Skin Care Products

Skin Care is key to obtaining and maintaining the deepest darkest tanning results. The products below are the top recommended skin care lotions, moisturizers and more from Extreme Tan & Smoothies.

	Daily ResCu Tan Extender Moisturizer California Tan introduces Daily ResCU Tan Extender Moisturizer. This lotion is one of the best on the market to help extend your tan and enhance the effect of bronzing lotions. Daily ResCu also included ingredients to help tighten your skin to reduce fine lines as well as an anti-aging agent. Read more...
	Face Perfector w/ SPF 15 Face Perfector by California Tan is perfect for tanners who have issues with their faces getting burnt or too tan while tanning indoors. Face Perfector contains SPF 15 and a mild bronzer that will gradually and evenly tan your face. Read more...
	Hempz Body Butter Described as 'heaven in a jar,' Hempz Body Butter is the ultimate all over moistuizer that refreshes and hydrates your skin with natural hemp seed extract and the wonderful, cocoa butter. Read more...
	Krem Moisturizer Krem by Devoted Creations is a extremely soothing silicone moisturizer that is optimal for all skin types and leaves your skin feeling refreshed all day. Krem Moisturizer features Vitamin C, antioxidants, Aloe Vera gel and much more to keep your skin hydrated... Read more...
	OC Moisturizer Hydro-Soft Forumla OC Moisturizer is a twenty-four hour hydro-soft forumla that will keep your skin feeling silky smooth all throughout the day. Enriched with vitamin E, provitamin B5, shea butter, and allatoin, OC Moisturizer is one of the best moisturizers to use after you fan and/or shower. Read more...
	Puro Moisturizer Puro is a part of the Devoted Creations Green Line of tanning lotions and moisturizers. Puro is an extreme moisturizer with organic aloe leaf juice and organic hemp seed oil. Puro is also enriched with a ton of other natural ingredients to give you the deepest moisturizer possible. Read more...
	Savior Daily Moisturizer Devoted Creations continues to bring you the best tanning products with their aloe based, Savior daily moisturizer. Enriched with vitamin E and glyverin to absorb quicker into your skin, Savior is a great moisturizer. This lotion also features a relaxing peach raspberry scent that you will love. Read more...
	Tinted Love Moisturizer Tinted Love is a two in one moisturizer. Featuring a deep moisturizer with a hint of sunless tanner, this lotion will leave you feeling silky smooth and give you a golden glow. With it's Kiwi Pear scene, you will love Tinted Love. Read more...

Click Here for a Skin Type Chart

Q: Are tanning beds more intense than natural sunlight?
A: The amount of UV radiation that a person is exposed to depends on many factors including time of day, season and latitude. The spectrum of UV radiation from a tanning bed is similar to that of sunlight. It is less intense than being in the sun at the equator in June at noon, but more intense than being in the sun in Boston or San Francisco at the same time of year. Even with a tan of SPF 4 (a moderate tan), a person who would burn after being in the sun for 30 minutes can now be outside for 120 minutes before getting a sun burn. This highlights an important benefit of moderate tanning-it prevents burning.

Q: What about the increasing rates of skin cancer?
A: Skin cancer has a 20- to 30-year latency period. The rates of skin cancer we are seeing today are most likely the result of bad habits from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that were based on ignorance and misinformation about sun tanning. In those days, many people still considered sunburns an inconvenient right of spring, a precursor to developing a summer tan. People believed that sunburns would "fade" into tans, and so tanners hit the beaches and blacktops with baby oil and reflectors. Severe burns were commonplace. Today we know how reckless and uninformed that approach was.
What's more, the photobiology research community has determined that most skin cancers are related to a strong pattern of intermittent exposure to ultraviolet light in people who are genetically predisposed to skin cancer. These skin cancers are not simply the result of cumulative exposure. Once again, this suggests that heredity and a pattern of repeated sun burning are the primary factors associated with skin cancer.

The indoor tanning industry is dedicated to teaching sunburn prevention to the public. In doing so, we believe that we will help to reverse the increased incidence of skin cancer, which is largely the result of misguided behavior that occurred years before the professional tanning industry existed and was organized to teach sunburn prevention.

Q: What is melanoma?
A: Melanoma is a cancer of the pigment-producing cells (melanocytes). An increased risk of melanoma has been associated with people who have moles or repeated sunburn experiences as a child or young adult. Most melanomas occur on non-sun-exposed parts of the body. For example, melanoma is infrequently found on the face. Although melanoma accounts for only 5% of all newly diagnosed skin cancer cases each year, it is responsible for the majority of skin cancer deaths (11).

Q: Is melanoma associated with UV exposure from tanning beds?
A: No. To date, no well-designed studies support the connection between melanoma and UV exposure from tanning beds (12).

The relationship between melanoma and UV light exposure is complex. For example, melanoma is more common in people who work indoors than in those who work outdoors, and those who work both indoors and outdoors develop the fewest melanomas (13). Further, melanoma most commonly appears on parts of the body that do not receive regular exposure to UV light (13).

Q: What is a base tan?
A: A tan is the body's natural protection against sunburn. Your skin is designed to tan as a natural body function.

Each year, millions of Americans visit professional indoor tanning facilities in the spring, prior to sun-filled vacations or outdoor summertime activities, to establish what tanners know as a "base tan." Doing so enables vacationers to gradually increase their exposure to ultraviolet light without burning.

Q: How is "moderate tanning" defined?
A: Moderation means avoiding sunburn at all costs. How to accomplish this goal will mean something different to each person. That's one way the indoor tanning industry can help. Salon professionals attempt to educate each tanner on how to best avoid sunburn for their individual skin type.

