Mention your skincare and medications.
You don’t need to stop anything on your own. Tell Jana what you use, and she’ll plan around it. For any prescription, your doctor has the final word.
Sunless by necessity
When the sun is off limits, a tan isn’t.
Some clients come to deSoleil after a dermatologist’s warning, a doctor’s advice to give up tanning beds, or a season of treatment that changed how their skin handles the sun. A spray tan involves no UV at all, so it brings back the warmth of a tan without the exposure. If you have a health concern, your doctor has the final word, and Jana will plan around whatever they advise.
I used to use UV tanning beds regularly until my doctor told me I had to stop. Finding deSoleil was a total lifesaver.
A tan without the sun
It all happens on the surface.
A spray tan involves no UV at all. It forms in the very top layer of skin, the layer that is naturally on its way to being shed, which is why it fades so gently as your skin renews. That is why many clients who have been told to stay out of the sun find they can still feel like themselves in a sundress, at a wedding, or on a long-awaited trip.
- No UV, from the first minute to the last.
- The tan stays in the top layer of skin.
- It fades evenly over one to two weeks.
What to know before you book
A few things worth mentioning.
None of this is a hurdle. It is simply what Jana would like to know, so she can plan your tan around you.
Keep wearing sunscreen.
A spray tan is color, not sunscreen, so keep wearing yours whenever you’re outdoors. Your usual protection stays part of every day.
Expecting or nursing?
Jana has tanned expecting and nursing clients for nearly two decades. Check in with your doctor first, then let her know so she can plan around you.
Recent procedures?
Microneedling, laser treatments and dermaplaning should be fully healed before a tan. Your provider can tell you when.
A gentle, unhurried appointment
Patience and respect, from the moment you arrive.
Every appointment begins with a conversation about your skin, your history with the sun, and the depth that feels right. Nothing is hurried, and nothing is sprayed until you are comfortable.
Your first visit
A gentle first visit, step by step.
Six unhurried moments, the same ones every first-time client walks through, planned around your skin and whatever your doctor has advised.
Jana is mature and nonjudgmental, and she has tanned clients through every kind of season in life.
- The weeks before
Kind preparation.
Moisturize daily and drink plenty of water, exfoliate gently with exfoliating gloves every day and again that morning, and shave or wax at least a day ahead. Come in clean and dry, with nothing on your skin: no lotion, oil, deodorant or makeup.
Exfoliating glovesEvery day before, and that morning - Arrive
A private, quiet studio.
The studio is upstairs at 1515 Capitola Road, Suite N, with parking behind the building, and you are the only client there.
- Talk
We begin with a conversation.
Your skin, your history with the sun, anything your doctor has said, and the depth that feels right to you.
- Start light
Many clients begin softer.
A lighter first tan can be built over a visit or two, with no pressure to go deeper. Jana may suggest a skin-caring formula such as Unity NR, with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid.
- About 20 minutes
The application.
About twenty minutes in a private room, at your pace, with every turn explained before it happens.
- After
Your rinse time, then the sundress.
You leave with your rinse time written down. After that, the wedding, the long-awaited trip or simply a bare-armed summer is yours again, with nothing asked of the sun.
Caring for your tan
Hydration before, moisture after.
Afterward, moisturize every day with a hydrating lotion, pat dry rather than rub, and keep showers lukewarm. Your tan then fades softly and evenly, and the full Bronze Protocol covers every step in between.
Read the Bronze Protocol →
Free checklist · yours to keep
The Spray Tan Checklist
Every tan, prepared properly.
First tan or fiftieth, a good tan becomes a beautiful one in the shower a few days before. This checklist keeps every step on one printable page, so nothing is left to memory before a trip, an event or an ordinary Thursday.
- Preparation, the appointment and aftercare in the order you need them
- Boxes you can tick on screen or on paper
- Printed with your name, for every tan after this one
No UV, ever
Your tan, on your terms.
Book online at least 12 hours ahead, or text Jana first if you would like to talk it through.
