Comparing The Top Sunless Tanners


By Amanda • January 26, 2025
The popularity of sunless tanners has exploded as people search for the perfect tan without the sun.


Amaze yourself with the newest
generation of tanners.
Long gone are the days of spending hours in the sun to get that dark tan. The sun’s rays are getting stronger and the rates of cancer are increasing even for younger people. Beyond cancer we know UV rays cause the skin to age more quickly, causing unsightly wrinkles and dark spots. And who wants that?

In order to get the tan we want that smoothes cellulite and veins, hides wrinkles, and makes us look thinner and younger without doing damage to our skin we have turned to sunless tanners.

Many sunless tanners can leave you with an orange, streaky, smelly tan that is down-right embarrassing.

But there ARE some newly released sunless tanners just hitting the market that can finally give you that incredibly natural looking tan we've all been searching for. Regardless of your skin type or tone and whether you want a just a light healthy glow or a dark tropical tan, these next generation tanners do it all, in a single bottle. These newest tanning formulas contain revolutionary ingredients, and highly pure and refined blends, that not only tan, but nourish, moisturize and hydrate at the same time.

But Beware, not all of these next generation of tanners are created equally.

If you are searching for the best of the best, this is what you should be looking for in your next sunless tanner:

  1. Alcohol Free: Alcohol is terribly drying to the skin and nothing makes the skin look more aged than the lack of moisture. Alcohol strips essential oils from the skin that protect it and keep it moisturized.

  2. Contains Aloe: The skin absorbs Aloe Vera 4 times faster than water. Aloe softens the skin and allows retention of moisture and allows vitamins, minerals and enzymes to easily penetrate your skin allowing for divine results. Harvested from the Aloe Plant, Aloe is 100% natural and supports your fibroplasts keeping your skin supple. This is a great addition to a tanner or any moisturizer for that matter.

  3. Matrixyl: Ready to look and feel younger? Matrixyl is a cutting edge anti aging ingredient that activates your skin’s natural production of collagen refilling wrinkles naturally from within the skin, deeply moisturizing and keeping your skin looking luminous and youthful. This is a key ingredient in super expensive moisturizers and is trickling down to be added into tanners with amazing results.

  4. No spray, No mess Application: Ever try some of those at home spray tans? They claim to give you less streaks and a better result. No way! There is always overspray onto clothes, furniture, floors, you can’t see where or how much you have sprayed leading to streaky results every time and the smell is overwhelming. We looked for products that were non messy and easy to apply. Saving you time and headaches!

  5. Hydrolized Collagen: hydrolyzed collagen assists with the strength and elasticity of your skin. As collagen naturally depletes in the skin, it causes sagging and wrinkles. Products that replenish this lost collagen allow skin to stay firm and appear more youthful.

  6. Tinted Formula: One of the biggest complaints about sunless tanners is the streaking you can get when you don’t apply your product evenly. This problem is widely solved by products that have a tinted formula (usually bronze) so that you can see where the product is going. The added benefit is that the bronze tint gives immediate color while you wait for the tanner to develop over the next 24 hours.

  7. Money back Guarantee: Hey, if the manufacturer doesn’t stand behind their product why should you? Most products will let you return the tanner if it is unopened, but what if you try it and it doesn’t work, or turns you orange, or makes you break out. Only one of the products we looked at offers a no questions asked money back guarantee even if you have already used it. That is pretty impressive and says that the manufacturer knows they have a great product!


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