does prep H mess up pro tan?

[ntrlmuscle]

ok, i have never used the prep H before and i was wondering if it REALLY messes up the pro tan. since u need to start applying both the protan and the prep H 4 days out, how would someone do that?thanx

[str8flexed]

I would put on prep H after you shower off your excess pro tan in the morning.
Peace

[jay1514929]

I would put the prep H on several hours before the protan. If your show is a saturday I would use the prep H after nightly shower before bed and I would apply the protan in the afternoon.

[big P]

Hey this is what I did for my prep. When you tan in the tanning bed, put the prep H on eveytime you tan. This is the two to three weeks out from the show the last week before the show continue with the prep up until thur. , friday take your last shower and shave. Put on 1-2 appl. of the show tan then sat. morning put on another coat of comp. tan and then another coat that evening. My first show I did they said I was not dark enough, so the next time I did it like this and it was perfect.

[jay1514929]

Sounds like you had a good plan but you may want to make a change next time. Try this in the off season to see if it works for you. Instead of putting the prep H on before tannning apply the tanning dye (whatever brand you like). Heating the prep h and exposing it to ultra violet light will not increase the active effects of its anti-inflamatory properties. I have learned though that you can "Bake" the dye in some if you tan after applying it. For those of us who have a light complexion this technique helps to get darker. I personally am Scottish, Irish, German, Panamanian. I have light skin and notice this works well.

Big p, if that worked for you, I recomend you continue to do it your way and maybe try something different when not in pre-contest mode. As for me I am 4 weeks out right now and don't want to mess with anything different, but I may try your method in November to see what works better.

Later