Turn Up The Heat
Boost Your Tanning Potential

You have worked long and hard to establish a beautiful tan, but now you want more out of your tanning session. You've heard a lot of talk about tingle factors and hot action products, but you've been reluctant to turn up the heat in your tanning regime. Why not?

First things first, consult your tanning salon professional. More and more lotion manufacturers have added these products to their offerings, which provides you with more choices. If you have questions, ask! Your tanning salon professional should be able to explain how tingle and hot action products work and if you are the right candidate for those products.

What Is It?

Many lotion manufacturers are reluctant to disclose their secrets; however, a review of the labels show that nicotinate, capsaicin, capsicum, niacin, vitamins and certain spices like nutmeg are used to create the tingling or hot action effect.

Most lotion manufacturers recommend that you alternate between tingle and non-tingle lotions. In addition, the use of an after-tanning product may help you cool down after using a hot action or tingle product. And for those of you looking to keep your skin looking healthy and feeling supple, get into the habit of using an after shower moisturizer on a daily basis.

How They Work

Many tingle or hot action lotions state that the active ingredients stimulate microcirculation as a means to enhance the tanning process. Since microcirculation is defined as the flow of blood within the circulatory system of the body, tingle and hot ingredients are used to increase the blood flow of the smaller vessels closest to the surface of the skin.

Any substances that stimulate or irritate the skin can cause an increase in microcirculation in these same vessels. Other external factors can increase or decrease microcirculation such as friction (increase) and cold temperature (decrease).

In an indoor tanning salon, a common artificial source for microcirculation is the use of tingle or hot action products. If the tingle action takes place in the absence of light, the substance is known as simply an irritant or stimulant. If a substance is activated by light, it is classified as a photoirritant or photostimulant.

In most cases, the latter definitions are correct in the case of tingle or hot action lotions. The first time you apply a tingle or hot action product do so on a small area of your body to see if the reaction can be tolerated. If no problems occur, then you can use the product with confidence. If you have an uncomfortable reaction, the products might not be right for you. However, be sure to use common sense when applying the product. Avoid contact around the eyes and other sensitive areas of the body.

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The following tingle and hot action products can be found at your favorite indoor tanning salon.

Bad To The Bone

California Tan turns up your tanning potential with its new Naughty & Nice™--a Step 2 hot action lotion and tan-extending spray. Fiery Naughty arouses a searing flame of heat, ravaging your body with hedonistic firming Thermoslim™ and tan-seducing TRF2000™. Soothing Nice, also blessed with self-tanners and firming skin saviors, delivers your tan beyond belief.

The two products are packaged together and retail for $60. Naughty is available in a 6.7-ounce pump lotion; Nice is available in a 3.4-ounce after-tan spray.

For more information contact (800) SUN-CARE.

Channel Your Tan

The ultimate for skin circulation with natural capsicum, FloridaTan's Channels of Fire II helps stimulate melanin production with special bronzing agents. The lotion has self-tanners that produce a faint amount of color without leaving orange stains. Channels of Fire II has a pleasant tangerine scent and is 98 percent natural and contains extract from a chili pepper plant to create natural capsicum--for short-term reddening and oxygenation of the skin.

Channels of Fire II is available in an 8-ounce bottle and retails for $34.99.

For more information contact (888) 680-3638.

High-Resolution Tanning

John Abaté International presents an extraordinary new indoor tanning accelerator, InfraRed™--The High Resolution Tanning Imager.

With a newly introduced Tingle Factor™ 4, InfraRed™ contains JA's most extreme Tingle Factor™ yet for the consummate tanner aspiring to an even higher threshold of elevated biothermal microcirculation stimulation.

This premium blend is formulated with exclusive botanical ingredients and essential skin-replenishing nutrients and vitamins for unparalleled dark tanning performance and unsurpassed skincare and radiance.

Infrared is scented with an appealing, sophisticated fragrance and includes a wealth of superior ingredients including the intense JA Tingle Factor™ 4, marine chitosan, grape seed extract, maize extract, vitamins A, E and B-derivative combined with tyrosine, macadamia nut and jojoba oils.

The 6-ounce encapsulated bottle retails for $62; the .606-ounce packette retails for $7.20.

For more information contact (800) 532-9035.

The Forbidden Tan

Hempz Cannabis Sativa is a revolutionary organic formula for the ultimate forbidden tan enriched with natural Tannabis Sativa Hemp Seed Extract and is THC-drug free. The Hempz line from Supre contains hemp seed extract to nourish your skin with vital hydration and is enriched with vitamins E and C to help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Hempz Ultra Dark Tan Maximizer is available in regular and hot formulas. The 2-ounce bottle retails for $12; the 8-ounce bottle retails for $40.

For more information contact (800) 825-7020.

An Indian Summer Tan

If you are looking for a sizzling tan at an affordable price, MOST Products offers its Indian Summer Hot Action Lotion. Brought back by consumer demand, this lotion is sure to provide a punch to your tanning session and increase your color. The 8-ounce bottle retails for $20.

For more information contact (800) 331-MOST.

Tea For Two

Enjoy the herbal extravagance of the Polynesian Islands, with Kava Kava International's new Tea Tree, a high-performance lotion with bronzers. The mysterious and exotic dark tanning lotion is packed with soothing oils of natural walnut and imported Australian tea tree plant, which brings to life the true essence of a lotion. It captures unmatched darkness with an icy cool feel.

A 9-ounce tube retails for $49; a .75-ounce packette retails for $6.25.

For more information call (800) 922-1644.

Breeze Into A Tan

For those of you looking for a hot tanning product, breeZe Products offers two products sure to get results. Desert breeZe and Jamaica Hot Jam are both tingling antioxidant intensifiers that provide serious results for the serious tanner.

The company also introduced its new Elements™ line and offers its L'INCENDIE, a Level 7.5 hot lotion that leaves you feeling as if you've spent a rewarding day on the beach.

Desert breeZe retails for $44.95 for an 8-ounce tube; Jamaica Hot Jam retails for $49.95 for an 8-ounce tube; and, L'INCENDIE retails for $59.95 for a 9-ounce tube.

For more information contact (888) 330-8570.