A regular request Jade and Juli receive during training sessions is further information on different tanning lotion skincare ingredients. What do they do? What benefit do they bring to the skin as well as the tanning process? Therefore, below, Jade has listed some of the main key tanning lotion skincare ingredients featured in different tanning lotions. This also details how they improve the tanning process and overall feel and experience of a lotion.
Check out the first part of our ABC of tanning lotion skincare…
A
Absinthe extract
A strong anti-inflammatory that helps to heal and protect skin. This also ensures smooth, soft skin and combats dullness.
Found in: Deviously Black
Agave
Helps sustain youthfulness by locking in moisture to avoid dry skin. This also combats moisture loss, is anti-inflammatory and has skin-soothing properties
Found in: Hemp Nation Agave and Lime Tan Extender
Allantoin
A plant extract that acts as a skin-conditioning agent, soothes, softens. This also calms, stimulates the growth of healthy tissue
Found in: Smooth Legs, Designer Skin Star Crossed
Almond oil
Improves skin’s barrier and lessens natural water loss, rich in vitamins. What’s more, this is great for dry skin, softens skin, promotes a clear complexion
Found in: Accelerator K, Designer Skin Star Crossed, Guilty Pleasure
Aloe Vera
Healing, soothing, softening, moisturising for a longer-lasting tan. Additionally, Australian Gold boasts industry exclusive ActiveAloe, offering 200x concentrated pharmaceutical and food-grade Aloe Vera – the best quality in the tanning industry!
Found in: The Hot! collection, Daringly Dark, Pure Heat, Aloemate wipes
Annatto
Used for centuries as a skin and hair conditioning agent. This also moisturises, smoothes, and acts as a natural bronzing technology to boost tan results
Found in: G Gentlemen’s Intense and Confident
Avocado oil
A powerful moisturiser, emollient, and skin condition, rich in vitamin A, B, E, and E. Additionally, this improves spreadability and absorption for a lightweight feel. Also a great choice of skincare for dry skin conditions
Found in: Run Wild
Vitamin A
Helps with dermal repair, to deliver active ingredients to melanocytes, and also speed up skin healing. This is antioxidant rich, promotes anti-ageing, and also encourages a faster, longer-lasting tan.
B
Banana Extract
Aids in skin’s natural tanning as it acts as a precursor to melanin development, aids in hydration and vitality. This is also rich in vitamin A, improves natural cell regeneration, and brightens complexion
Found in: Designer Skin Whirlwind and Tattle Tail, and Swedish Beauty Pink Escape
Benzyl Nicotinate
A tingling ingredient that imparts the sizzling sensation on the skin by increasing skin’s microcirculation, causing the skin to flush and increasing blood flow to the skin for intense natural tan development
Found in: Pure Heat
Beta Carotene
Found in leafy greens and orange, and red vegetables. This is converted into vitamin A in the body for anti-ageing, helps rejuvenate skin, and also encourages deeper natural tan development.
Found in: Accelerator K, Cheeky Brown, and Swedish Beauty Pink Craze
BodyBlush blend
Active ingredients react for an immediate photo-reactive blushed glow, without warming the skin. This increases the circulation of red blood cells, for a faster, deeper tan result.
Found in: Australian Gold Infamous
Black Walnut Shell
A botanical natural bronzing ingredient for immediate colour. This can last up to 48 hours, but washes off with water.
Found in many immediate bronzers
Blueberry
A skin conditioning agent, rich in vitamins C and K. This also contains zinc and iron, combats free radicals and photo ageing.
Found in: Charmingly Black, G Gentlemen’s Chiseled
C
Caffeine
A classic element to many skincare products thanks to its firming and energising properties, also helps improve skin’s tonicity, texture, and vitality.
Found in: many JWOWW products, the G Gentlemen collection
Caviar extract
This helps improve the state of dry and mature skin and promotes skin suppleness, smoothness, and radiance. Additionally rich in vitamins A and D, proteins, minerals, and also amino acids.
Found in: The G Gentlemen collection
Charcoal
Acts as a magnet to remove dirt and oil, helps to detoxify skin by gently lifting away impurities. This also leaves skin looking brighter and promotes a healthy glow
Found in: Nothing But Black, Designer Skin Awestruck
Cocoa Butter
An excellent moisturiser and skin protector, nourishes, softens, and helps speed up skin’s natural healing process. This also soothes, smooths, and helps rid stretch marks for a youthful appearance.
Found in: Sol Daze
Caramel
A natural immediate bronzing technology for an instant colour.
Found in: many immediate bronzers
Coconut oil
Moisturises and protects skin from moisture loss for longer-lasting colour
Found in: Accelerator K, Wicked Lovely
Vitamin C
Combats free radicals to combat the ageing process. Vitamin C also improves collagen production and anti-ageing, provides antioxidants, helps increase skin’s radiance, and promotes a longer-lasting tan.
Carrot Oil
A rich source of Beta Carotene to help boost natural tan development faster.
Found in: Accelerator K
Coconut Water
Hydrates skin, provides electrolytes, and also helps avoid dehydrated skin. Additionally, this decreases excess oils in the skin, makes skin look soft and supple.
Found in the G Gentlemen collection
Cucumber extract
High water content for moisturising, purifying, and refreshing skin. This also combats inflammation, and soothes and softens skin.
