Face Tanning Lotion for Tanning Beds (Non-Tingle, Face-Safe)

Facial skin is thinner, oilier and more reactive than the rest of the body, so most body lotions are the wrong tool for it. A face tanning lotion for tanning beds (UK: sunbed face cream) is lighter, usually bronzer-light or bronzer-free, and never a tingle.

MEGATAN's taxonomy flags a small set of products as face-safe. They are all on this page, alongside the dedicated face collection.

Tanning bed lotions for the face, in stock now

A sample of what is in stock. Browse the full range: Face tanners · Fragrance-free · DHA-free.

What makes a lotion face-safe

No tingle agents, first and always. Then a lighter base that will not clog pores, often a gel or a serum rather than a cream. Bronzer is optional: a low level of DHA gives even color, but a heavy hybrid bronzer on the face is where orange patches and stained hairlines come from. Many tanners use a face-specific product on the face and neck and their usual lotion everywhere else.

Key ingredients

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US and UK tanning words

In the USA	In the UK (and on this site)
Tanning bed	Sunbed
Indoor tanning lotion / tanning bed lotion	Sunbed cream / sunbed lotion
Intensifier / accelerator	Accelerator
Bronzer (DHA or natural)	Bronzer
Tingle lotion	Tingle
Tan extender / after-tan	Tan extender / aftercare
Tanning lotion packet	Sachet
Tanning salon	Tanning shop / studio