There are a few things you can do at home the night before to maximize your sunless results: shaving your legs and doing a full body exfoliation treatment with non-oil based products will improve the longevity of your tan. Using sunless enhancing products designed to improve the skin’s condition prior to your session will enhance your results and accelerate tan development. Note: avoid using over the counter lotions and moisturizers the day of your sunless session if they’re not designed specifically for sunless tanning. Your salon or technician will have a full line of products specifically designed for sunless tanning. Anything else may impede the process and produce unsatisfactory results.

Sunless tanning formulations have been thoroughly tested by a third-party lab and the results showed no eye or skin irritation. However, protective eyewear is provided by the salon should you wish to use it.

Most people wear nothing. Since the room is completely private, going for “an all-over” treatment is completely up to you. However, if you do wear a bathing suit or underwear, please note that it may become stained. The instant color cosmetic bronzer is water-soluble and should wash out, but the DHA may permanently stain what you wear during the sunless tanning session

Many customers wear a disposable shower cap provided by the salon or technician to keep hair dry. Other customers choose to get their treatment without covering their hair. The sunless tanning formulation does not penetrate the hair follicle. However, if you choose to use an instant color cosmetic bronzer and have very light or white hair, your hair may become temporarily stained.

Some people notice a slight starchy smell on their skin a few hours after a tanning session. This is simply the DHA reacting to proteins in your skin and it fades away fairly quickly. Today’s sunless formulations now use an odor control system that helps eliminate this DHA reaction

The components used in sunless tanning formulations have been successfully used in cosmetics and food products for decades, and are proven safe for use on the skin. If you’ve had previous allergic reactions to self-tanning lotions or cosmetics, you may want to do a “patch test” first. Put a small amount of sunless formulation on a small area of your skin to test for possible reactions

Swimming in chlorinated water or salt water can fade your sunless tanning results, cause possible streaking and will diminish the length of your tan. However, normal activities such as bathing, showering or physical activities will not affect the quality of the sunless tan.

Swimming in chlorinated water or salt water can fade your sunless tanning results, cause possible streaking and will diminish the length of your tan. However, normal activities such as bathing, showering or physical activities will not affect the quality of the sunless tan

Not at all. Before automated spray booths most self-tanners were creams and lotions applied by hand – that meant inconsistent coverage. Too much lotion applied in one place left the skin looking orange while not enough lotion left unattractive streaks. Today’s automated sunless technology ensures that a uniform micro-spray of sunless formulation covers the entire body in the exact amount required to produce a smooth, even, natural-looking tan. Norvell Amber Sun provides “right off the beach” natural looking results every time!

From start to finish you can expect 6 to 8 minutes total time. The automated sunless spray system only takes about 2 minutes. The pre-tan preparation and the post-tan redressing, will add about 4 to 6 minutes to your session time. If it’s your first time, add an additional few minutes for our tanning consultant to explain the step by step instructions.

While no one should purposely inhale or ingest the sunless tanning spray, it is known that DHA (the active tanning ingredient) is a non- hazardous compound and causes no adverse reaction in moderate quantities when applied topically or even ingested. Testing has shown that DHA is less toxic than aspirin, caffeine and even common table salt. Ingesting a small amount of DHA should pose no health risk to the consumer. However, nose filters are provided by the salon should you wish to use them.