What's wrong with my solution?

[Passionate]

I have a bottle of Xen tan but it's actually coming out green! Ive tried shaking the bottle etc. Is it gone off? Whats the shelf life of tan? It also coming out dead runny!Im starting to really not like Xen tan! Help :sad:

 

[katiebbaby]

Who did you train with? how have you set your gun? xxx

 

[Ginamarie]

Hi Passionate

Unfortunatley I think your tan is off. I havent used that tan before but have used Fake Bake alot. Once opened and the air has got to it it doesnt last long (not sure how long tho). I know it helps to keep it in the fridge, this will prolong the life.

I would send it back to the company and ask for a replacement. Depending on how long you have had it.

Goodluck
xx

 

[Passionate]

Thanks for your help I trained with Salon Services (Tantruth) but had an issue with the guarantee of the machine so decided to buy a machine from Xen. I have had the solution for about 3 months now, but it must be off. The nozzle on the machine confuses me is it further out the less spray and further in the more spray? I have the HVLP machine I know that sounds like a stupid question but I trained with a totally different machine!

 

[vgml]

When I had spray tan training using Xen Tan solution I was told the this solution doesn't go off. I have mine for about 8 months now ( I don't do a lot of spray tan ) and is okay to use it.
I used it few days ago and tan came out lovely.

 

[steviemac]

If stored correctly, i.e. very cool place, it should last 6 months once opened without degrading

 

[joe90]

Xen Tan does have a tendancy to look greeny grey when it goes on the skin - not a nice look imo.

 

[collin]

Its so easy to blame the solution however most issues of solution turning green turn out to be a storage issue.

If the lid is not sealed tight and the room warm and humid the moisture in the air will get into the solution and it will turn green.

Likewise if after a spray tan you leave the solution in the spray gun cup maybe because you have another customer that you are giving a different treatment to and with good intentions forget to pour the solution back into the bottle and seal it.

Whilst sitting in the gun cup this is easy for airborne damp air to get in and contaminate the solution in the cup which you then pour back into the bottle and seal it....making it ideal conditions for the contamination to spread to the rest of the solution.

Throw it away or use it on friends as the green tint generally is simply the initial colour guide and the tan will turn out fine....buy a new fresh bottle and keep the above points in mind and therefore avoid any complications with tan outcomes.

 

[andrea.d]

i sprayed myself yesterday with aviva express ,i spilled some buy accident on roll and noticed a green outline ive only had it less than 3months and keep it in the fridge is this going off to paid alot for it and have hardly used any

 

[collin]

i sprayed myself yesterday with aviva express ,i spilled some buy accident on roll and noticed a green outline ive only had it less than 3months and keep it in the fridge is this going off to paid alot for it and have hardly used any

I suspect the green outline you refer to is nothing other than the colour guide and if you do this exercise with most solutions you are likely to see the same effect.

Nothing to necessarily worry about and doesn't mean your solution is off.

 

[vgml]

Xen Tan solution is green and watery, but it gives great tan once sprayed properly.

 

[sharonb]

I store mine in the fridge was told once opened should use in 6 months, unopened 1 year!..I date mine when I bought it and when I opened it.

 

[Passionate]

Its so easy to blame the solution however most issues of solution turning green turn out to be a storage issue.

If the lid is not sealed tight and the room warm and humid the moisture in the air will get into the solution and it will turn green.

Likewise if after a spray tan you leave the solution in the spray gun cup maybe because you have another customer that you are giving a different treatment to and with good intentions forget to pour the solution back into the bottle and seal it.

Whilst sitting in the gun cup this is easy for airborne damp air to get in and contaminate the solution in the cup which you then pour back into the bottle and seal it....making it ideal conditions for the contamination to spread to the rest of the solution.

Throw it away or use it on friends as the green tint generally is simply the initial colour guide and the tan will turn out fine....buy a new fresh bottle and keep the above points in mind and therefore avoid any complications with tan outcomes.

I thought that might be air, it was coming out with a greenish tinge after just opening it. I store it under my stairs which is pretty dark.My friend washed it off this morning and the mitt she used was bright green afterwards but the tan was lovely! I just dont want to scare my clients! lol Ill keep those points in mind thanks!

 

[*sarah*]

I had a bottle that had gone green too! no idea how as last one was fine and had had that way longer, I called them up & sent it back it was 3/4 full & they sent me a brand new bottle no charge! it should be brown in colour perhaps there was a dodgy batch? maybe they had been left in sunlight etc. As mine lives in the dark cupboard in the hall and I always take it out the car if I dont have a tan appt till later, and I always put the lid right back on.
Give them a call sure they will sort it out for you hth xx

 

[*sarah*]

Xen Tan does have a tendancy to look greeny grey when it goes on the skin - not a nice look imo.

Thats really strange as mine does not, always a lovely golden brown, apart from when the soloution had turned green lol after clour guide was washed off it was fine thou xx

 

[Bronzewolf]

i phoned them up this morning and they have told me that it only has a 6 months opened lifespan and a 12 months unopened lifespan and that if air hits it the solution may not be strong anymore..... they wont take it back if its older than 6 months.

 

[joe90]

Thats really strange as mine does not, always a lovely golden brown, apart from when the soloution had turned green lol after clour guide was washed off it was fine thou xx

I have sprayed my "guinea pig" with Xen Tan a couple of times and she has also been sprayed at another salon with it, same every time, greyish green, resulting tan is ok though.

 

[Spa Therapist]

I ran out of St Tropez once after only doing one leg LOL :o so I grabbed an extremely old bottle (still in the green packaging, about 2 years old at a guess) and used what was left in that. It was bright green but worth a try seeing as the alternative was one brown leg, one white leg!!

Anyway, the tan turned out a bit streaky but definitely brown. I'd say don't use it on clients but you can still use it on yourself as long as you're extra careful with streaks

 

[claire9875]

Hi, thanks for info as when I'm back to back with clients I do sometimes forget to pour my unused solutions back into the bottle. I noticed the other day the rim around the cup was green, thankfully my solution was fine and the tan turned out as it should. I also wasnt aware of shelf life with tan solution. I keep mine in a cupboard but when im working with heating and candles on I guess it's not kept at the right temperature. Should it be kept in the fridge? or a garage for example? thanks x

 

[*sarah*]

Should be fine in the cupboard as long as its cool in there, if not why not get one of those mini fridges for your beauty room? not good for me as I'm mobile, but I'd only say you would need one if its way hot hth xx

Thats so weird joe90 maybe she is more olive skinned?? suppose tan comes out differenty on all folks & the majority of folks I spray are fair so perhaps thats it?

My tan was 3-4 months old I think & the previous one lasted from june till dec no probs with it at all (hopefully wont have a soloution this long now was just starting out) suppose they have to say 6months life span to cover them selves xx