Beginners | Sun Goddess

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If you’ve been a follower of mine for a while, you know I’m a huge fan in sunless tanning products. After a many scares with pre-cancerous moles and sun damage from high school years spent in the tanning bed, I am adamant on staying out of the sun’s harmful rays and only using self tanner to get a healthy glow. Many people are looking for how to get dark quickly with summer approaching soon, whether if you’re headed on a spring break vacation or want to get a healthy glow for warmer temps.

I’ve tried SO many self tanners, and mousse formulas are always my favorite. The best affordable self tanner is the Sun Goddess Sunless Tanning Mousse, in my opinion. It gives me a deep, natural looking, dark tan without streaks, patchiness, and is the most long lasting self tanner I have tried. I also love how quick it dries, and I’m left with a natural olive tan that is not orangey.

Many struggle with how to properly apply self tanner, so today, I’m breaking it down in simple, easy to follow steps. I’m also sharing tons of tips and tricks to avoid splotchy, dark patches on your elbows, hands, and feet, and how to make your tan last longer.

Products used:

• Exfoliating wash cloth
• Cetaphil Ultra Gentle Body Wash
• Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream
• Sun Goddess Sunless Tanning Mousse in Very Dark(mitt included)
• Cetaphil Daily Moisturizing Lotion

How to Apply Self Tanner, Step-by-Step:

• Soak skin, exfoliate, and shave legs/underarms
• Apply a cream or lotion to hands, feet, elbows, knees, and any super dry areas
• Apply self tanner to mitt, and work in small sections starting from your legs and working up
• Only apply what is leftover on the mitt to your hands and feet (do not pump additional tanner unless your mitt has dried out)
• Blot elbows, wrists, knuckles, toes, etc with a damp washcloth to remove excess
• Let dry for about 5-10 minutes before putting on loose clothing
• Tan will develop in 6 hours. Leave on longer for a darker tan.
• DO NOT get water on your skin until it’s fully developed
• Rinse off the color guard/bronzer layer in the shower with gently soap or body wash
• Pat dry and apply lotion to keep skin moisturized and pro-long tan 
• Re-apply another coat to clean skin the next night if you want a darker color

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