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Preparing and maintaining your Fake Bake tan

Jump in the shower and get ready to prepare your skin for the ultimate self tanning experience! Begin by using Fake Bake's passion fruit Body Polish. This is a soapless product which will leave no residue on the skin. This is important as residue can affect the outcome of your tan.
Pay particular attention to the feet, knees and elbows and you'll be left with the softest, smoothest skin which is the perfect starting point for the
Fake Bake ™ experience!

After you have exfoliated, apply a little Skin Smoothie to the very dry areas such as your knees, elbows, heels and feet. This will help emulsify Fake Bake™ and "smooth" out the tanner for a more professional finish.
Fake Bake™ has moisturisers already built in but if your skin is really dry, we would recommend using our Oil Free Moisturiser under the tan. Please do not use a moisturiser containing oil as this can prohibit the tanning agents from working correctly and may affect the outcome of your tan.

Once the product has developed 6-8 hours you will notice that you are notably darker than when you first started. This is because your Fake Bake™ tan has developed underneath the colour guide. Shower the colour guide of thoroughly using warm water and a towelling flannel to reveal your sunless tan. The water will turn a muddy colour but don't worry - you are not washing off your Fake Bake™ tan, only the colour guide. It's important that the colour guide is washed off meticulously!
If you have low levels of melanin in your skin, you will develop a lighter tan than someone with high levels (eg: olive skin toned) if you wish for an even darker tan a 30 % darker spray is available (ask staff for more details)
Take care of your Fake Bake™ tan much as you would a real tan and your tan will last longer.
In the morning, after you've showered off the colour guide, lock your new Fake Bake™ tan deep into your skin with Skin Smoothie Oil, Oil Free Moisturiser, Tan Enhancing Lotion or one of our wonderful Body Butters.
As a Fake Bake™ authorised salon we will always recommend Fake Bake™ products to work better with your tan, but high street brands will suffice.

Our self tanning products are recommended by dermatologists. However, if you have sensitive skin or questions about using our self tanning products, we recommend that you test the product on a small area of your body. Let it set for a few hours and discontinue use if signs of irritation or rash appears. Common sense dictates to avoid contact with the eyes, do not apply to broken or inflamed skin. For external use only so do not swallow and of course, keep out of reach of children.