Pregnancy and Tanning

Questions & Answers

What is Safe For You and Your Baby?
Mommy's to be..... Are you wondering how you can still look tanned and gorgeous during your pregnancy? During anyone's pregnancy everyone seems to offer their advice, even perfect strangers. With so much information coming your way, as well intended as it may be, it can get confusing and sometimes a bit overwhelming. When it comes to tanning during your pregnancy I have some tips as well as the facts on what is safe for your baby.

Facts about Pregnancy
During your pregnancy your hormones will be up, down and all over the place. This will affect your skin and how it reacts to the sun and tanning beds. Your skin will be more photo-sensitive, which means you will burn easier than you normally would. You may also be prone to getting pigmentation from UV exposure, known as the pregnancy mask. This pigmentation usually disappears or lightens after you give birth, but in some cases you could be stuck with it.

Doctors do advise pregnant women to keep their body temperature down during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. Increasing your body temperature can lead to birth defects. This is why you are advised to stay out of hot tubs and saunas.

Airbrush Tans
Airbrush tans are perfectly safe for you and your baby. The airbrush tans work by only penetrating the top layers of your dead skin. The solution doesn’t penetrate into the blood stream so the ingredients used will not reach your baby. All the ingredients used in EO Tan™ solution have been approved as safe by the FDA. DHA used in the majority of tanning lotions has been around for about 40 years. If it had any side affects to you during pregnancy, I am sure we would be aware of it by now.

If you are a little worried about the fumes you may inhale during an airbrush tan, I will provide you with nose plugs to wear.  

For breast-feeding mothers, I would advise not applying tanning lotion or tanning solution to the breast area.

Always Consult Your Physician Before Tanning
We at EO Tan™ always recommend you consult your physician before you do anything when you are pregnant. Before you tan you will sign a release form giving us permission  to tan you.