Rose Gold Sunless Deep Exfoliating Glove — Pre-Tan Body Prep

The step that decides how your tan turns out: a deep exfoliating glove in durable exfoliating fabric, used a full day before you tan.

Highlights

• ✓Twenty-four hours before, not the same day. Freshly scrubbed skin is still settling; a day’s gap is what gives you the even surface the mousse needs.
• ✓Lifts dead skin. Dry build-up on knees, elbows, ankles and shins is what drinks product and dries patchy, so taking it off first is what prevents the patches.
• ✓Smooths rough texture so colour goes down in one even layer and develops at the same rate everywhere.
• ✓It also takes a tan off. Work it with soap and warm water to fade colour that is on its way out, instead of waiting for it to go blotchy.
• ✓Reusable and washable. Wash and air dry it after every use.
• ✓Avoid broken or inflamed skin. This is a deep exfoliator, so work around anything raw, grazed or irritated.

Think of it as two jobs at opposite ends of the same tan. At the start it clears the way, which is the difference between an even bronze and a mottled one. At the end it takes the last of the colour off in one go so the next application starts from clean skin.

Prep, apply, maintain is the whole sequence, and this is step one — which is why it leads the Face & Body bundle. More body care sits in beauty and skincare.