

There are even showers that have tanning lights in them.

If you could lose your tan by simply taking a shower, skin lightening creams wouldn’t exist.

No matter how believable it sounds, your skin’s natural pigment cannot be washed off. The only reason it may take a while for your tan to appear is because your skin is recovering from the burn of the sun (or tanning bed). It can take 2-48 hours for your skin tone to visibly change. During UV exposure, the melanocytes in your skin are triggered and begin to produce melanin. The tan that you get after a tanning session is produced by a natural pigment in your skin called melanin. Myth #1: Taking a shower after a UV tanning session washes the tan away Don’t worry! I’ll explain this further down in the article. Tanning can take away the moisture from your skin leaving it dehydrated, showering helps to rehydrate your skin after getting a tan.ĭepending on the tanning techniques and tanning lotions you use, showering can affect your tan immensely. The truth is, the time at which you take that first shower has a big impact when it comes to having perfectly tanned skin. When I say that the first shower you have after a tanning session is significant I mean it. The Importance of your First Shower after Tanning Here are some facts and myths people have associated with showering after a tanning session. People discuss this topic a lot causing all this overthinking and overstressing to lead to a lot of misunderstandings and myths. Some want to wait as long as possible, while others want to shower straight away as they feel dirty and sticky after getting a tan. People always wonder if they can shower after a tanning session. I’ve been asked this question in the salons I’ve worked for many times.

