Style -- 1 hour ago
Words: Zak Maoui
With most of us only snatching a few precious days of sun-worshipping a year, it’s important to make the most of time out of the office, soaking up as many rays as possible without returning home looking like a lobster. Vitamin D is, after all, good for a lot of things.
That being said, being out in the sun, or tanning our bodies, needs to be treated with caution, especially here in the UK. Most of our bodies aren’t accustomed to intense sun exposure, so SPF is essential if you don’t want to end up peeling painfully.
Below is a fail safe guide to the products you need to use if you want to be out in the sun, but also want to get the very best tan possible...
Augustinus Bader The Sunscreen SPF 50
Out in the sun? SPF is essential if you want a tan and to look look like a peeled tomato. Probably the best sunscreen out there right now (it's that good we gave it a 2025 Grooming Award this year), this fast-absorbing formula protects against UVA and UVB rays and renews the skin at the same time. It's powered by the patented TFC8, which was design by Bader to help reduce burns. In short, it'll protect your skin, while healing it. What's not to love?
Jo Malone Vitamin E Body Treatment
Exfoliating your dead skin cells before spending time in the sun makes your tan deeper. Jo Malone London's luxuriously revitalising Vitamin E Body Treatment Scrub sloughs away dry surface skin cells, leaving your skin the suitable base layer for a long-lasting tan.
Malin + Goetz Body Lotion
It’s equally essential to moisturise and rejuvenate after a day in the sun, making sure you return from holiday bronzed but not shrivelled. Malin + Goetz's Body Lotion is packed with vitamin b5 and bergamot with absorbent fatty acids, which will help prevent ageing both now and in the long run. This restorative moisturiser limits sun damage, peeling and preserves your tan.
Lancaster Golden Tan Maximiser
If you were successful in your tanning ventures, then this will help you out. Lancaster's Golden Tan Maximiser is designed to boost what nature gave you, using a "Tan Accelerator Complex" to heal and protect your skin, while bringing out more of that desired colour.
Refy Body Glow
Now you've got a tan, enhance it. Refy's Body Glow promises to leave your sun-kissed skin looking and feeling healthy and hydrated with a glass-like finish.
James Read Sunrise to Sundown - Tinted Tan
We realise not all of us are able to get abroad this summer. If you’re stuck in the office and green with jealousy at all your sun-kissed friends, don’t panic! James Read's Sunrise to Sundown - Tinted Tan Serum gives an instant sun-tanned boost, without ever appearing fake, orange or streaky.
Pai The Impossible Tan Hydrating Self Tan Drops
Equally, Pai's The Impossible Tan Hydrating Self Tan Drops will give you a subtle glow, and you don't even need to leave the house...
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