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Tanning Tips from Fit N Tan

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:57:08 GMT

MOISTURE is the key to a long-lasting tan! Plenty of lotion and water will keep skin moist! By using lotions and drinking plenty of water, the healthier skin you will have. And with healthier skin comes a tan that will develop faster and last longer.

Always wear eye protection!

Eye protection is required! Eyewear is available for purchase at Fit N Tan at the front desk. It is dangerous to tan without eye protection. Please stop one of our Spa Consultanst if you have any questions or concerns.

Use a Tanning Lotion!

For the best results always use a tanning lotion. Indoor tanning lotions will provide you with up to 60% better tanning results and help your skin stay moisturized. We have a numerous selection of lotions, tan extenders, bronzers, and moisturizers for every budget. Ask one of our Spa Consultants how you can get the best results while keeping your skin in a healthy condition while you tan!

Fun Fact: You lose the first 4-6 minutes while tanning indoors if you do not use a lotion! So use a lotion and don't waste your money!

Allow 24-48 Hours between tanning sessions!

You are allowed to tan once every 24 hours! Waiting at least 48 hours between tanning sessions lessens the potential for over-exposure and allows your body to produce a gradual tan. Tanning is a process and shouldn't be rushed.

Allow your bronzers in your lotions to do their job before taking a shower! Even if you're using DermaDark bronzers that don't leave a tint to the skin, bronzers require time to do their job completely. A DHA bronzer usually needs at least 12 hours to fully develop. If possible, don't shower immediately after your tan and allow your bronzers and moisturizers to do their job. You'll get better results!

A few more tanning tips...

Medications: Some prescription drugs, like antibiotics, contraceptives and others, can make you sensitive to ultra-violet light. Please consult with your physician if you have questions.
Goggles: They are a must. Your eyelids are the thinnest membranes on your body and need protection. Our goggles are FDA compliant and shield 99.9% of ultraviolet light.
Tanning in the buff: Please be careful with areas not accustomed to sunlight. During the first few sessions, these areas should be covered for half of the session time. (Remember, this for your comfort, not because you will burn!)
Lips: Lips have no melanin and will no tan. They can dry out though, so keep them moist with a good lip balm.

Fit n Tan: What You Need to Know About Spray Tanning

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:52:01 GMT

At Fit N Tan Salon and Spa, we get asked these questions all the time! Know before you go!

The Night Before Your Tan

Please shave or wax your legs the night before your tan
Exfoliate THOROUGHLY as well. This will remove dead skin and provide a new, smooth surface for your tan. Exfoliating helps to promote even coverage and lengthens the duration of the tan.
DO NOT USE DOVE PRODUCTS! Dove soap and Dove lotions leave a film on your skin that directly leads to a blotchy tan.

The Day Of Your Tan

Remove make-up, moisturizer, perfume and deodorant before your application.
It is recommended that you wear dark, loose fitting clothing. Solution washes out of most clothing very easily but tends to stain nylon and Lycra materials; therefore, dark colored underwear is recommended.
Your PH in your skin can affect your sunless tan results. It can cause blotchiness or the color not to develop as dark as normally. We offer prep additives that can counteract this issue. Make sure to discuss this with your Spa Consultant
Oily skin types usually develop lighter and definitely benefit from using our prep additives that will help prepare the skin to take the DHA better and more evenly. Make sure to discuss this with your Spa Consultant.

Aftercare

Let your tan set for at least 10-12 hours (overnight if possible) before showering or taking a bath. This allows your tan to develop. (Using the prep additives will increase how quickly your tan will develop and increase shower time.)
Avoid wearing socks or shoes after your tanning session in order to allow the tan to develop properly on your feet.
Avoid applying moisturizers or deodorants.
Avoid wearing tight clothing for at least 5 hours. This includes tighter-fitting jeans, bras, spandex, tight blouses and shoes/socks.
All swimming, showering and vigorous exercise must be avoided for at least 10-12 hours as sweating can inhibit the development of your tan, unless you've added the prep additives.
Do not shave for 12 hours after your treatment.
Beware wearing long boots after tanning as these can make your tan patchy on your legs.

