Lets face it. A nice tan makes you look and feel great. Plus, it can hide ugly cellulite and also make you appear thinner!

If you are going on a trip or you simply want to look good for an event that’s coming up, it’s important to establish a base tan.

Here are some 10 indoor tanning steps to help you achieve a nice base tan without getting burned*.

By way, if you are hesitant about using an indoor tanning bed but want to get a tan, try a UV-free spray tan like Mystic Tan.

Otherwise, steps below will help guide you through UV indoor tanning process:

1.Be careful if you are on any prescription medications: blood pressure medications, antibiotics, skin problem medications are just a few categories of drugs you preferably should not be taking if you are tanning or spending lots of time outdoors. Refer to photosensitizing medication chart in your local tanning salon to be sure medications you are taking are not listed. These medications can effect results of your tanning, making it more difficult to tan and you are more prone to burning.

2.Always use a good quality indoor tanning lotion. It will help your skin to absorb UV, which will aid in tanning process. There are also special ingredients that stimulate melanin production, such as Tyrosine, which will give you most out of every tanning session. Your skin tends to dry out during tanning process and if you don’t use a good quality indoor tanning lotion, your skin will exfoliate faster, become more dry and flaky, and you will lose your tan faster. So bottom line: for a deeper, darker, longer lasting tan, you need to use quality indoor tanning lotion. It’s best to apply indoor tanning lotion immediately prior to your session or 1-2 hours prior is even better if you can. Applying it ahead of time allows your skin to absorb lotion better so you will get best results from your tanning session.

3.Apply after tan lotion as well to take care of your skin and keep it moisturized. Apply it twice daily at a minimum to keep your skin happy, once in morning and again at night before bed. This also can enhance your tan and make it longer lasting- key to a great tan is healthy skin!

4.If you are just beginning to tan, remember to start out conservative. Whatever you do, you don’t want to burn- you cannot tan on top of a burn and you will have to start over. The old saying “I always burn first and then I tan” is completely false, it simply does not have to be this way. If you burn, your skin is telling you that it’s getting too much sun, and then you will peel. So start out with a low number of minutes and work your way up. If you have fair skin but do have ability to tan, you should not go more than 6-7 minutes your first time in a standard 20 minute tanning bed (also known as a Level 1 tanning bed). For stronger beds with shorter tan times, you would go for even less minutes.

In brief, CODEX is conspiracy of major international drug cartel to control every drug, medication, herb, pill, remedy, etc., that we take, be it Echinacea tea or even mint we grow in our back yard to add to our apple jelly when we do home canning. A link to information on CODEX appears at bottom of this article, and if you value your local health food store and your ability to go to that store to purchase herbal dietary supplements and over-the-counter-remedies such as aspirin, Tylenol, cough syrups, throat lozenges, etc., then not only read on but take some positive action.

What makes CODEX so insidious is that it is now law in both Germany and Norway. At present time, as an example, limit to vitamin C you can purchase is 30 each 50 mg tablet, a 1-month supply at 1-a-day, for equivalent of $60 USD.

If you currently take any supplements or vitamins or natural health products your choices will soon dwindle to a handful of products and those left will be triple price you pay now and be available only at useless dosages.

If you are Canadian, help us and your fellow Canadians by actively supporting your right to choice and your right to take care of your own body. If you are American, help your fellow Americans actively supporting your right to choice and your right to take care of your own body, and to keep CODEX out of US – petition your federal congressmen and senators, petition your state representatives and senators, even petition drug companies to help fight CODEX. And by all means, send this message to everyone on your email list – awareness is half battle.