Looking tanned is such a great feeling, isn’t it?
There are three methods of getting that feeling. 1.Getting out
into the sun. Great if you are young, and believe that all this
hype about skin cancer has nothing to do with you. Goes hand in
hand with high alcohol consumption, speeding and living on
credit. It will catch up with you sooner than you think.
2.Solarium. Possibly a little more sensible solution if you take
it easy, and build up your tan very gradually. Might lower your
chances of getting skin cancer if you never burn, but if you tan
regularly, it will definitely not save you from real bad skin
damage and broken capillaries (very high temperatures boil blood
in your capillaries- yuk). 3.Spray tan. A relative newcomer. It
can take less than one minute to apply (in a booth), does not
damage your skin in any way and saves you hours and hours on
trips to and from solariums or lying on the beach.
Spray tanning seems to be such a great solution, so why doesn’t
everybody, who wants a tanned look, do it?
Judging from the reactions that I encounter at my salon, it
seems mainly to be the cost. A single session can cost up to $70
in some places, the average being about $50.
Isn’t it cheaper to go to the beach? If you are asking
this question, chances are, you are still very young. Look at
your mum. She is probably spending hundreds, and hundreds of
dollars per year trying to reverse the damage of frying on the
beach in her youth. Unfortunately, our generation was told that
getting suntan was healthy (whom can we sue for those lies?).
She also has to watch her skin very closely to make sure that
she catches any cancerous changes early.
Solariums- a cheaper alternative? Apart from also causing
serious skin damage long term, how much does it cost in money
terms?
A single session is on average about $15, so lets see: To build
up your tan safely: about 5 sessions, then two sessions per week
to keep your tan that way. First month: 9 sessions (5 to build
up the tan+ 4 to maintain the tan) at $15 each= $135. Subsequent
months (8 sessions) =$120per month
What about spray tan? The beauty of this method is that
if you spray tan regularly the skin gets used to the solution
and then holds the tan much longer. You will need about 3
sessions 5 days apart to get your skin to this stage (but you
will be wonderfully brown right after the very first session),
after which (if you supplement your spray tan with tan extending
products) you will only need a spray tanning session about every
2 weeks.
First month: 4 sessions (3 to get your skin used to the
solution+ 1 to maintain the tan) at $50 each= $200 Subsequent
months (2 sessions) =$100per month
So, after higher initial cost you will start saving money and
definitely lots of time on trips to the salon. Of course down
the track you will save yourself thousands and thousands of
dollars on skin care products repairing sun damage.
Additionally, you will have a very low chance of developing
skin cancer.
The above prices are a guide only, different salons will have
different charges, but almost every salon will have packages,
where you can save even more.
If spray tanning not only gives you a great tan, saves you from
skin damage and cancer, but is also cheaper compared to other
methods, does it not make sense to switch over ?
Go on. Do your skin a favour, and try spray tanning.
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