Prevent UV overexposure and protect the health of your skin while tanning.

* Clean your skin completely before tanning. Some components in makeup and perfume can make skin more susceptible to sunburn.

* Moisturize your skin with lotions specifically developed for indoor tanning, preferably before and after your tanning session. Moisturizers get ready your skin for UV exposure, reducing the drying effects of tanning.
 
* Permit a minimum of 24 hours to pass before tanning again, indoors or outdoors. Medical standards and Industry recommend waiting 48 to 72 hours, the span of time required for skin to repair minor damage and to create melanin and a tan.  

* When tanning nude, protect sensitive areas of the body that normally are not exposed to UV light. The skin on the armpits, backs of legs, buttocks, and genitalia can suffer severe sunburn from the same light intensity that only tans the rest of your body. Expose these areas inch by inch by covering them halfway through tanning sessions for the first three or four times you tan nude.

* Protect your lips with a lip balm that blocks UV light; lips cannot produce melanin, leaving them at risk for overexposure.
  
* If you are sunburned, soothe your skin with a moisturizer or aloe gel, and don't try to tan until the redness completely subsides. 

* Seek the advice of a medical professional whenever you have a health concern-such as rashes, itching, or any other skin problems or irregularities.