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tanning oil or tanning lotion?

I have used oil before and I didn't burn Idk y i don't tan my dad can put baby oil on and he gets dark so fast. I want to know which works better to get a fast tan and which is better for the skin? I don't really like using the oil bc it makes my hair oily and after im doing tanning i have to take a shower asap bc i feel so gross. But i will do what i have to, to get a tan. I also have very very fair skin.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    oil is more affective when sun bathing as it kinda cooks, think of oil you use when you cook, it gets hotter! careful if you are fair though you may burn

  • 4 years ago

    Use tanning lotion on no account a tanning spray. Tanning sprays usually pass away you streaky. it may take place with tanning creams too yet not in case you do it suitable. Dilute the tanning lotion with frequent moisturizer so which you will placed it on and whether you pass over a niche the even glow from the diluted moisturizer can conceal it up. And undemanding skins ought to not likely tan. in fact, no one ought to somewhat tan. And tanning beds are in simple terms as undesirable as a results of fact the sunlight. you need to consistently placed on sunscreen interior the sunlight regardless.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I use lotion, it allows sun to penetrate more deeply into the skin, making you darker quicker.

    Tanning in the sun for about an hour a day will get you tan. It takes time, but it will happen. Make sure youre using sunblock, but only after about 15 minutes of tanning, so that you get Vitamin D. Sunblock prevents Vit D from entering your skin, so put it on after 15 minutes, so you get Vit D, no sunburn AND a tan.

    Source(s): Happy Tanning :)
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