Waiting is not Necessary in Some Cases by: Anonymous
Showering right after tanning has no detrimental effect on your tan (tingle and bronzers aside). The issue of drying of the skin by showering is so small that it will not interrupt the tanning process, or cause any uneveness in the tan. Melanogenesis occurs from the inside out, not the other way around. And the skin does not "absorb" UV rays, by the way- melanocyte cells are irradiated and begin to produce melanin from tyrosine, this results in delayed pigment darkening (DPD). The first part of a tan is immediate pigment darkening (IPD), which is the photo-oxidation of melanin granules already present. This occurs quite independently from lotions, showers, etc.
Feb 19, 2009 Rating
Not True by: Anonymous
Not true...very common myth, though. Unless using a bronzer or tingler showering right after has absolutly zero effect on your tan...with a tingler it won't effect your tan it will just re-activate the tingling sensation and with a bronzer showering can effect your "tan" because the bronzer "paints" the top layer of skin like a spray tan and can therefore be washed off or streak...for the scientific reasoning behind why a tan cannot be "washed off" just google showering after tanning.
Sep 16, 2007 Rating
. by: Anonymous
ya. you should wait at least 4 hours after tanning to shower
