Even though summer may be over and the heat from the sun may become scarce, making sure you have a healthy glow in the colder months may come inside a bottle.
Fake tan, in all its forms, may not be mess-proof. Although tanning products have come a long way in minimising transfer to clothes, bed sheets, and carpets, you still run the risk of staining anything you touch or accidentally spill it on.
This is because self tanners may have colours added, and if you’ve slept before washing the top layer off or find a mess, you’ll want to make sure your sheets are clean.
According to the experts at Boë Beaute, there are a few ways you can try to get rid of fake tan stains.
The first port of call would be washing with laundry detergent, but if that doesn’t work, there’s another method which may surprise you.
Instead you can try club soda, similar to sparkling water. Club soda is artificially carbonated and contains added minerals, whereas sparkling water is typically carbonated.
However sparkling water should work just as well.
They wrote: “Similar to the laundry detergent method, club soda can be used to remove fake tan stains from your bedding.”
To get fake tan stains out of bed sheets, you’ll need to dab the area with some cold water.
Wet a cloth with club soda or sparkling water, and use the damp cloth to gently dab at the stain.
The experts explained to avoid scrubbing the club soda, or soda water, into the stain.
If you need to, the experts recommend positioning a dark towel underneath the sheets so that the fake tan doesn’t transfer anywhere else.
Once you’re happy you’ve gotten most of the fake tan out, give your sheets a good wash.
If you’ve also found yourself in trouble with spilling fake tan on a light coloured or cream carpet, there’s a hack you can use, too.
TikToker Alice Bhella suggested testing out instead of using regular cleaning products to banish the fake tan, the St Moriz Professional Self Tan Remover Foam, which is traditionally used to remove layers of old fake tan from the skin.
Alice added a generous amount of foam to the stain, leaving it to sink in.
You can find the St Moriz Professional Self Tan Remover Foam for just £4.99.