Does it also happen to you that for some reason your legs don’t want to get tanned? Face, arms and back are brown-and-gold, yet the legs’ colour is exactly same as it was in the winter. What should be done then? How to get even suntan on our entire body? Luckily, there are ways thanks to which your body skin can win this even colour. What is it? Find out how easy it is.

Why suntan is good?

Suntan makes us look younger and healthier. Golden shade accentuates our muscles, slenderizes us and boosts our attractiveness. Moreover, this new skin colour perfectly matches the summer outfits: white dresses, colourful tops and gold jewellery. But did you know that tan is a natural protection against the sun and irritations? Additionally, it helps combat some skin diseases, treat depression and accelerates vitamin D production in our organism.

Why does it take leg skin longer to get tanned?

Surely, it’s common for most of us to tan the arms, back, face and belly, while legs remaining pale for the next few days. It happens like that because the sun hits the upper body part first. Moreover, leg skin doesn’t feature a considerable amount of sebaceous glans, hence its fast dehydration. It’s also worth realising that we disturb the hydrolipid barrier while removing hair or we rinse it off during bathing. Skin deprived of the protective coat is hard to moisturise and tan.

Hair removal and tanning

To make tanning more successful, remove the unwanted hair. However, if you do this too frequently or if you remove the hair inappropriately, then it will be highly possible for you to experience difficulties with making your legs naturally sun-kissed. For that reason, it’s wiser to remove hair a day before planned sunbathing. You can also go for laser hair removal, home IPL device, sugar paste, hot/cold wax, shaving cream or a regular disposable razor. No matter the means chosen, remember to moisturise the legs once you finish carrying out the procedure. Smooth skin, without in-grown hair, will get tanned considerably faster.

Step by step hair removal

How to accelerate leg tanning process? Either apply a scrub or remove hair. Below you’re going to find instructions and a few tips that will guide you to achieve one of your summer goals – perfectly tanned legs.

1. Before hair removal, take a bath or soak your legs in warm water. Apply scrub that removes dead skin cells and helps get rid of the in-grown hairs.
2. Next, apply a shaving cream and go on removing the unwanted hair. If you have run out of a shaving product, go for a hair conditioner, creamy shower gel or other similar product that will help you glide a razor easily.
3. Use a new razor after each shaving. If you don’t have such possibility, disinfect the blades precisely. Also, bear in mind not to share your razors with other people – it’s really easy to get oneself infected by transmitting bacteria.
4. When the shaving is done, apply the product that soothe irritations.

How to get legs ready for tanning?

As mentioned above, moisturising is crucial. Well-hydrated skin gets tanned faster and is less prone to irritations. Therefore, when the summer is about to start, and you’re planning your summer holiday, keep replenishing your skin with water day after day. Moreover, in more or less 30 minutes before sunbathing, apply a sunscreen. Remember, to reapply the UV filter every hour. If you plan to spend your time off in an active way instead of laying on the beach, you can go for SPF 20 cream.

How to make legs tanned – useful tips

First and foremost, start tanning form the body parts that react to the sun the least. If they get brown as the last ones, use the following trick – expose them to the sun as the first ones. Secondly, don’t shave your legs every day, even if you spot tiny hair. Thanks to this your legs will get tanned faster and the hair will be lighted up due to the sun and less visible. Thirdly, keep replenishing your skin with water before and after sunbathing. After all, well-moisturised and well-conditioned skin gets tanned considerably faster. Fourthly, use various sunscreens to different body parts. To clarify, use a cream with the lowest SPF concentration to your legs, while coating the remaining parts of your body with higher SPF. Fifthly, place your body perpendicularly to the sun because in this very way you are going to get tanned faster. Turn your body back/front every half of an hour. Sixthly, your tan will be more even and durable if you get it tanned while doing sports, talking a stroll or during other physical activity.