Remember:

When you take a shower or a bath you will probably see some color wash off. Don’t worry. This is quite normal as it is only the color guide that the Spa Consultant uses when the tan is applied. You will be left with a gorgeous tan.

WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL LIGHTEN OR MAKE AN AIRBRUSH TAN SPOTTY:

Dove soap and Dove products
Hair thinning lotion or removing lotion
Anti-aging products or AHA’s
Beta Hydroxy Acids-salicylic acid
Retin-A type products (Retin-A, Renova, Tazorac, Tretinoin)
Anti-acne products (Accutane, salicylic acid)
Facial masks and scrubs
Depilatory products
Wax depilatories
Hot tubs, chlorine and salt water
Bleach products for body hair
Bug sprays – try to spray your clothes instead of you. If you must have it on you, spray a “cloud” to go through.

Maintaining The Tan

It is recommended you follow these general guidelines to maintain your tan:

Moisturize regularly. Using a professional Sunless Extender is the best to increase the life of your tan.
Do not use over the counter moisturizers or moisturizers containing mineral or baby oil.
Avoid long hot baths and showers as these speed up exfoliation.
Pat your skin dry after a bath or shower. Rubbing your skin may rub off your tan.
Avoid swimming pools and salt water, as these can reduce your tan.
Try to always have a fresh new razor for shaving.

What is MyLipo Laser Body Sculpting from Fit n Tan Salon & Spa?

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:44:10 GMT

Mylipo Laser Body Sculpting has a positive effect on those areas where body sculpting can prove difficult. MyLipo Laser Body Sculpting is a natural and healthy way to lose inches. The treatment is non-invasive, relaxing, and truly effective.

You will be using low levels of visible red laser light to create a safe and painless bio-stimulation effect in the targeted fat tissue. It doesn't matter what area of the body you decide to target, the stored fat is depleted from the cells, and then burned off as energy with the vibration plate after treatment. At the same time, your skin will tighten and tone in the areas being treated, so as the fat is eliminated under the skin, the outer layers of the skin are being tightened as well.

Stored Fat = Stored Energy

When energy is required by the body, the brain sends signals to the adipose cells to break down the stored fat. During this process, free fatty acids are released into the bloodstream and circulate throughout the body.

How Does Laser Lipo Work?

Unlike conventional liposuction, the idea of noninvasive laser lipo is not to remove fat cells but to shrink them.

During each session, our spa consultant places pads equipped with laser diodes directly onto the skin. The laser energy penetrates down to the fat cells and creates tiny holes in their membranes. This causes the fat cells to release their stored fatty acids, glycerol, and water into the body and then shrink, potentially resulting in lost inches. The body then flushes out the expelled fat-cell contents via the lymphatic system or burns them for energy.

"Think of your fat cells as groups of juicy grapes," Heather says. "The laser beam reaches the fat cell and shrinks the contents, and those grapes become raisins."

Let’s Review:

Simple to use, hygienic, quick, and effective.
The most cost-effective lipo or laser-like body sculpting product in its class
The safety of Light Therapy technology makes for ease of use
Weight Loss is a side effect of the inch loss
All treatments include vibration plate exercise directly after to burn off released fat in the lymphatic system
No crash dieting or additional exercise is required to see results
Fit N Tan offers a 3 Inch Loss Guarantee - no other salon offers a guarantee of results
Pain free allowing loss of excess body fat without the invasiveness of an actual Liposuction surgery
All candidates for MyLipo Body Sculpting are given a complete body evaluation and treatment evaluation to determine the best options to achieve their goals

Ask our spa consultants how you can get UNLIMITED sessions of MyLipo Laser Body Sculpting for FREE!

What are you waiting for? Book your appointment today!

What is Red Light Therapy? How Does it Work?

