I was wondering what do tan lotion do?Like do people put it on when they are getting a tan from the sun ? Or you can just apply and your skin get darker. If so does the color of the tan stays?

My friend used one of these on her birthday a few years back..and I remembered it kept her legs a darker color of orange..and turned her hands orange as well..and she couldn't get the color off of her hands although when everyone got wet at her birthday party from the water hose..it came off her legs...oddly enough it stayed on her hands though o_O


I suppose it works if you want a orange body If you go out in the sun to tan you can getting same type of tanning thing that helps you tan...I forget what its called though

There are many tanning products.

There are tanning product that promotes healthier/quicker tan by maximizing the tanning effect of the UV rays and minimizing the sun damages. This can be found in the line of Neutrogena.

Sunless tan products such as Japanese cosmetic company, Shisedo and doesn't need sun. The products already have "coloring ingredients" that gives your skin the color. An alternative cheaper convenient product is in The Body Shop cosmetic line.


There is no safe tan according to many popular scientists especially dermatologist.

Orange skin ? I want to try it out but I want it to turn out brownish not orange. Had anyone that actually use it tell me about it?

Um, there's tanning oil that protects your skin from the bad rays but still allows you to tan, and there's lotion that actually has stuff in it to turn your skin darker.

I use the Jergens Daily Glow moisturizer (or something like that) and it works just fine. Not orangey.

Where can i get Jergens Daily Glow moisturizer? Does it turns your skin back to normal when you wash it off?

You can get it from most drug / beauty / grocery stores. I think I bought mine from ULTA. No, your skin does not go back to normal color... You use it over the period of one week, and it makes you a few shades darker. If you do use it though, I'd still use it about once a week after your one week of rubbing it in. It just seems like it would stay better that way. shrugs*

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That's a weird question, but tan lotion , when you put it on it attracts the sun more and gives you a tan , and most of the time it also contains spf.