Lets talk about pH...and your tan Im sure most people dont think what is going on in their life or their day would really have any effect on the spray tan they are about to go and get.WRONG!! It has everything to do with your spray tan. When you think about getting a spray tan, you probably dont take into consideration that your skin is the largest external organ you have, and a lot of things affect it. Its very moody. Considering this is what you are actually spray tanning, there are a few things you should be aware of. A huge factor in how your skin reacts to a spray tan is your skins pH. Your skins pH affects how irritated it gets, how well it ages, and how well it deals with product and environmental stressors. When we are born, we have a neutral pH of 7. This number adjusts within a few months to what is termed normal skin pH - 4.5-5.5. This helps it to become more bacteria resistant. When the skin pH is over 6.0, it can have a lot of problems killing bacteria. Things like skin diseases and stressed skin, lead to the skin having difficulty maintaining a normal pH. This can put it over 6.0 and lead to a lot of surface issues, one of which is acne. Another result of a high skin pH is Staphylococcus colonization. Again, this is due to the skin not being able to fend off bacteria.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 19:46:03 +0000