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:33:19 GMT

Red Light Therapy has been growing tremendously in popularity over the years, but why? Because it's affordable and gives real results when the treatment regimens are followed. This treatment, discovered by NASA, is called RED light therapy. RED light therapy is characterized by infrared light, which is a unique type of light that has a stronger wavelength than other types of light. This enables it to penetrate deeper into the skin and provide many therapeutic benefits including improvement in the skin’s appearance and structure as well as relief from pain. There is NO UV light associated with RED light therapy. RED light therapy is able to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, and skin problems including acne and Infrared light also stimulates the production of ATP, an essential energy source used in body tissues that promote rapid healing.

This type of light therapy has become a breakthrough treatment because, unlike cosmetic surgery, red light therapy is a non-invasive, cost-effective, and risk-free alternative to improving skin’s appearance. Similar to the Sun, infrared light provides a warming effect on the skin, but without the presence of damaging UV Rays. Recommended therapy schedules are 3-4 days per week, for 4-6 weeks. After the initial treatment schedule, it is recommended to continue 1-2 days per week. With no damaging effects, only positive results, it’s no surprise that RED light therapy is a great new way to improve your appearance and health.

Red Light Therapy for Healing

Aside from its cosmetic and anti-aging benefits, RED light therapy can provide relief from chronic and acute pain including muscle pain, joint pain, arthritis, high blood pressure, tissue and nerve damage, and can decrease injury healing time. Originally discovered by NASA for this purpose, RED light therapy is now used by professional athletes to promote healing with powerful results.

Red Light Therapy FAQs

Lose Inches and Look Your Best with Formostar Infrared Wraps!

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:21:34 GMT

Work Smarter - Not Harder!

Formostar produces far infrared heat (FIR), which is actually light that we can’t see, but can feel as heat. All warm-blooded animals, including humans, generate this type of heat naturally to warm themselves, and more than half of the sun’s heat is infrared as well. Formostar Infrared Wrap generates infrared heat in the 5-15 micron wavelength, the same wavelength as the sun and our bodies produce, so it is safe and natural.

During a Formostar Infrared Wrap session, far infrared heat is generated very close to the body and can penetrate 1-2 inches, heating areas where fats and toxins have been stored without generating uncomfortable heat on the surface of the skin. As many fats and toxins are soluble at temperatures of just over 100 degrees, these fats and toxins, including cholesterol, heavy metals and acids, can be dissolved and excreted through our sweat or kidneys.

Heating the body can activate over 2 million sweat glands as the body seeks to cool itself. Extensive sweating can be very energy intensive, increasing metabolic rates, blood flow, tissue oxygenation and burning calories as you sweat and for some time afterward. In recent clinical research, approximately 15% of the sweat was composed of these undesirable fats and toxins in an infrared session, compared to 3-5% with normal exercise.

Clinical research has also established that sweating is an energy-intensive process. Extensive sweating can speed up the metabolism, resulting in dramatically increased caloric consumption. Simply put, sweating burns calories, often at very high rates. The metabolism can remain elevated for several hours after a session. So a Formostar Infrared Wrap session can burn calories both during a session and for some time afterward.

Repeated Formostar Infrared Wrap sessions can result in weight loss through the combination of burning calories and remove fats and toxins.

Detoxification

As mentioned above, the sweat produced in a Formostar Infrared Wrap session can consist of about 85% water. Formostar Infrared Wrap heat therapy can be effective in removing fats, cholesterol, ammonia, sulfuric acid, nicotine, alcohol, mercury and aluminum. These can be dissolved and removed through sweating and also through normal bodily elimination.

Pain relief

Many of us have used a heating pad to soothe pain and heat has been well documented in the treatment of pain relief. The penetrating Formostar Infrared Wrap heat can result in immediate therapeutic benefit through increased blood flow and tissue oxygenation and may also act directly on irritated nerve endings. A 2008 study found that chronic pain patients experienced a 70% reduction in pain levels after the first infrared therapy session.

Other Benefits

Recent clinical observations and studies have produced a large body of observations on the potential beneficial effects of infrared therapy in a broad range of disorders as well as promoting well-being, including:

•Fibromyalgia

•Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

•Blood pressure

•Anti-aging effects on the skin and other tissues

•Cardiovascular health

•Acute and chronic soft tissue injuries and repair

What can an Infrared Sauna Session do for you? Fit n Tan Salon & Spa has the answers!

