Tanning Lotion Self Tanner Ingredients Reviews Summary

Color and Tone

Pros:

• "I've found that it is a nice TAN not orange."
• "It leaves a nice color, not orange."
• "This gives a beautiful natural color without a lot of harmful chemicals."
• "It gives me a natural looking tan with only one or two applications."
• "No Orange colors and tan looks natural."
• "The color is beautiful without being overbearing."
• "Color is a magnificent golden brown. No orange. No streaking."

Cons:

• "It left my skin orange and very splotchy."
• "The next day, I was orange in tone and very uneven."
• "However, the color definitely is more orange and red toned, not green gray, so it looks orange on me for the first 2 or 3 days."
• "But several hours after I used it, my skin turned orange."
• "I followed all application directions and was still left with very orange ankles and shins."
• "I cannot believe how awful this product is! I have used multiple self tanners and never have had streaking and the level of ORANGE that I have with this product!"
• "However, it definitely left an orange tint which is why I am giving it a rating of 3 stars."

Application and Texture

Pros:

• "I love this tanner. It’s so easy to apply and gives a very smooth beautiful glow and tan."
• "It never leaves streaks on my skin or dark patches."
• "This tanning lotion is as easy to apply as body lotion."
• "It goes on smooth and leaves no streaks."
• "Goes on easy and blends well."
• "Application is easy and I like that it’s white, so you can see it as you rub and blend it in."
• "The lotion goes on smooth it doesn’t take a lot of product."

Cons:

• "Product does not absorb into skin easily as a lotion and when it does you have a sticky feeling."
• "Applies a bit thick and really needs to be rubbed in for a while."
• "It goes on white at first so be sure to massage it into the skin thoroughly."
• "I am not a fan of the product thickness as it is really hard to put on."
• "Hard to spread but most natural ones are."
• "Terrible, too long to dry, leaves streaks, difficult to remove."
• "This product is super drying which causes the 'tan' to be very splotchy and gather in certain spots."

Scent

Pros:

• "Just a subtle smell and it’s a good one."
• "It has a pleasant smell."
• "The scent is very soft and smells like the beach."
• "It smells good, too!"
• "It does not smell bad at all."
• "And what I like the most about this product is it smells so good."
• "It smells good, goes on smoothly, and doesn’t transfer."

Cons:

• "BUT, the smell is so offputting to me."
• "I wanted to love this because the product is 'clean' and not harmful to our bodies, but I can’t get past the smell… I’ve used it twice and when I smell myself, I want to gag."
• "I think this product smells."
• "It does have the weird tanning smell after a few hours which bothers me."
• "What cannot get on board with is the smell."
• "The only issue is the smell. It was pretty potent and didn't wash off."
• "The major low I found is the smell after it's sunk in few hours."

Longevity

Pros:

• "The result is a natural looking tan that lasts for almost a week."
• "It last me about 4 to 5 days."
• "It works well and lasts long."
• "It gives a lot of color and lasts longer than most."
• "It lasts me about a week before it starts to fade. It fades so nicely too! No splotchy patches at all! No orange color. Natural looking tan."
• "The tan stays natural looking for 3-4 days, then reapply."
• "As long as I don’t scrub those areas in the shower the color lasts for 3 or 4 days."

Cons:

• "The color would fade within a couple of days."
• "What little color I did see only lasted until I showered."
• "It doesn’t seem to last for more than a few days, with regular showering and stuff, the most it would last is 3-4 days."
• "I really wanted to like this product but the tan starts fading the next day."
• "I’m so disappointed. This product worked a few years ago. I loved it. I used the whole bottle and was so happy with the results. But I’m on my second bottle that gives zero results."
• "I tried this sunless lotion and have used it 3 x s now. It does not do much and fades very quickly."
• "The product does not make me any tanner."

Ingredients and Skin Reaction

Pros:

• "This gives a beautiful natural color without a lot of harmful chemicals."
• "I do not use chemicals or toxins and it’s so hard to find clean products that perform. Holy smokes. This product delivers."
• "The best part is that the ingredients are natural and non toxic."
• "I LOVE that Beauty By Earth is non toxic."
• "I have really sensitive skin and didn't have any reactions."
• "I used it on my face as well and despite having pretty sensitive skin I had no bad reaction."
• "This lotion has given me no allergic reaction whatsoever."

Cons:

• "Do not use this self tanning lotion if you can’t keep from sweating!!"
• "I got a terrible itchy rash on my neck, arms and legs."
• "However, I did- I broke out in small hives on my chest, insides of my arms, shoulders, hips and thighs."
• "ALL of them broke me out with a terrible itchy rash."
• "I broke out into a rash all over my chest and neck."
• "I was so excited to try a nontoxic self tanner and the reviews all seemed to be pretty positive. What a mistake, I applied this one night and woke up with rashes all over my body."
• "Causes boils. I’ve order this 4 times... but after buying this 4x, there is a major flaw with causing boils and clogging pores."