Tanning lotions can help you get tan faster or even getting tan without sun! Tanning lotions are extremely popular in Western Society, since being tan is a sign of healthiness and wealth. Being tan, however, hasn’t always been in fashion. In earlier days, say before the 20th century, being tan was not a sign of wealth, on the contrary, it was a sign of working class poverty. Having a tan was a sign that you were labouring outdoors.

The upper class obviously did not work outdoors. They had indoor jobs such as banking or trading, so they remained pale. A tan woman was even worse than a tanned man, because it meant that the man couldn’t provide for his family and the wife had to work too, as real disgrace!

Luckily we have overcome that class distinction based on the level of skin tan, and tanning lotion can be used by anyone who wants to have a healthy tan. Tanning lotions come in different brands and gradations, going from very mild tanning lotions to lotions of which you get dark brown. There are self tanning lotions, sunless tanning lotions and even tanning bed lotions, with which you can lie in bed and still get tan! Be careful when using tanning lotions, because although most of them have UV protectors, they can surely damage your skin. Try a little bit of tanning lotion on a little inconspicuous part of your body, and if it works out well, when lotioning the rest of your body, make sure you spread the tanning lotion evenly. Tanning lotion has the annoying characteristic that when you don’t spread it very precisely, it causes spots and blots.

Ask your pharmacist about the best tanning lotion before applying it. Tanning lotions shouldn’t be used by children.