Lotions
Kool Tanz offers a customized selection of the most advanced tanning accelerators, after tan moisturizers available today. We are pleased to be an authorized retailer of the Devoted Creations, Fiji, Designer Skin, Supre and Matahari products.
Our tanning lotions are available with a TINGLE, BRONZER, COOLER, HEMP, MOISTURIZER and ANTI-AGING/FIRMING options.
We also offer several products for our Sunless Tanning Spray Booth. These products will prepare, boost and enhance your Spray Tan!
Please ask any of our knowledgeable staff to help you choose the right product to enhance your tan.
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Kool Tanz sells eyewear (a must!), nail and toe savers (protect those beautiful nail treatments!), lipgloss, jewelry, designer inspired purses, bronzing powder, as well as other beauty products.
Please see a Tanning Assistant for any questions you have about our products.
Why would you want to use an accelerator?
- Moisturized skin tans more quickly - Saves you time.
- Tyrosines (the active ingredients in accelerators) speed the tanning process to maximize results in fewer tans - Saves you money.
- Moisturized skin is healthier. Indoor lotions help counteract the drying effects of heat and light associated with tanning - Enhances and conditions your skin.
What is a tanning accelerator?
Tanning lotions are aloe vera and water based moisturizers with added vitamins to condition and nourish skin. Most importantly, accelerators contain Tyrosine. It stimulates production of a pigment found in skin called melanin. When melanin is triggered, it rises to the epidermal layer of the skin. As melanin encounters UV light, it turns brown. The more melanin on the surface, the deeper your tan.
How do I choose the right accelerator?
It depends on what step you are at in your tanning process. Beginners should choose a base level accelerator while an avid tanner should choose an advanced accelerator.
See any of our Tanning Assistants and they can assist you in choosing the perfect lotion for your and your tanning process.
Are there different kinds of Accelerators?
· Moisturizing accelerators use various types of Tyrosine compounds.
· Bronzing accelerators are basic accelerators with added self tanners.
To insure an even application, moisturize skin well before applying.
Remember to remove excess bronzer from hands.
· Tingling products stimulate the skin causing the blood to rush to the surface. The melanin comes closer to the skin surface where it absorbs the UV rays, and turns brown. Tingle factor lotions produce the ultimate tanning result, but are not recommended for sensitive skin or fair- skinned tanners. Skin feels hot and red.
· Cooling products contain menthol or other cooling ingredients to refresh and enhance summer tanning, while moisturizing and conditioning skin.
Can I use any lotion I want while tanning?
No, indoor tanning lotions are formulated specifically for use with tanning equipment. Indoor tanning lotions and accelerators actually enhance and stimulate the body's natural tanning process. Tanning lotion applied just before a tanning session will help prepare the skin to tan more effectively and help a tan last longer. Please do not use outdoor tanning products at Kool Tanz! They can damage the acrylic surfaces of the beds.