Formulating Self-tanning Products
Yes, you can formulate your own natural self-tanning products to COSMOS standards! Self-tan products are designed to artificially tan the skin and provide a sun-kissed or deeper glow. They also help create the appearance of a more even skin tone.
In this class, you’ll discover two effective, professional and natural tanning agents: dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and erythrulose.
Both are used in formulations to provide a gradual and buildable tan that isn’t washed off, but rather fades over time during the natural desquamation process. They do this through creating a maillard reaction in the skin that creates brown melanoidins that mimic the appearance of sun-tanned skin. Learn in detail how to get the best results from these two specialist ingredients, including the ratio in which to combine them and how to ensure your formulas are stable.
Receive five, professionally created and ready-to-use formulations for:
Gradual tanning lotion – a body lotion which gradually tans the skin to provide a subtle but buildable bronzed glow.
Instant tanning lotion – a lotion with a natural colorant to give an instant bronzed appearance, plus self-tanning agents that develop a long-lasting, streak-free, bronzed appearance that isn’t washed off.
Facial tanning mist – a water-based mist that is easy to apply by spraying onto the skin. The facial area tends to tan more easily, therefore this product is formulated with lower levels of tanning agent.
Tanning drops – designed to be mixed into your favorite moisturizer to give it a gradual tanning effect. Tanning drops give the consumer control over the intensity of the tan effect. The amount of tanning drops used can be adjusted to create a unique product tailored to your specific needs.
Tanning mousse – Tanning mousse is dispensed using a foaming pump component and applied using a tanning mitt. It’s a light foam which spreads easily to evenly distribute the tanning agent and which dries quickly upon application.
You’ll receive a beautiful PDF textbook to download and you can watch us make the Coconut and Caramel Instant Tanning Lotion in our detailed step-by-step video demonstration.
THIS CLASS IS 50 CREDITS.
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