Skin Prep Instructions

The perfect Airbrush Tan begins with proper skin preparation

“Skin prep it to a tan as food prep is to a physique”

Follow these steps precisely to have the best tan possible!
● Seven to fourteen days before your airbrush appointment, begin your skin prep regimen. A few days is NOT
enough.
● STOP waxing 14 days before your airbrush appointment.
● Start full body shaving 3-4 weeks before your airbrush appointment to avoid razor rash.
● Avoid sunburns. Your tan will flake and peel and we may not be able to cover it.
● If possible, soak two times in the tub the week of the show to better loosen skin prior to an exfoliation session.
● Do not use loofah scrubs, mitts or harsh brushes. Use hand in circular motions only.
● Do no use any type of oil or sugar scrubs. The oils will prevent the tanning product from sitting well on the skin
and sugar scrubs often leave streaks on the skin that can be seen through the tan.
● Only use your hand in light, circular motions with the Get Buffed product mentioned below. This product is a
Pre-Tan scrub that also neutralizes the pH of the skin. Use it daily 7-14 days prior to your tan.

 

To begin your skin prep exfoliation

1. Shower and shave daily. Use Get Buffed Scrub daily until the Thursday before your first coat of tan. Do no use any type of oil or sugar scrubs.

2. Lightly rub the scrub over your entire body in circular motions. Do not use back and forth motions and is can leave lines in the skin that show through the tan.

3. After shower and use of scrub, apply any water-based moisturizer from your local retailer.

4. Stop using the exfoliation scrub Thursday night before your base tan on Friday.

5. On Friday, the day of your base tan:

   1. Do not exfoliate, shower and shave ONLY before noon.

   2. Do not use any type of moisturizer on your skin on Friday.

   3. No deodorant on Friday. It will greatly affect your tan.

   4. Do not shower at any time the weekend of your show unless we advise you to do so.

6. Three to five days after your show, your skin will begin to shed the tan. Once this happens, you will need to reverse exfoliate, meaning remove the dead skin cells that are holding the tan. To do this simply use your Get Buffed product in circular motions just as you did to prep for the tan.

NOTE: Both men and women should exfoliate. Pay close attention to the chest, back and underarm areas.