It’s quick, easy, safe and works amazingly well at providing a natural-looking, beautiful tan.
But what happens when you make that inevitable mistake when applying it and you wake up the next day with a splotch here or a streak there?
Well fear not…
Here a few different ideas on what you can do to remove self tanner. And the best part is, most of these are very inexpensive and easy to do!
Exfoliate With A Body Scrub
This is probably the best method, and least harmful to your skin! You can use an exfoliator right in the shower (this one is our favorite). You simply apply soem to a washcloth or exfoliating mitt, and then use circular motions to scrub away the tanner. Exfoliation is the key to stunning skin and will create a youthful appearance, as well as getting rid of any offensive streaks or spots.
Lemon Juice
This one works ok for small blemishes like those on your hands or feet. Just dab your skin with a cotton ball or cotton pad that has been soaked in lemon juice. This is particularly useful when you have just a few spots of self tanner to lift away. You can buy little bottles of lemon juice at the grocery store.
White Vinegar
What can’t white vinegar do? It can be used in cooking, cleaning and in your beauty regimen in a wide variety of ways. It’s awesome for so many purposes that you should keep a huge jug on hand at all times. It only costs a couple of bucks and you will find yourself using it all of the time. With that said, if you need to remove self tanner with it, you should try rubbing vinegar on, letting it sit for 10 minutes or so and then rinsing it off with water.
Baking Soda
This is pretty simple. Make yourself a body scrub of water and baking soda and get to work exfoliating away the orange! This doesn’t work too well, but we had to list it.
Baby Oil
This one’s for major mistakes where you need to reduce your color over a large area. To make it work, lather up with some baby oil and let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then hop in a hot bath to rinse away the self tanner. It smells good and will leave your skin soft and supple.
Baby Wipes
Not all baby wipes work, but some do and they will smell more pleasant and be easier to use than, say, vinegar or nail polish remover. Only use these on very small areas. And donlt rub too hard or you’ll damage your skin.
Rubbing Alcohol or Acetone
Yes, this may not be your first choice… as both of these products smell… well… kind of stinky. These products can also be harsh on your skin as well (so we’d only recommend them in a pinch).
Use these in the same way that you would use vinegar or baby oil. Rub it on, let it sit for a minute or two and then rinse it off. You can also put it on a tissue or cotton ball and gently rub the area that has the self tanner you want removed.
Toothpaste
This is another one we wouldnlt recommend, but we’ve seen it a few places on the internet. Be sure and use whitening toothpaste if you’re going to go this route. Rub it on, let it sit and then rinse it and the self tanner away!
So there you have it…
Self tanner is awesome, but once in awhile we all make mistakes when applying it.
This is a small price to pay for saving our skin from the dangers of the sun and wrinkling.
With these tips, you’ll be confident knowing you look tanned and fabulous, and can fix those little annoying spots and streaks we all get from time to time!
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Supermodels like Alessandra Ambrosio and Irina Shayk have to be ready for a beach shoot at a moment’s notice. That means being sporting a flawless glow so they can wear the tiniest bikini, even in the depths of winter.
Concerns about skin aging and cancer, plus the ultimate no-no for a model of having strange tan lines, make tanning in the sun a bad idea for everyone. To avoid these problems, models and beautiful women everywhere use self-tanner.
Best Bronze, the top selling self-tanner in Brazil for +10 years running, offers a quick, easy, safe and natural-looking glow. Irina and Alessandra are fans of Best Bronze for achieving their perfect tans.
Unfortunately, sometimes with self-tanner you can make a mistake like streaks or end up with orange hands. This happens less frequently with Best Bronze because of its foolproof spray application and the gloves included in the package to protect your hands.
But if you ever run into problems, here are 9 ways that supermodels fix self-tanner mistakes.
- Exfoliateareas with streaks or excess color – You can use a scrub with microbeads, sugar or salt or try a loofah or buffer. This will slough off the outer layer of skin. The effect will be more even color.
- Oil – This is helpful when you’ve got a large area to fix. Slather on baby oil or body oil and let it sit for 10 minutes or so. Or try putting a few capfuls of oil in a tub of water and soaking. Not only will it moisturize but it will lift the top layer of skin and make it appear the color has faded.
- Natural lighteners– Among the products to try are the following. The acid in some of them helps break up the color on your skin:
- A paste of baking soda and water
- Lemon juice
- White vinegar
- Baby wipes
If you’ve got just a few spots to fix, you can rub them with a cut lemon. Lemon juice can also be applied with a cotton ball, and it’s one of the most effective methods. If the stains are stubborn, you can also combine lemon juice and baking soda in a paste.
Vinegar smells terrible, but if your stains are stubborn, try rubbing it on and letting it sit for about 10 minutes. Baby wipes are hit and miss in terms of effectiveness, but they are convenient.
- Rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover with acetone– These products are harsh and smell bad, so only resort to them if other methods don’t get the job done. Rub on with a cotton ball, let it sit for a few minutes and then rinse. These are drying so be sure to moisturize afterward.
- Toothpaste – Hey it whitens your teeth, right? Apply a whitening formulation toothpaste, rub it in, let it stand for a few minutes and then wash it off.
- Special products – There are products that are formulated to tackle orange palms and streaks. They work but generally no better than the methods we recommend above.
The ultimate supermodel secret is to not get streaks or stains in the first place.
Irina and Alessandra use Best Bronze, the self-tanner that rules the beaches of Brazil, because it’s effective, colorless and goes on so easily that mistakes are rare. Plus using the included gloves means no Oompa Loompa hands. To learn more about Best Bronze and how to get the perfect glow without the sun, click here.