Trying to find the darkest self tan

glowgirl_2

Hi everyone, I don't think the essential oil makes a difference to the effectiveness of the olive oil, just makes it smell better, Ksa. can you confirm? I used extra virgin from Morrisons (cause its on offer;)) and loved it, I haven't yet tried oil on my face but will be soon, somewhere on here is a really good thread telling you all about the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) but I cant find it right now should be worth a search though, I know lots of people swear by it.

FelinePrincess, this is my question with the drops as well, how do you know how many drops to mix with the moisturizer to get the strength you want? Also is any moisturizer going to work because of the oils in it, would it be a stable mixture, I notice the celebrity secrets one is dha and water and other, presumably preservatives, chemical sounding ingredients, if you could make the drops work in any moisturizer surly this would be a winner all round and a great business idea:T I really must try to get my mind off making money:rotfl:My all time fav body moisturizer is good old Palmers Coco butter, my daughter is a fan of Aqueous cream as she has a touch of eczema especially in the summer and this really helps, actually this might be a good idea as you can buy a 500ml tub in boots for £3.99 and then you could experiment to your hearts content without much cost, Aqueous cream is unscented though so not sure if the dha would overpower it, do the drops smell? Ahhh so many questions...............

If Gunna is still around will you let us know how your homemade moisturizer is going? I would love to know:)

FelinePrincess

Hi Glowgirl,

The more I think about it I think you would have to add quite alot of drops to moisturiser to get a decent strength. For example the drops are 34% dha so if you mixed it 50/50 you would get 17%, 25/75 you would get 8.5% percent ect. The bottle is 1.5 fl oz which I think (not certain) is about 48ml so even if it is mixed with 3 parts moisturiser to make a 8.5% solution (no where near strong enough in my opinion!) it wont go very far. So I'm thinking I'll probably just use this on my face as it's not really going to be very cost effective to use as an all over body moisturiser.

No idea how it will react to different moisturisers, unless anyone can give us any advice I suppose I'll just make a little bit at a time and use trial and error.

Booster drops haven't been delivered yet but still hoping they will come today! I'm hoping they wont smell but will report as soon as I know for certain!

Feline Princess

Ksa.

Hi,
just to confirm that the essential oil makes no difference to the olive oil just the fragrance.....ive noticed that applying the celeb secrets on the face is never even...does anyone have any tips or other products for the face but with the same darkness????.
Hope all tanning is going well!:j
Ps use Aveeno cream for ezcema its much better! You can get it on perscription!

Ksa.

Hello,
I have found a good moisturiser listed! As Gunna suggested it is pure shea butter containing DHA....here is the link http://www.handmadenaturals.co.uk/shop/shop.php?action=full&id=21
Please if anyone knows a chemical paraben free (like celeb secrets) but for the face!
Bye!
Also fake bake do an oil free body moisturiser check johnandginger.com or feelunique.com

FelinePrincess

Hi all,

Well, I'm still waiting for my order from celebrity secrets. They said it would be here yesterday or today at latest so hoping it will be here this afternoon!

Ksa, I usually apply siennasol to my face. I just use whats left on the mit after doing my chest to rub on my neck then on my face. I just gently wipe the mit over my face. I am very careful applying it to the area above my top lip and usually do there last and make sure there is hardly any solution on the mit when I do, or sometimes I just give it a miss. I have always found fake tan seems to develop darker above my top lip and can result in a moustache effect if your not careful! My face usually comes out even, and if not I find a good wipe with a facial wipe sorts out any patched.

I have found in the past that any patches of dry skin on the face will develop much darker and therefore it's always best to sort out any dry skin before applying if you suffer from this.

That moisturiser you have found looks really nice, although I suspect the tan probably isn't very dark. Are you going to try it?

Feline Princess

Ksa.

Probably wont try the moisturiser....I want to get a natural moisturiser and add the drops myself! Yes the moustache effect happens to me all the time....is it ok to moisturise before you tan??? which moisturiser should we use because ive noticed if I dont my skin is really dry!

FelinePrincess

I never moisturise before applying fake tan as I have the idea that the tan wont take as well if you do, I think I got this idea from people saying you should apply moisturiser to elbows and knees before tanning to stop them going dark. So I suppose if you applied a little bit of moisturiser above your tap lip before you applied fake tan it should minimise the moustache problem.

As for which moisturiser to use I couldn't really advise as I'm not a regular moisturiser but glowgirl did make some suggestions in post 92.

Have you ordered booster drops yet? I am getting impatient waiting for mine to come! Does anyone know who celeb secrets use to deliver their orders?

Feline Princess

FelinePrincess

Just thought, if it is patches of dry skin on your face you are suffering from, I have found a good way to improve/get rid is to exfoliate ( use this exfoliating cloth from bodyshop http://www.amazon.com/Body-Shop-Exfoliating-Skin-Towel/dp/B000HGLN5S for both face and body as I don't find normal exfoliaters vigourus enough!) and then apply vaseline to the area. This is best done before bed as you can add a nice thick layer and it wont bother you then in the morning skin is usually back to (or almost) normal.

I have only done this with very small patches of dry flaky skin, I doubt if it would be a good idea to do your whole face.

Feline Princess

Feline Princess

Ksa.

Thanks for the links and advice feline princess!!...I actually use exfoliating gloves as I find actual exfoliators a bit rubbish!...celeb secrets use the royal mail to deliver, your things will be with you tmrw probably...im going to give booster drops a go i reckon but ill let you go first hehe......!

FelinePrincess

My booster drops are here, yay! I need to have a bit of a scrub at my existing tan to tidy it up before I use them, but out of curiosity I decided to try a small patch of just booster drops to see how dark it came out! I have put it on the arch of my foot as it wont be visible and there is no fake tan there at the moment! I applied it 2 hours ago and I'm disapointed to say it hasn't changed colour yet!

I'm going to add 11 booster drops to 30ml of celeb secrets 16% later which is supposed to make a 17% solution, will report back on this tomorrow!

Feline Princess