Perfect Tanning Results: Professional Guide for Beauty Salons

28 Apr 2025

Professional offering  self-tanning services is a simple way to expand your beauty salon’s treatment menu, increase client satisfaction, and boost your business revenue.
With the right tanning techniques, products, and preparation, you can ensure consistent, smooth results that keep clients coming back.

At Salon Savers, we proudly supply beauty salons, mobile beauticians, and professional therapists across Ireland with salon-grade tanning products and accessories, available for bulk buying and wholesale orders.  Here’s your expert guide to delivering streak-free, natural-looking tans your clients will love:-

Prepare the Skin Properly Before Tanning

Professional tanning results always start with expert skin preparation.
Skipping proper exfoliation often leads to uneven development, patchiness, and poor client satisfaction, something no beauty business can afford.

Pro Tip: Encourage clients to exfoliate 24 hours before treatment using a specialist scrub, our Pre-Tan & Aftercare solutions for exfoliators, moisturisers, and tan remover.

Choosing the Right Professional Self-Tanner

Selecting the right product based on your client’s needs is key to delivering natural, flawless results:

• Mousse Self-Tanners like the He-Shi Gold Foaming Tanning Mousse are lightweight, fast-drying, and ideal for express tan services.
• Lotion Self-Tanners offer extra hydration, making them perfect for mature or dry skin types.
• Spray Tan Solutions deliver even, professional coverage ideal for salons equipped with spray tan booths or offering mobile tanning services

Shop our full Self-Tanning range with wholesale options available to keep your salon fully stocked.

Essential Tanning Accessories for Beauty Professionals

Tanning Mitts

Applying self-tan by hand often leads to streaks and stained palms not a professional finish.

Using a salon-quality tanning mitt ensures smooth, even coverage with minimal mess.

We recommend the He-Shi Velvet Tanning Mitt for effortless blending across mousses, lotions, and sprays.

Barrier Creams

Dry or problem-prone areas like elbows, knees, and ankles need extra protection.
Using high-quality barrier creams prevents these areas from absorbing too much product, ensuring an even, professional finish every time.

Find trusted Barrier Creams and Pre-Tan Prep products designed for salon use.

Tan Removers

Even with experienced therapists, mistakes can happen.
Having a professional tan remover on hand, like those found in our Pre & Aftercare collection, ensures you can gently lift unwanted colour without irritation, keeping your service standards high.

Professional Application Techniques for Perfect Tanning

For consistently flawless tanning results:

• Always use a professional tanning mitt to guarantee even application.
• Work methodically in sections arms, legs, torso for consistent coverage.
• Blend carefully at wrists, ankles, knees, and elbows where product can gather.
• Allow the tan to dry completely before advising the client to wear loose, dark clothing.

Equip your team with Salon-Quality Tanning Accessories for superior application every time.

How to Enhance and Maintain Client Tan’s?

Keeping your client’s tan fresh and even is just as important as applying it correctly.

Boost Results with Tan Accelerators

Tan Accelerators stimulate natural melanin production, helping clients achieve deeper, longer-lasting tans during holidays or sun exposure.
They also represent an easy upsell opportunity to boost your salon’s aftercare revenue.

Professional Moisturisers

Maintaining hydration is key to tan longevity. Recommend daily moisturising with products like the Australian Gold Moisture Lock Tan Extender ideal for retailing to clients for at-home tan maintenance.

Educate Clients for Long-Lasting Results

Simple advice, like drinking plenty of water, avoiding long hot showers, and using non-exfoliating body washes, helps your clients extend their tan’s lifespan and positions you as a trusted beauty expert.

Common Tanning Mistakes to Avoid

Help your team and clients avoid these common tanning errors:

• Skipping Skin Prep: Always exfoliate before tanning.
• Over-Applying Product: Layer gradually for a more natural finish.
• Ignoring Dry Patches: Protect elbows, knees, and ankles with barrier creams.
• Skipping Moisturiser: Recommend daily hydration with products like Australian Gold Moisture Lock.
• Missing Upsell Opportunities: Offer Tan Accelerators to enhance and extend client results.

At Salon Savers, we proudly supply beauty salons, mobile therapists, and professional beauticians across Ireland with salon-grade tanning products and accessories, available for bulk buying and wholesale orders.

Equip your team with professional tanning essentials from Salon Savers and give every client a flawless, confidence-boosting glow.