Striving4Zen

Required time: About 30-40 minutes
Skill level: Goof-proof

Labels: DIY, how-to, self-tanner, tea bags

Required time: About 30-40 minutes
Skill level: Goof-proof

Ingredients:
4 black tea bags
2 cups boiling water
Sponge or spray bottle

Optional:
Body lotion
Pure cocoa powder

Instructions:
When water has boiled, add the tea bags to steep. Leave in for 10-15 minutes, or until tea is dark and cool enough to touch.

In the meantime, take a shower to ensure your skin is oil- and sweat-free. Afterwards, make sure skin is completely dry.

Stand on something you don't mind getting dirty. If using a sponge, drench it in the tea and wipe all over your body. If using a spray bottle, fill it with tea and spray evenly. Let skin air-dry and apply another coat for a deeper shade.

Tea will stain clothes if wet, so make sure you're all dry before dressing. The "tan" should last 3-4 days.

Optional: For bonus color, mix cocoa powder into body lotion until you reach desired color and apply for an all-over bronzing boost.

THANKS!!

Labels: DIY, natural products, self-tanner

In the past we have had a love/hate relationship with self-tanners. We know sun is bad for us, but love the look of a golden tan. Traditional, chemical-laden self tanners are not an option and we hate the streaking, messiness and odor. Then there is the fact that the resulting color is never quite right for our skin tone. So when Xen-Tan paraben-free Face Tanner and Deep Bronze came across our desks, we were skeptical but, with summer around the corner, we figured what the heck! We tried it on an olive-skinned staffer, who tans easily, as well as a fair skinned woman with a ruddier complexion. The results were the same: Amazing!

Finally a self-tanner that delivers a natural looking tan with none of the side-effects we hate. The lotions give you instant color and continue to deepen over three hours. The time-release formulas mean your tan looks beautiful for days and the vanilla-latte scent means you can put them on right out of the shower and no one will know you’ve been cheating. The best part? There is no waiting to get dressed—the color dries instantly.

How can this be? It is the result of a Paraben-free formula that combines the DHA necessary for tanning with such naturally good-for-your-skin ingredients as Shea Butter, Green Tea, Lactic Acid (for exfoliating purposes) and Glycerin. No wonder these are the products favored by the Olsen twins, Drew Barrymore and Nicolette Sheridan. You can get a Xen Tan glow for yourself at select Nordstrom’s or at www.xen-tan.com.
Bring on the summer!

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Labels: paraben-free, parabens, self-tanner, skincare, sunless tanners