How To Prepare Your Skin For The Perfect Spray Tan — And How To Care For It Afterwards
How To Prepare Your Skin For The Perfect Spray Tan — And How To Care For It Afterwards
A flawless spray tan doesn’t begin in the booth, and it certainly doesn’t end when the colour fades. Beautiful, even, glowing results rely on how you prepare your skin before your appointment and how you care for it once your tan begins to fade.
Here’s our expert guide to achieving smoother application, longer-lasting colour, and a soft, natural fade — all while keeping your skin radiant, healthy and beautifully nourished.
Why Skin Preparation Matters
The condition of your skin directly affects how your tan develops, how evenly it applies, and how long it lasts. Dry skin, dead skin build-up and dehydration are the biggest causes of streaking, patchiness and uneven fading.
Prepping your skin properly ensures:
- Even, streak-free application
- Deeper, more natural-looking colour
- Longer-lasting results
- Smooth, gradual fading
- Soft, glowing skin
Step One — Exfoliate
Exfoliation is the most important step in preparing your skin for a spray tan. It removes dead skin cells that cause uneven absorption and patchy fading.
Pay special attention to areas prone to dryness such as elbows, knees, ankles, hands and feet.
We recommend the Oskia Renaissance Body Scrub, enriched with pink Himalayan salt and fruit enzymes. This luxurious exfoliator gently buffs away dull skin while stimulating circulation, smoothing texture and leaving skin silky soft and radiant.
For the face, gentle exfoliation is just as important. The Oskia Micro Exfoliating Balm deeply cleanses, refines pores and smooths skin texture, creating the perfect base for even facial tanning and longer-lasting results.
Step Two — Hydrate
Well-hydrated skin absorbs tanning solution more evenly and holds colour for longer. Dry skin, on the other hand, can cause rapid fading, patchiness and uneven development.
Daily hydration before your appointment helps to maintain smooth, supple skin and prevent moisture loss.
The Oskia Renaissance Body Milk deeply nourishes, softens and hydrates, leaving skin silky smooth without heaviness — perfect for maintaining skin comfort and glow.
For the face, the Oskia Renaissance 360 Day Cream provides long-lasting hydration, supports the skin barrier and enhances natural radiance, ensuring your complexion remains smooth, balanced and glowing.
Ultimate Pre-Tan Ritual — Professional Treatment
For the ultimate preparation, our Himalayan Body Wrap Ritual deeply exfoliates, detoxifies and hydrates the skin while delivering total relaxation. This luxurious full-body treatment creates the perfect canvas for flawless spray tan results and leaves skin feeling smooth, nourished and beautifully refreshed.
Aftercare — Keeping Your Glow Alive
Once your tan begins to fade, how you care for your skin is just as important as how you prepared it.
Gentle exfoliation every few days helps your tan fade evenly rather than patchily, while consistent hydration prevents dryness and prolongs your glow.
Using the same exfoliating and hydrating products post-tan ensures:
- Smooth, even fading
- No patchy breakdown
- Soft glowing skin
- Perfect prep for your next tan
The Ultimate Glow Prep Bundle
To make flawless results effortless, we’ve created the Ultimate Glow Prep Bundle, featuring four expertly selected OSKIA products designed to exfoliate, hydrate and enhance skin radiance from head to toe.
Includes:
Oskia Renaissance Body Scrub
Oskia Renaissance Body Milk
Oskia Micro Exfoliating Balm
Oskia Renaissance 360 Day Cream
This complete ritual ensures beautifully prepped skin before your tan and supports healthy, radiant skin long after your colour fades.
Perfect for spray tans, special occasions, weddings, holidays or simply maintaining glowing, healthy skin year-round.
Worth £245 — Bundle Price £208.25
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