Q: Is moderate exposure to the sun or ultraviolet (UV) light good for your health?
A: Absolutely. There is a growing body of well-conducted, validated scientific research demonstrating that the production of the activated form of vitamin D is one of the most effective ways the body controls abnormal cell growth. Moderate exposure to sunlight is the only way for the body to manufacture the vitamin D necessary for producing activated vitamin D.

You can find more excellent Q&A's In regards to Tanning by Clicking Here

Getting the Most Out of Your Tanning Session
Establishing An Optimal Tanning Schedule
by Rick Mattoon

One of the most important responsibilities a tanning salon owner or operator has is determining a proper tanning schedule for you, the tanning client. The indoor tanning salon offers the most controlled environment for tanning found anywhere. It is this optimal tanning schedule that will ensure your tanning visit offers maximum results with moderate exposure.

Skin Typing Is Key

The most important factor involved in calculating your "optimal" tanning time is skin typing. Professional indoor tanning staffs routinely have a system in place to accurately and consistently identify various skin types categorized by their ultraviolet sensitivity. These categories run from a Skin Type 1 (not able to acquire a tan, burns profusely), up to a Skin Type 6 (tans abundantly, has naturally black or dark brown skin).

Until recently, one of the most commonly used skin typing systems for indoor tanners was the Fitzpatrick System. An off-shoot of an earlier system, the Fitzpatrick system was first developed in 1987 for the sole purpose of determining the optimal UVR exposure for the treatment of psoriasis with psoralen plus ultraviolet therapy.

In 1996, Patricia E. Reykdal and Donald L. Smith introduced a new Skin Type/Subtype system (see page 32) that was developed specifically for the indoor tanner. This proposed system was designed to enhance the existing Fitzpatrick System of 1 through 6 by using three subtypes of 2 (2A, 2B and 2C) and two subtypes of 3 (3A and 3B). The Reykdal-Smith System was suggested to specifically address the unique challenges of tanning extremely sensitive clients in indoor tanning salons.

In some states, as part of an "initial visit statement," salon operators use a state-approved skin typing form to determine a person's "skin sensitivity" when calculating a session time for a client. For instance, in Louisiana, a state-generated form using a point system is divided into three categories--hereditary disposition, sunbathing experiences and tanning habits. The client answers 10 questions and the results are tallied to determine their skin sensitivity. A person using this program is assigned a "skin behavior" estimate of Very Sensitive (I), Sensitive (II), Normal (III) or Very Resistant (IV).

Plugging In The Numbers

No matter what skin typing system your tanning salon uses, matching your skin type to the manufacturer's listed tanning schedule is a crucial element in establishing an effective tanning program.

Since 1986, manufacturers have been required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to post a recommended exposure schedule--including duration and spacing of sequential exposures and maximum exposure times in minutes-on tanning units.

The manufacturer's recommended schedule is designed to allow you to gradually build up a tan and maintain it while reducing the risk of acute injury or delayed adverse effects. Because the UV dose necessary for developing a tan is not the same for everyone, the manufacturer's exposure schedule for the client depends on the skin type of the individual, as well as how many prior tanning sessions the person has had.

In addition to standardized skin typing procedures and use of a manufacturer's recommended schedule as a guide, additional measures are taken by indoor tanning professionals for maximizing your tanning session. Pre-established written standards for things like parental consent for minors, photosensitive drug checklists and a salon eyewear policy help ensure your tanning visits are as productive as possible.

Also, salons rely on tanning equipment manufacturers, distributors, industry associations and even insurance agents to help develop written standards for proper salon operations. Many times these groups offer written material available for the professional and controlled operation of tanning equipment located within your neighborhood tanning salon.

While written local and federal tanning codes are reliable resources used for establishing salon standards, they also help your tanning professional develop procedures that are consistent with important standards that help enhance your tanning session. For more information about how you can optimize your tanning potential, please talk to your indoor tanning professional.

Original Article and More Tanning Articles are located at Sunwellness Mag

Extreme tan and smoothies has the largest Tan Beds, Tanning Beds anywhere in the Tampa, Florida, Largo Florida or Clearwater Florida area. We change our Bulbs every 800 hours which is 400 hours earlier than the rest of the Indoor Tanning Industry. Our Florida Tanning Salons located in Clearwater, and Largo Florida are the newest facilities in the area, which feature a wide range of Skin Care Products, Indoor Tanning Lotions, Body Jewelry, Eye Protection, Peepers, Sun Globes, Airbrush Tanning, UV Free Tanning, Smoothies We stock the finest and highest quality lotion brands available today, featuring Swedish Beauty, Designer Skin, Supre and RSun Tanning Products. Our Tanning Beds are Pro Sun which makes some of the most powerful tanning beds today, they certainly have the best engineered indoor tan beds available today, the beds in our Tanning Salon include the area's most powerful 20 Minute Tanning Beds which feature 30 Bulbs and Face Tanners (most salons 20 minute beds have 18-24 bulbs with no face tanners), we also have a 12 Minute Stand Up Tanning Unit which features 48 extremely powerful 180watt bulbs, we also feature a 13 Minute Lay down Tanning Bed which has 3 400 watt Mirrored Acrylic High Pressure Facial Bulbs and 40 160watt Tanning Bulbs, this bed delivers tanning power on your face that is close to 2000 watts due to the mirrored acrylics. Our 15 minute lay down tanning bed is larger than most of our competitors largest tanning bed, however it is only the next level up in our salons from our powerful 20 minute tanning beds, our 15 minute tanning bed features 36 160 watt bulbs with 3 400 watt High Pressure Facial Tanners.

Back to Extreme Tan and Smoothies Homepage