If you’ve been dreading the amount of hair on your arms or legs, waxing is a great way to get those off. Shaving can only do so much thus it’s no surprise most individuals opt to wax the hair off themselves. If you’re looking in to getting a tan right after waxing, that’s quite a great idea. However, it doesn’t bode too well if done in reverse.

Waxing prior to getting your bronze color is a better option since you’re treating your skin to a form of exfoliation. If you’d choose to tan prior to waxing, the process of removing unwanted body hair will also remove the tan. This is because waxing peels off the topmost layer of skin in the process.

With that in mind, that should tip the scales to choosing a wax before the tan. To get things started, there are some things that you can’t do right after waxing and these would be:

• Don’t go out into the sun right after waxing. Your skin has been under a lot of stress and to top it off with being bare can cause a lot of harm. Due to your skin being hypersensitive, it can cause a lot of damage instead of getting a tan.
• Avoid tanning immediately. If you’re planning to apply some self tanners on your newly waxed skin, this can cause some skin conditions as the mixture can clog up your pores. Try to give your skin some time to recuperate prior to applying some self tanners, an ideal estimate would be two days.
• You’ll need to exfoliate your skin prior to getting a tan. If you’ve waxed your skin recently, chances are your skin still hasn’t recovered from getting the hair out. You’ll need to wait a little bit more time to cleanse your skin and then get into tanning.

These easy steps should help you out on getting a nice tan with no hair to get in the way. It’s always best to be patient thus give sometime between both procedures to get the optimum results.