The New Tanning Rules: A Guide to Self-Tanners

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4. De-streak

Five minutes after you've applied the product, use a dry loofah or washcloth to gently diffuse the color, especially on your wrists, ankles, and feet and between your fingers. "Your hand can distribute the color unevenly, because it's not a totally smooth surface," explains Stankiewicz. If you already have a splotched area, a gritty exfoliator won't buff away the darker hue because the tanning agent has already soaked into deeper layers of the skin. Instead, try a tanning remover like St. Tropez Self-Tan Remover, $17, sephora.com, which can actually break down DHA.

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