Exfoliate – Exfoliate – Exfoliate: we can’t overstress the importance of Pre-session exfoliation. 24-hours prior to your appointment, clear away any dry skin cells with a pH balancing scrub such as Norvell pre tan exfoliator.
Protect your Skin’s pH levels: Avoid using bar soap, high pH shower products, or in-shower moisturizers. These products can neutralize the DHA bronzing reaction within the skin.
Hair removal: Any depilatory creams, waxing or shaving should be completed 24-hours prior to your session.
Don’t create sunless barriers: Avoid applying anything to the skin that may act as a barrier between the sunless solution and the skin. Deep penetration of the solution is key to beautiful lasting colour. Do not apply lotions, creams, deodorants or perfumes prior to the session.
Remove any makeup prior to the sunless application.
Arrive prepared: Bring your flip-flops and wear loose fitting dark coloured clothing and remove jewellery. Tight clothing can rub or smear bronzers, especially around the knees, elbows, chest and waist.
During your spray tan, wear what makes you comfortable. Clothing is optional, except for those under 18 or male clients with a female technician.
Optimize pH levels. Your technician will apply Norvell pre-tan xLaTan pH balancing spray complementary to stabilize the skin’s pH level as well as to provide a quick surge of moisture within the skin. Having the proper skin pH boots DHA development, speeding result times and resulting in a deeper, darker tan.
Forget to exfoliate? Pressed for time? We recommend using our eXmit pre-tan body buff to instantly clear away any dead skin cells, clean the skin of any barriers, and balance the pH levels of the skins surface. Infused with our proprietary development without the need for water.
Avoid water and sweating for 12-24 hours. It takes 24 hours for the DHA to fully develop. After this time period do a WARM WATER RINSE ONLY. As with all DHA products, sunless colour begins showing development approximately 4 hours after application and continues to darken for up to 24 hours. The use of soap can inhibit the full development of DHA colour. Important: Cosmetic instant bronzer will wash away during the first shower. Pools and spas that utilize chlorine can cause your tan to fade much faster.
When showering after 24 hours, use only a mild pH balance shower gel such as Norvell shower cleanser. Refrain from using scrubs or high pH soaps as this will strip away your sunless colour.
It is recommended to avoid aerosol sunscreens after a spray tan, because they often contain alcohol and other drying ingredients that can strip the tan and cause it to fade unevenly. Lotion-based sunscreens are a better choice as they're less likely to interfere with the tan.
Extend and build colour between sessions with a daily application of Norvell Pro-Long colour extending moisturizer. Need touch-ups? Use Norvell post tan face lotion to keep your skin glowing or any other Norvell self-tanning product between full sessions.
