Nothing says,
“My Tan is as fake as Madonna’s British accent.”
Like tanner stained hands.
So the logical thing, I suppose, would be to wear gloves… but what if I don’t have gloves? What if I just want to put some tanner on my face and I don’t want to go to the trouble of gloving up? What if I prefer rubbing it in with my hands ungloved?
These questions have haunted me for a long time now.
I tried a bunch of different solutions, including rubbing bleach on my hands…which worked but would probably poison me and give me all kinds of diseases. Rachel (my sis) and I decided to just try everything in her pantry that sounded like a possibilty. Vinegar- nothin’ Lemon Juice-fresh smelling nothin’ and so on.
When we finally tried Baking soda we were amazed!
We mixed it with water and it made a nice (subtly gritty) paste. When we rubbed it on our palms the tanner washed off completely. It doesn’t leave a trace! We also tried it on our elbows and knees (or anywhere your tanner could streak) and it worked like a charm there too.
I am starting to think if it can’t be fixed with baking soda or corn starch…it can’t be fixed period.
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I love that trick! Soaking in Epsom salt is awesome too especially for the whole body
You are a genius!
what self-tanner do you use!?
Sunlabs, its amazing!http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DR1HXG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003DR1HXG&linkCode=as2&tag=maskcara-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003DR1HXG
I like Banana Boat I have been using for years, my sister was once a spray tanner professional she told me to spray in circles instead of going up and down this will prevent streaks. Banana does not turn orange at all I have fair skin been using Banana Boat for years.
Sigh…I have such a love affair with Baking Soda:)
SOOOOO Happy you posted this because I just received my Overnight Tan and boy do I have tan hands
I came to your site to see if you had ever blogged on it and Thank God you just did. Sooo…I am streaky on my forearms (the unders) and back of my legs…how can I use the baking soda to fix streaking? Or how can I fix the streaking period?
I’ve heard of baking soda working to remove tanner but I’ve always used my toothpaste. It’s in the bathroom (where I use my tanner), it takes 2 seconds, and it works great. This is probably because there is baking soda in a lot of toothpastes but I’ve found it convenient.
Cara Valenzuela, I’ve heard that lightly exfoliating or rubbing half a lemon against the streaks will reduce it.
I just used the self tanner you recommend (amazing!) but I forgot to wear gloves :/ and I have no baking soda!! So I tired oxyclean…works just as good!!
I just discovered this entire blog today and found myself getting more and more excited with each post I read. This was the one that made me “OHMIGAHD!” out loud! Thank you for sharing your tips, this is awesome news!!!
How do you get the tan off without your hands looking paler than the rest of your body?
this has got to be one of the best finds from Pinterest! tan hands are the worst! thanks for posting!
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what about the feet the toes and ankles please post on this show how it always streaks on me and I can’t believe jergens natural glow doesn’t smell I really like that one because I am very light and never tan however can’t stand the smell and being sticky whose one would you suggest and pleas doesn’t smell, thank you
marina
PS. sorry for the typo meant which one would you suggest for someone light really light with a slight yellow under tone. skin and what exfoiation you reckmend there are so many? I have even used st.Tropez and my son can’t stand the smell nor can I . However we all love a tan even if it on our legs!
thanks
marina
Do these tanners come off in pool or ocean water?
I just discovered this myself! I use a spray on, and after using it the first time this year, I forgot that it gets all over my floor! I was walking all over in it, and I ended up with orange soles! Baking soda really helped wash it off faster, and it helped on the spots where I had a little too much going on
Great tip!
I have only lotion-tanned a few times and have found this problem: when I wash my hands after to get the lotion off, it takes the lotion off my hands, leaving me with white skin “gloves” (yuck!). What to do to avoid this? Let it dry and then use the baking soda or just use it right away only on the palms?
Thanks!
Can I use coconut oil rather than the butter lotion?
Absolutely!
I always have a problem with my nails turning brown, I imagine a quick scrub with baking soda would fix that, too?