Gone are the days when you’d smear yourself with baby oil, lay out for hours and hours and bake yourself to get a nice dark tan.  With UV rays getting stronger and stronger and the risk of skin cancer going up each year, people are getting smarter about their tanning practices.  But just because you slap on some sunscreen when you go out in the sun doesn’t mean that you can’t get a tan.

Some of the best tanning lotions can be worn along with a sunscreen, providing you with UV protection while letting you tan. And really, who doesn’t love a deep tan?  I’m very fair skinned and tend to burn so using a combo sunscreen and tanning lotion is perfect for me. Dark tanning lotions can be used to achieve the deepest tans but if you only want a light glow then you can go with a tanning lotion that provides moisture with a touch of color.

 I usually opt for getting just a touch of color, just enough to make me look healthy.  I find if I go too dark, with my light coloring, it just doesn’t look right.  I also don’t spend a great deal of time out in the sun, so it only makes sense that I go for a lighter tan.

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