Hiya! Just popping in from the Nail Geek section! Hope no one minds me asking but thought this would be the best place to come!...

Im currently pregnant with just under 8 wks to go and have decided i want to treat myself to a spray tan! Ive never had one before and im so white (especially my legs that have never seen the sun!) that i look like a baked bean with no juice! Im going out for dinner with my husband next weekend for our wedding anniversary and want to wear something nice but dont dare to show my white legs! Id feel so much more confident in myself if i had just a little bit of colour!

Can anyone tell me if a) its ok to have a spray tan when preggars - and if there are any possible probs wth it b) how many sprays do you normally need to get a nice tone (i dont want to go too dark - just enough to look like ive been on holiday for a little while!) and c) how long does it normally last / how often should you top the tan up??

If it were me i wouldnt bother .I do not know that spray tans are harmful to unborn babies but i also think you you are exposing your baby to a fine spray of chemicals for what, to have a bit of colour.... you have a few weeks to go and you can tan as much as you like its just my opinion.

Rubbish!! there is NOTHING harmful in spray tan solution whatsoever!! they only recommend that you dont have one done in the first trimester because of the hormonal changes that your body goes through that MAY make you go a bit patchy, not because there are harmful chemicals! the solution is sugar based!!!

Have your spray tan done and feel gorgeous for your anniversary! I find it lasts a week, sometimes longer, but only if you look after it properly, ie moisturise loads, no long hot baths, dab dry with towel etc etc...

The only 'problem' that I have incurred with a latter stage pregnant client is that the coldness of the spray made the baby start to move about and it was hard for me to consentrate with these tin, tiny feet and hands pushing my clients tummy out ... it was actually so beautiful to watch... my client howelled with laughter. Oh then her breasts lacted a little so I would be prepared with a couple of cotten rounds just in case of such events ...

Enjoy your tan.. you will be fine and you will look gorgeous afterwards with your tanned legs and tummy

Definatly have your tan! im also pregnant with only 8 weeks to go! ive sprayed myself the whole way through theres nothing in a spray tan that will harm your little one! we need all the help we can to feel sexy at this stage and i certainly feels loads better when im tanned. my tans last about 7-10 days although ive found slightly less when pregnant as my skin is so much drier make sure you put lashings of moisturiser on to help maintain it afterwards x x Hope all goes well with baby and happy anniversary.

You know this to be fact then. I said i wasn't sure because i dont think there has been any studies as yet...but if you know then rubbish it is.

Its like saying that pregnant women should stop wearing perfume and make up because they have chemicals in them. Or bubble bath, soap, shampoo... the list goes on!

I'm sure that Collin will be able to clarify this one but when I was trained with Tantrick I was told that there was nothing harmful in their solution and I trust them to tell me the truth! I am sure that if there were any danger to pregnant women then it would be plastered all over the bottle.

its the same reason why perms are not recommended during pregnancy,
because of the raging hormones, it might result in the perm not taking,
nothing to do with perm solution geting into the scalp and into bloodstream

tanning in the first trimester MIGHT result in a unsuccessful tan due to the hormones raging about willy nilly, not beacuse its harmful to the baby

NOBODY knows this because no studies have been done on it there obviously is something in spray tan solutions that can be a problem else why advocate the use of nose shields and use extractors which we are supposed to do and why do some of us get a bit chesty when we have done a few.
It is a chemical which is being breathed in, the spray is very fine .
I gave my opinion, and others can give theirs and what the original poster takes out of that is for them to decide.
I would not spray a pregnant women and if i do nail enhancements on anyone pregnant i get them to wear a mask.I will also not spray with small children and babies in the room.

The ingredients in spray tans are considered harmless to use during pregnancy.


Studies have been carried out and determined that the active ingredient, DHA (dihydroxyacetone) does not penetrate the skin. DHA has been used in cosmetics since 1960 and there have never been any issues reported concerning its absorption into the skin, nor its responsibility for any pregnancy-related problems.


Spray tanning products are by far more acceptable than tanning beds are, pregnancy or not, but particularly when a woman is pregnant, tanning beds can raise the core body temperature significantly and this is extremely dangerous to the forming fetus.


Lying out in the sun has dangers all its own and should be avioded period.

Many of the studies are for skin application not inhalation which will go straight into lungs and bloodstream there are also numerous different chemicals in all the different solutions not just dha.
I at least hope that we as tanning operators should be on the side of caution and if any of us are spraying pregnant ladies or are pregnant ourselves then this is a time when nose guards and extracters should be used surely no one can argue with that.

I personally don't spray in the first trimester. I have no worries about spraying there after. It is down to the client and if they feel ok about it then I do too. They make the choice at the end of the day.

The reason I don't spray in the first trimester ... two reasons actually. The first is that the Company I represent don't advise it and this is because of the fluctuations of hormones in this 12 week period. The flucuations can cause adverse reactions to some ladies.. ie tan taking too dark, tan not taking at all and even patchy.. the client may not have their expectations met. It is best to avoid.

They have been studying spray tan products for 20 years.... and up to now it is considered safe and an excellent alternative to the natural sun and sunbeds.