All im saying is avoid what you can.Obviously we can't choose to avoid all chemicals but we can choose to avoid certain things...like spray tans. It probably does no harm at all ,but for a few months of being a bit paler why bother taking the risk.
You would never hear of any ingredient in anything we all use daily being involved in harming us or the un born ,although there is certain evidence with parabens. There is too much money involved.
I can only speak for the Tantrick tan as I know we have the legal safety certification and documentation required for our product, which can vary so much with all the different ones currently on the market. There are some solutions containing ethyl alcohol and other ingredients which I certainly wouldn't want on my skin and I not even a pregnant mum!
The ingredients contained within our solution are totally safe for use in pregnancy and have been confirmed by one of the world leading cosmetologists. Mr Anthony Dwek has informed Tantrick that the ingredients in the solution such as lavender oil will go towards to well being of a mum during pregnancy as it will enable her to feel better about herself as her body goes through the many changes. I do remember feeling absolutely awful during my three pregnancies and if spray tanning was around all those years ago, I would certainly have been booking in to have them safely applied as I know how much better I feel within myself when I am wearing a Tantrick tan!
With regard to your comment about parabens, there has been much fuss and unconfirmed speculation about parabens causing all sorts of illnesses and people seem to be getting it out of all proportion, there are 1000's of different parabens on the market. The ones which are contained in the Tantrick solution are taken from plums, blackcurrants and strawberries, they are the natural preservatives within fruit!
The general guide line for Tantrick tans within pregnancy is that due to the imbalance of hormones during the first trimester, the reaction on the skin may not be as reliable ie the tan may not take as well, it may not wear off as it would normally or it may even go patchy so we advise waiting until the hormones have settled down, usually in the second trimester although saying that, everyones body is different.
As for applying tans during pregnancy, ensure you have the correct ventilation / filtration, as you always should do anyway, keep your back straight so not to put added pressure on the spine, think of your posture and as you get bigger don't block book loads of tans in at one time, try and space them out during the day.
I do hope this has helped! :lol:
Mandy
