Remedies to remove tanning: how to remove self tanner?
Tanners are usually temporary in effect, except when a permanent tan is acquired through the use of hormone therapies. This is usually administered under medical supervision and is not a self tanner.
Self tanners usually contain the active ingredient dihydroxyacetone. This agent is not a dye or paint and uses a reaction between itself and the amino acids of dead skin to create a browning effect similar to a food preparation procedure. This method of tanning does not involve the use ultraviolet radiation at all. Typically, this tan will last as long as its application was comprehensive. In other words, as your dead skin starts to fall off, so will the tan disappear, layer by layer. This process should start to be visible to you every week as you start to return to your original complexion. You can aid this process by removing dead cells in a process of exfoliation. Exfoliation is a process whereby you use an acid like lemon juice, apply it on your face and then with a palm of sugar gently massage your skin. Over the course of a few weeks you should be completely back to normal. Baking soda is also advocated as a great way to get rid of an erroneous shade of tan. The logic behind the use of baking soda is that it loosens up the skin and this makes it easier to just exfoliate off. This is however best done as soon as possible. Staining during a self-tanning session can be removed using a cloth dipped in alcohol rubbed over the incorrectly tanned area. In the future, you might want to consider tanning methods that will increase the amount of melanin in your skin instead. These methods can include the use of products that contain tyrosine. The claim in favor of tyrosine is that instead of working on the skin like dihydroxyacetone, tyrosine stimulates the production of melanin. This darkens the skin naturally and then a regular sun tan will increase the shade of darkness even more.
The most natural option of all is to spend time in the sun under ultraviolet radiation or under a tanning bed, though the tanning bed’s associated health risks make its use questionable. Sun tanning occurs through a process of ultraviolet radiation oxidizing the melanin in the skin thus making it darker. An additional effect is that another band of ultraviolet radiation also starts melanogenesis, the process by which the skin makes more melanin.
