Regular indoor tanning lotions offer a wide variety of additional functions without any major cons when it comes to a tanning bed. However you can also use the spray or rub on kind to give you some color without damaging the skin in a bed. For instance, you can get regular tanning lotions that have high UV protection that also offer anti-aging properties. Another plus to regular tan lotions, besides their lower prices, is the fact that one can shower immediately after tanning, and can even apply a healthy after-lotion directly after tanning, as well.
The final main category of tanning bed lotion is the tingling type. Tingling lotions offer users exactly what their name implies. Using these products allows for a tingling sensation to occur during the tanning process. The only drawback seems to be that this sensation can often last beyond the time of the actual tanning session.
No matter what additional functions you wish your product to have, the most important factor in determining which indoor tanning lotion is right for you is the SPF protection it offers. Other factors, such as anti-aging properties, essential skin minerals, and other such lotion functions must come second in the decision. Tanning bed lotions should allow you to be tan, not wilted. The misconception that you can lay in a tanning bed for ten or twenty minutes with no kind of moisturizer for the skin is a very big mistake. The ten minutes under a tanning beds UV light is worse than hours in the sun. The intensity of the tanning bed bulbs on the skin is much more damaging and thus why using a very good tanning bed lotion is crucial for your skins health.
Finding a good tan color to UV protection ratio can be done by simply starting with the highest SPF value in your desired tanning lotion brand and then working downward in value. Once you feel the lotion allows for a deep enough tan, while still providing optimal protection, you have found the right indoor tanning bed lotion for you.