Sunburn! Oh No, Will This Affect My Spray Tan?
Did you just get a sunburn, and you’re wondering if it’s ok to get your weekly spray tan? Well, the answer is
most definitely “NO.”
If your sunburn is very painful, or flaking, do not apply anything other than aloe vera or products intended to
treat sunburns. Get the burn to fully heal before you consider getting a spray tan. It can take 6 to 8 weeks for a
sunburn to completely heal. If the sunburn is peeling at all, you don’t want to apply a spray tan. Spray tans
work through an ingredient called dihydroxyacetone, or DHA. DHA reacts with the amino acids of the dead
skin cells sitting on your skin. Since the dead skin cells gradually release from your skin during the constant and
healthy cell renewal process, the fake tan you achieve will also disappear. The spray tan is almost guaranteed to
come off with the flaking skin leaving your tan looking blotchy. The bottom line is, if you have a really bad
sunburn, let it heal before you get a spray tan.
Will A Spray Tan Prevent a Sunburn?
Absolutely not. In fact, no tan whatsoever is going to prevent or even eliminate the possibility of a sunburn. If
you have gotten a good tan from the sun, then it’s like wearing SPF 2 or 3, it might make it slightly harder to get
burned, but not much. Spray tan solutions do not contain any SPF whatsoever. If you are planning to go out
into the sun with a spray tan, be sure you use a good quality sunscreen that is OIL FREE.
