Keeping A Tan

**El Jugo Buen0** · 09-12-2004, 10:12 PM

I tend to get a nice light brownish-red color when I go tanning, which looks good. BUT it fades away after maybe three days. How can I preserve the tan, or keep it longer? Should I go more times in one week? Go consecutive days?

**SwoleCat** · 09-13-2004, 07:39 AM

Umm, yeah, I believe tanning every few days would keep you darker and tanned, yes.

Makes pretty straightforward sense to me.

~SC~

**Danielle** · 09-13-2004, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by SwoleCat

Umm, yeah, I believe tanning every few days would keep you darker and tanned, yes.

Makes pretty straightforward sense to me.

~SC~

lol............i agree.......

the more you go tanning = the more tanner you will be

but more then once a week seems like too much for me........

**Jeremy34** · 09-13-2004, 09:37 PM

moisturize....big key, and yes, like they said, tan more

**SwoleCat** · 09-13-2004, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Danielle

lol............i agree.......

the more you go tanning = the more tanner you will be

but more then once a week seems like too much for me........

For real? You go once per week?

I hit it at least 3............I can't get pasty.........

~SC~

**Bigpup101** · 09-14-2004, 12:37 AM

i hear palmers' cokoa butter

**SwoleCat** · 09-14-2004, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by Bigpup101

i hear palmers' cokoa butter

~SC~

**co2boi** · 09-14-2004, 07:00 AM

If you are planning to tan more than once a week, I would def recommend supplementing melanin. That is, assuming you are white. It should also help keep pigmentation in your skin longer

**SwoleCat** · 09-14-2004, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by co2boi

If you are planning to tan more than once a week, I would def recommend supplementing melanin. That is, assuming you are white. It should also help keep pigmentation in your skin longer

Cool deal. How much is a good dose??

~SC~

**co2boi** · 09-14-2004, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by SwoleCat

Cool deal. How much is a good dose??

~SC~

I've never taken melanin supplements directly, although I've known people to do so with varying results. These are usually "tanning activators" that have a bunch of artificial ingredients, colorants, Beta-Carotene, and/or Canthaxanthin, which have been banned by the FDA because they are dangerous. They can also make your skin orange like a ooompa from Willy Wonka.

You can take a good multi with Vitamin Cm B-1, and copper then supplement with some aminos (L-Cysteine, phenylalanine, L-Tyrosine). These are the ingredients for your body to make melanin naturally....always better IMO