27/05/2026
☀️ A little bit of honesty from someone who works in the tanning industry…
Working in a sunbed salon, I know the importance of NOT burning. A tan is one thing — but burning your skin is another.
With sunbeds, exposure is controlled and timed to suit your skin type. But outdoors? We often have no real idea of the UV strength — especially on those boiling hot days when everyone heads out thinking, “I’ll be fine.”
Lately I keep seeing so many posts of people looking really badly burnt thinking they will be ok tans coming on nicely.. 😩 and I just want to gently remind people…
BURNING is skin damage
When your skin goes red, sore, hot or tight, it’s your body saying “that’s too much UV.” Usually it means too much sun, too low of an SPF, not reapplying enough, or staying out too long in peak heat.
And the thing is… burning doesn’t usually give you a better tan 🙈 It often dries the skin out, damages it, and a few days later you can end up dull, peeling or flaky because the skin is literally trying to repair itself.
A few reminders that really help:
☀️ Use a high enough SPF for your skin
☀️ Reapply regularly — especially after sweating or swimming
☀️ Try to avoid peak sun hours (11am–3pm) or take shade breaks
☀️ Cover up if the sun feels intense
🧴preferably use mineral SPF lotions
🤎 A lovely colour is built little and often — not by frying yourself in one afternoon ❤️
**Please look after your skin. You only get one, and healthy skin will always look better than burnt skin
🛍️ We stock a wide range of mineral & hybrid suncreams, tinted suncreams & aftersun’s in the salon ready to take away today
