I recently had a bit of self tanner build up issues that I
needed to take care of. It gave me the idea to write this post. Whether you’re
a regular user that hasn’t been keeping up with exfoliation like you should or
you are new to applying self tanner and had a bit of an ‘oops’ moment during
the application process, the process to fix the mistakes is the same. I have a
few tips for you all depending on what exactly you’re looking for and they are
all really cost effective.
1) Scrub:
Of course you knew this would be on here. I find this best if you have some
small mistakes to fix, but nothing too intense. I personally like to use plain
white sugar as a scrub when I’m in the shower. I like to use it as a make shift
dry body scrub while my conditioner is in my hair. Obviously if you want to buy
a scrub that’s fine (one I have used in the past was by KP Duty and it was a
physical and chemical scrub), but making your own is far more cost effective.
You can use plain white sugar like me, or something coarser like sea salt or
raw sugar. The more coarse the more color it will take off. You can also put in
things like lemon (the acid will help exfoliate) or some kind of oil. Oil can
help get more color off in my experience, but I don’t like to use ones with oil
if I’m going to be using tanner after my shower.
2) Body
Brush: I have talked about dry body brushing before and if you have some small
problem areas to fix this would work well and would be a nice quick fix.
3) Washcloth:
This is my favorite way to get rid of streaking. I just take a washcloth into
the shower with me and after I’ve been in for a bit, so my skin is nice and
soft, I will take it and rub it all over my body focusing on the areas that I
have buildup. This takes off a lot of color quickly and completely evens you
out. I’ve found that the best kind of washcloth to use is one that’s really
crap quite honestly. One that’s rough. This helps it to exfoliate better. I use
ones that I purchased when I first went to college at Target. I got a 12 pack
for $4 or $5 or something like that (I obviously can’t remember as that was
about 5 years ago). But the really cheap ones actually work best.
4) Bath:
Sitting in a bath is a really great way to get off self-tanner. It helps soften
your skin and you can really take advantage of being in the water for a bit of
time by putting something in the water. You could put lemon or milk, as the
acids would help the dead skin loosen up, or you could use Epsom salts.
Obviously you would need to use a scrub or washcloth or something at the end to
remove the loosened dead skin. I don’t really do this ever because I hate
baths, but I have done it once in the past in a desperate moment and it worked
quite well.
5) Hot
Tub: The last resort, obviously, as most of us don’t have regular access to hot
tubs (or a pool). A hot tub is best because of the heat, but a regular pool can
do a lot to remove tanner. The chlorine just really attacks the tanner. If
you’ve ever worn self tanner and gone to the pool you will already know this,
but be prepared for it to just remove everything. It won’t just even you out
like the others do and you may still need to do some physical exfoliation afterwards
to make sure it’s all gone. I had to mention this method though because it
really does wonders.
I hope these tips can help you out the next time you’re in a
bind. It can be really upsetting when your self-tanner messes up because it
looks truly horrendous, so you have to remove the color, which if you’re
applying self-tanner clearly being tan is what you were hoping to achieve, not
being pale again. But sometimes you just have to suck it up and start over
again.
Have a great day!
Meagan
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