Exfoliating Before Bronzing

You ALWAYS want to exfoliate before bronzing. It is a must. If you don't, the bronzer will go on your skin unevenly. If you have dry patches the color in the bronzer will get soaked into the lines that makes dry skin and it will be patchy color. If there is a lot of dead skin cells it will look patchy. You should exfoliate before bronzing.

There are two different kinds of exfoliaters you want to use before bronzing. One for your face and one for your body. You should use two different ones because the skin on your face is so much more delicate. Make sure on the package of the exfoliator for your face it says "for your face". These products should have round, microbeads for exfoliators. Do not use ones the have fruit pits in them. They smash the pit to make the exfoliators and that will cause your skin to break out. It almost makes little microscopic cuts on your skin because the pieces of the pit are jagged and rough, not smooth like the beads are. Dove makes a great face wash with exfoliators.

You body exfoliator will be a little more rough. You might notice the beads or exfoliants are bigger in size. This is okay. Your skin on your body is a lot tougher and actucally needs this to exfoliate well. You can use any kind of body scrub. I like to put it on any kind of sponge. It helps the exfoliating process.

Another thing to remember is that you will need to use seperate bronzers for your face and body. I think the ones that are designed for your face have different ingredients, that will not make your face break out. I have used body bronzers on my face and it broke out. So, make sure you buy seperates.

You do want to make sure your skin is moisturized. You can either put lotion on before bronzing or during bronzing. If you put it on before, wait awhile before applying the bronzer. It lets the lotion soak in so that you do not have dry patches, this is where the bronzer will soak into making it uneven.

The other option is to apply lotion during the bronzing process. This is what I do. It is simple, you just put the bronzer on your hand and add a little lotion in with it. Rub it around your hands first, to mix it, then apply to your skin. It helps even the color out, and moisturize your skin. This also will lessen the color just a touch, which I actucally like because it looks more like a real tan.

Just remember to exfoliate before bronzing. Buy seperate exfoliators for your face and body. Moisturize before or during bronzing. Also, get different bronzers for your face and body. You will look great! Keep in mind to still wear sunscreen while outside, a fake tan doesn't mean you will not burn!