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:14:00 GMT

Is an Infrared Sauna Better Than a Traditional Sauna?

If you haven't tried a 30 minute Infrared Sauna session at Fit n Tan Salon & Spa, you're missing out. You feel more relaxed and rested after you’re done, the heat helps relieve sore muscles and improves your overall health and well-being, eliminate joint pains, and leave you feeling like a new person. Not to mention the complete body detox that Infrared Sauna's offer. But if the high temperatures of a traditional sauna are just too much for you to handle, or the traditional steam sauna's leave you feeling as if it's hard to breathe and no other benefit other than sweating, an infrared sauna may offer the benefits of a sauna without the extreme heat. Fit n Tan Salon & Spa is proud to be offering this service.

What is an Infrared Sauna?

Unlike a traditional sauna, infrared Saunas don’t heat the air around you. Instead, they use infrared technology to warm your body directly, actually penetrating under the dermis and heating the body internally.

“These saunas use infrared panels instead of conventional heat to easily penetrate human tissue, heating up your body before heating up the air,” explains physical therapist, Vivian Eisenstadt, MAPT, CPT, MASP.

An infrared sauna can operate at a lower temperature (usually between 120˚F and 140˚F) than a traditional sauna, which is typically between 150˚F and 180˚F. Eisenstadt says this environment is more tolerable, which allows you to stay in the sauna longer while increasing your core body temperature.

What are the benefits of using an Infrared Sauna?

The benefits of using an Infrared Sauna are similar to those experienced with a traditional sauna. These include:

better sleep
relaxation
detoxification
weight loss
relief from sore muscles
relief from joint pain such as arthritis
clear and tighter skin
improved circulation
help for people with chronic fatigue syndrome

How do you use an Infrared Sauna?

There are guidelines you can follow, but ultimately, how you choose to use an infrared sauna is up to you. Here are some tips to get you started.

Drink water. Make sure you’re hydrated before going into an infrared sauna. Drink a glass of water before your session. You can also bring water into the sauna, especially if you’re sensitive to higher heats.
Choose the temperature. The average temperature for an infrared sauna ranges from 100˚F to 150˚F, with beginners starting out at the lower end and more experienced users at the higher end. If this is your first time, start with 100˚F. You may want to stay at this temperature for a few sessions. You can always increase the temperature each session until you reach 150˚F.
Length of time. For first-time users, start with 10 to 15 minutes. You can add time each session until you reach the suggested time of 20 to 30 minutes. Saunas come with a timer, so make sure to set it. You don’t want to stay in there too long and risk becoming dehydrated.
Clothing. How you dress is your choice. Some people will wear bathing suits, while others prefer to go in naked.
What you can do while in the sauna. Relax, read, meditate, listen to music, or visit with friends. Just don’t go to sleep.
After the session is over. When your session is done, it’s suggested that you take your time and let your body cool down. Once cooled down, feel free to take a shower or bath. Just make sure you are drinking plenty of water.
Number of sessions per week. Fit n Tan Salon & Spa recommends using the sauna three to four days per week. If you are healthy and tolerate the four days, you can use the sauna daily.

What should you know before you try an Infrared Sauna?

Here are a few things you should know before indulging in your first session.

Avoid using an infrared sauna if you’ve been drinking alcohol.
If you feel ill or have a fever, it’s best to wait to use the sauna until you’re feeling better.
Using an infrared sauna will cause you to sweat a lot, so you may feel lightheaded when you stand up. If this happens, make sure you get up slowly and sit down once you leave the sauna. Drink water immediately after finishing your session and wait for your body to cool down before doing anything else.
In extreme cases, some people may experience overheating (heat stroke and heat exhaustion) or dehydration.

Do I Need to Use Tanning Lotion When Using a Sunbed?

Thu, 09 May 2024 20:02:20 GMT

The Short Answer is YES!!