Found in: Sun Seeker
D
DHA
Sugar cane extract reacts with the top layer of skin to help develop a tanned colour. This is a sunless colour that develops 2 to 4 hours after tanning and can also last up to 5 – 7 days. However, the length of time depends on skin condition
Found in: Delayed Bronzers
Dimethicone
A premium silicone that ensures great spreadability for even tan results
DermaDark
Increases melanin biosynthesis for increased tan development, even without reliance on UV light. This enhances bronze colour with easy maintenance. This also ensures a streak-free gradually-building glow with colour lasting up to 9 days. What’s more, this improves skin’s natural tanning capabilities, and is stain and odour free
Found in: Crystal Faces, Hot! Black, Wicked Lovely, Hardcore Black, Hemp Nation Agave and Lime, and Sea Salt and Sandalwood, Summer Love
E
Erythrulose
A natural ingredient that leads to uniform tanning and also encourages longer-lasting colour. This is added to premium Delayed Bronzers as a means to enhancing the developed colour further.
Eucalyptus
Has antiseptic properties and is also great for water retention, making this ideal for those wanting a fresh feel and deep hydration.
Found in: Hemp Nation Eucalyptus and White Tea
Vitamin E
Enhances enzyme activity in the skin, and also increases moisture retention. Additionally, this is a free radical scavenger, and provides skin with antioxidants. Finally, vitamin E also promotes a faster, longer-lasting tan.
F
French wine extract
Rich in vitamin C which is great for anti-ageing. This also has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and is rich in antioxidants.
Found in: Swedish Beauty Pink Escape, Hemp Nation Citrus and Champagne, Guilty Pleasure
G
Green Tea
Helps fight fine lines and wrinkles, to energise and tone skin.
Found in: JWOWW Fit Life, G Gentlemen’s Chiseled
Ginger
A popular tanning lotion skincare ingredient for anti-ageing. This also helps to balance and calm skin, making it ideal for fading sun spots.
Found in: Designer Skin Resort Life
Glycerin
Protects and seals moisture on the skin’s surface and is a popular moisturising agent. Additionally, this can help with spreadability for a silky, smooth experience.
Found in: Hemp Nation body washes
H
Hemp seed oil
A multi-beneficial ingredient, key for hydrating skin with a balance of essential fatty acids, amino acids, and other nutrients. Additionally ideal for toning, and conditioning skin. This is also deeply hydrating, and encourages rapid lotion absorption into the skin. Finally, this also works to ensure a longer-lasting tan.
Found in: The Hemp Nation collection
Henna
An immediate bronzing technology that washes away with water.
Found in: Immediate bronzing tanning lotions
I
Indigo Extract
An antioxidant extract of wild indigo uniquely suited to neutralise redness, boost luminosity, and combat visible effects of environmental stressors.
Found in: Charmingly Black
J
Jojoba Oil
Jojoba oil has a variety of healing properties that may make it effective in treating skin conditions like acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
Found in: Hemp Nation collection
K
Kakadu Plum
The world’s richest source of vitamin C in a fruit! Ideal for anti-ageing thanks to a powerful dose of antioxidants. This protects against free radicals, hyperpigmentation and fine lines.
Found in: Hot!, Accelerator K, Australian Gold’s sun cream collection
Kiwi Extract
Kiwi fruit extract is an excellent source of antioxidants for skin, including vitamin C and several polyphenols. The antioxidants in kiwi can help defend skin from the visible effects of airborne pollutants for a more youthful appearance.
Kukui Nut Oil
Rich in healthy fatty acids like linoleic acid and omega-3, which help calm the skin and reduce inflammation. Due to the blend of rich fatty acids, the oil can easily be absorbed into the skin, prevents water loss and deeply hydrates.
Found in: Hot!, Hot! Hybrid and Pure Heat
Vitamin K
Vitamin K is believed to promote healing considerably faster than usual. It’s also a star ingredient, with studies showing it can help brighten dark circles and boost skin elasticity.
L
Lavender Extract
Lavender oil has proven antibacterial properties , and in killing bacteria, it may prevent and heal acne. This oil is non-comedogenic, meaning that it will not clog pores, and is also soothing to prevent inflammation.
Found in: Hemp Nation Wild Berries and Lavender
Lemon Oil Extract
With its antiseptic properties, Lemon Essential Oil helps to restore the skin’s natural balance and reduce excess sebum. Furthermore, Lemon Oil has beneficial effects on skin that suffers from breakouts as it helps to purify and cleanse the epidermis.
Found in: Pure Heat
Linden Flower Extract
Linden Flower Extract is a powerful anti-oxidant, helping to protect the skin from free radicals. It also helps to slow down the ageing process of the skin and and water binding properties, locking in moisture and making skin soft and supple.
Found in: Hot!
Lanolin
This emollient’s conditioning properties make it an effective ingredient in combating dry skin and hair. It’s also used as a moisturiser for cracked and dry skin.
Found in: Accelerator, Rapid Tanning Intensifier, Nothing But Black
Liquorice Extract
Liquorice has natural antimicrobial and antifungal properties and is great for skin healing. It also helps combat inflammation and redness. The Liquorice works by reducing the amount of bacteria on the skin and allowing the skin to repair faster, and leaving skin brighter.
Found in: Accelerator