Holistic make-up artist Sjaniël Turrell shares her favourite natural self tan brands and application tips to get that bronzed, sunkissed glow without damaging your skin.
Summer is here – or so they say as I sit with rain pouring outside and the heating on in June! – so far so British. Which brings us to another British first-world problem – lilly white skin while you have a booked summer holiday where everyone else is certainly going to look glowing and bronzed.
Since we all know that trying to turn that around in one day on holiday is a very, very bad idea (hello lobsters and skin damage), it is imperative that we compile a list of our clean beauty alternatives to sunless tanning products. Whilst the main tanning ingredient, dihydroxyacetone – the active ingredient that reacts with the amino acids in the top layers of skin cells to change their pigment, remains the same in both natural and commercial products, it is the accompanying ingredients that matter. Natural oils and plant-based ingredients mean better moisturising components, free from nasties and toxic fragrances that in themselves may not be biologically or sun safe. Another thing to consider, for those who love their spray tans – is that you are quite possibly breathing in particles of sunscreen and additive chemicals and that most certainly is not good for you.
Avoid getting sunburnt or absorbing unwanted nasties whilst on a tanning mission and get your glow on in the bathroom with our list of clean and effective self- tanning brands: