Tanning Before A Wax

Can you tan before a wax? Or should you wait until after? These are great questions to ask and definitely need to be addressed before your waxing appointment.

First, there are two types of tanning:
Laying in a bed or outside in the sun
Sunless tanning by a spray tan or a self rub on tanner

In general, waxing before you tan is a great thing. It’s important to exfoliate before you tan (at least for a spray tan or self tanner) so you ensure the lotion or spray will go on smoothly. Since waxing is a natural exfoliant, it’s perfect to do before you tan.

Being an Esthetician, I have to say first and foremost, please NEVER lay in a tanning bed. I used to do this often back in high school and even college. I have super pale skin and loved looking tan so I used to love going to a tanning salon and cooking my skin. I used to tell myself that if I “fake bake” then my chance of burning when being outside would decrease. False. I would get a sunburn anyway. So please, please, please, don’t go to a tanning salon and lay in a tanning bed.

Ok, back on topic, IF, and that’s a big IF, you’re going to lay in a tanning bed or lay outside in the sun, please don’t do so for at least 48 hours prior to your waxing appointment. Waxing is a natural exfoliant and tanning will dry your skin out. The last thing you want is for the wax to adhere to your skin because it’s so dry and then accidentally pull off the top layers of your skin. Now, this is why I only use hard wax (hard wax is much safer and easier on the skin since it only adheres to your hair, not the skin). However, if you have very dry skin, even hard wax can remove multiple layers of skin. I would also recommend waiting at least 48 hours after your waxing appointment before you use a tanning bed or lay in the skin. This is to ensure your skin and hair follicles have fully healed/sealed so you’re not introducing bacteria or infection to your freshly waxed skin.

Sunless tanning like a spray tan or self run on tanner is different. You definitely don’t want to get a spray tan before your waxing appointment. If you do, the wax is going to remove the spray tan. I can’t tell you how many clients I have had come in after getting a spray tan the day prior. I had to tell them that unfortunately, anywhere I wax is going to take off that layer of tan and it’s going to make them look weird. So, if you’re going to get a spray tan or use a self tanner, please wait until after your appointment! I recommend at least 24 hours after getting waxed to tan yourself. You don’t have to wait 48 hours like with a tanning bed because a spray tan or rub on tanner isn’t going to damage or “cook” your skin like a tanning bed will.

So, long story short, always wax FIRST, and tan SECOND.
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