As your body’s largest organ, your skin requires specific care. Healthy, moist skin will tan quicker, get darker and keep its tanned appearance longer because it does not exfoliate as quickly when properly moisturized.
Indoor tanning lotions can help stimulate the production of melanin, the skin’s dark biological pigment. Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light-skinned people. Melanin also acts as a sunscreen and protects the skin from ultraviolet light and skin damage from the sun. Your skin cells increase their production of melanin in response to sun exposure. Freckles, which occur in people of all races, are small, concentrated areas of increased melanin production.1
Formulas that fit your skin type
At Palm Beach Tan, we want to help you get the richest tan possible. So we'll help you determine your skin type and then recommend the best tanning products.
In 1975, Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, developed a classification system for skin typing that’s based upon your skin color, and burning and tanning responses to sunlight exposure. Basically a low number means a higher risk for burning.2
| Skin Type |
Sunburn Tendency |
Tan Tendency |
Skin,
Hair and Eye Color |
| I |
I always get a sunburn. |
I never get a tan. |
white skin, freckles,
blond or red hair,
blue or green eyes |
|
| II |
I usually get a sunburn. |
I sometimes get a tan. |
white skin, blond hair,
blue or green eyes |
|
| III |
I seldom get a sunburn. |
I usually get a tan. |
white skin, usually dark hair,
and brown eyes |
|
| IV-VI |
I never get a sunburn. |
I always get a dark tan. |
brown to dark skin/
brown or black hair/
brown eyes |
The federal government regulates indoor tanning in the United States and Canada. Exposure times for every tanning session are set by a schedule that is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada. Designed to minimize the risk of sunburn, these schedules take into account your skin type, how long you’ve been tanning and the intensity of the equipment. Exposure times are increased gradually to minimize the possibility of burning.