Your clothing, towels, and bedsheets are all fabrics most at risk of becoming stained by fake tan. Luckily, unless your garments are white or pale, fake tan stains will usually come out on your standard 40C wash.
How do you keep fake tan from staining bed sheets?
Apply your tan in a specific order
- Exfoliate for an even base.
- Let your skin settle for even coverage.
- Never apply with your bare hands.
- Wait at least 30 mins before putting on clothes.
- Dust yourself with talcum powder to stop stained bedsheets.
- Use toothpaste for streaks.
- Apply lemon juice to patches.
Does self tanner stain sheets permanently?
The entire purpose of self-tanners is to "stain" your skin so you look darker. Most contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA), a color additive, that colors your skin. That same additive can stain, sometimes permanently, your clothes or any fabric it touches when in a wet form.
