Kona Tanning Company - Airbrush Tanning for Fashion, Print, Film & The Public

Where a tan is more than a tan, it's a masterpiece...

Preparation Tips

"How can I get the best tan possible?"

What to do Before You Tan:

Skin replaces itself naturally every 28 days. Twenty-five percent of skin is exfoliated each week, causing a UV-tan to wear away. Sunless spray tans affect only the top 25 percent of skin, so you'll want to remove this extra skin prior to tanning. Exfoliating with a sugar scrub or other appropriate product is recommended the day you sunless-tan. Removing loose, dead, dry skin cells that prevent even application of sunless solution will improve and extend your tanning results.

Before sunless tanning, your skin should be clean and dry with no soap residue to interfere with your tan. Avoid bar soap.

Apply minimal deodorant (do not use Secret or Degree until after the initial shower) or perfumes to skin prior to tanning, and shave or wax the day before. Avoid mineral makeup, as it reacts with the cosmetic bronzer.

Remove any jewelry when being sprayed.

Select a dark bathing suit or underwear to wear while being sprayed, though our female clients may opt for no tan lines. Also remember to bring dark-colored, loose-fitting clothing and flip-flops to wear home.

Airbrush tanning enriches the colors in tattoos! Gently wipe off tattoos after tanning to make them even more vibrant.

After your tan, do not apply deodorant or moisturizing agents for at least four hours. Although the likelihood for an allergic reaction is very small, a patch test is recommended for persons who have a known sensitivity to sunless products or their ingredients (including fragrances).

After all sunless treatments, wait at least four hours before bathing or exercise to allow the DHA bronzer enough time to finish the reaction process.

Sunless Tan Maintenance

We recommend that after every five weeks of spray-tanning, allow your skin to rest and take a few days off from tanning. This allows you to completely lose your sunless tan periodically, which helps eliminate patchiness or uneven areas of wear. These areas are caused by normal contact with clothing and other surfaces, which cause unintended exfoliation. Healthy, moist skin will retain the results of your sunless tanning session longer. Sunless spray results will vary by individual.

When showering, use your palms for lathering in lieu of a loofah or wash cloth. Also, use moisturizers generously as they have been proven to help extend the length of a sunless tan. Be aware that swimming in chlorinated pools dries the skin, which shortens the life of a sunless tan. Moisturize after swimming to help reverse any dryness, and be careful not to exfoliate the skin when towel-drying.

Your Airbrush Tantresses keep their tans bright and rich for up to 10 days by following one important step: we don't towel dry after showering, but instead air day and moisturize like it's our job! Just a little secret from your sunless sisters!

We at Kona Tanning Company encourage all to practice safe tanning.
Please be safe and wear a Kona Tan.