It can be easy to assume that a tanning lotion is not necessary when using a sunbed. You might even not like taking the time to apply it or how it feels, but it all comes down to keeping your skin protected, in a healthy condition and to the kind of results you want to achieve.

Indoor tanning lotions protect and nourish your skin for a better and longer lasting tan. Not only will using them make you reach a glowing color faster and easier, but they will also improve your skin's health overall. Indoor tanning lotions contain vitamins and nutrients that are vital for the skin, plus hydrating particles that keep your skin tight, wrinkle-free and prevent it from becoming dry and itchy.

Bear in mind that dry skin reflects UV light, so if you are not using an indoor tanning lotion, you can be wasting up to 50% of your tanning session! We want you to start achieving that color the moment your session starts!

A FEW TIPS TO PICK THE PERFECT TANNING LOTION

Decide if you want a bronzing component in your lotion or not. A bronzer will enhance your tan and result in instant gratification when you step out of the bed. Bronzers can be natural enhancements or a DHA developing color that continues to work after you leave the salon.
Decide if you want a melanin enhancing ingredient in your lotion. These can be bronzer free lotions that help the skin produce more color naturally.
Do not be afraid of all bronzers. Some bronzers in our lotions are actually clear and will not leave any staining behind.
Check the scent of the lotion first! You wouldn’t want to invest your money on a professional indoor tanning lotion if you can’t stand the smell once it is on your skin!
Are you a cream or lotion person? Lotions come in a variety of consistencies; they work just the same, so this is a matter of personal preferences.
Using the same product over and over can reduce results. Ask your Spa Consultant which switch up product will compliment what you currently have!
Always use a professional product for your face as the skin is delicate and should be treated as such with a product designed for it.

Using a tanning lotion can help you see results 60% faster, will reduce the possibility of overexposure, produce better color results, and allow your tan to last longer between visits. However, it is recommended always to choose a professional tanning lotion instead of a commercial,over-the-counter one, as those don’t have the same effectiveness and ingredients to maximize your tanning results and extend its life. At Fit n Tan Salon & Spa, we will also ensure the products your using are safe for the equipment so all our guests can continue to enjoy their experiences as well. (some lotions are not acrylic safe)

Next time you visit Fit n Tan Salon & Spa, ask our Spa Consultant which professional indoor product can help you achieve the results you're looking for! As always, we provide the best value for all your products and services, so make sure you ask about what bundles or deals we have to get the best value! we can accommodate any budget!

Are you ready for the POLY LED Light Therapy experience?

Thu, 09 May 2024 19:41:50 GMT

POLY LED Light Therapy

POLY, short for Polychromatic Light Therapy System, is the newest innovation in LED Light Therapy. POLY LED Light Therapy uses a variety of wavelengths for a wide array of treatment options. POLY is medical-grade and designed to give clients amazing results. Used by estheticians, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, chiropractors, and more, POLY LED Light Therapy utilizes multiple wavelengths of light to provide a wide variety of aesthetic and wellness treatment options.

Skin Rejuvenation

POLY LED Therapy has more than one LED function. We can offer red light therapy for skin rejuvenation, blue light therapy for acne and skin blemishes, and infrared light therapy for pain management.

Red light penetrates the skin and boosts circulation bringing more blood and nutrients to the area. It stimulates collagen and elastin production to help plump and firm the skin.

The red light is energizing and repairs damaged cells giving the skin back its youthful appearance.

Anti-aging, Targets wrinkles and fine lines
Tightens and firms the face (a great non-surgical facelift alternative)
Dramatically reduces acne and blemishes, redness, and acne scars
Reduces age spots and hyper-pigmentation on face, hands and neck

POLY red light effectively treats:

Pain Management: Reduces inflammation and pain due to herniated discs, muscle pain, and sports injuries and aids in non-invasive post-surgical recovery.

Skin Rejuvenation: Compliments many aesthetic treatments including peels, facials, microdermabrasion, micro-needling, improves healing from surgical and non-surgical procedures, and more.