Tanning with Monoi
For a successful tan with Monoi de Tahiti oil , it is essential to protect your skin throughout the year. To do this, remember to apply monoi oil to damp skin after each shower to simplify its absorption. When the skin has good hydration, it stays healthy and will have no difficulty in tanning.
TANNING WITH MONOÏ: IS IT DANGEROUS?
According to popular belief, monoi is a tanning oil. Despite its vacation-scented scent, it shouldn't be considered a self-tanner. Moreover, by exposing your skin full of monoi to the sun, you run a great risk. Here are the reasons why monoi is not a tanning oil or sunscreen!
IT DOES NOT HAVE SUN PROTECTION
When we talk about monoi oil, we immediately think of fine sandy beaches, the turquoise sea and coconut palms. In reality, a vahines' best friend is not a tanning oil. It is therefore impossible to find a Polynesian exposing himself to the sun with monoi!
IT HAS NO UV FILTER
Monoi de Tahiti is neither effective as a tanning oil nor as a sunscreen. Monoi exposed to the sun can very well turn your skin into real meat. Indeed, it attracts the rays of the sun on the skin which reddens before a burn or dehydration. In case of extreme adverse effects, the appearance of blisters takes place following the application of monoi. And the most distressing thing is that you can't feel that the skin is burning. It is only once that one burns, that one can feel the unpleasant sensations of burns on the skin.
In short, all this to say that monoi is neither a suntan oil nor a tanning accelerator, as is the case with milking grease.
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE SUN ON CLEAR SKIN COATED WITH MONOI?
When the skin is white or very white, it is often prone to sunburn. And if in addition, you apply monoi, there will be more damage than on dark skin.
This is because the reverberation action is ten times greater. It is therefore necessary at all costs to avoid exposing yourself to the sun when you have clear skin coated with monoi. Indeed, the oily film attracts ultraviolet rays and will therefore act as a magnifying glass or a mirror on the epidermis. This results in the burning of fair skin exposed to monoi. The impact can even be very violent.
On the other hand, you should know that monoi is one of the best post-sun care in the world, whatever your skin type (matte, clear and even fragile). After its application, a natural, nourishing and protective lipid film is deposited on the skin to allow it to be deeply hydrated, and to solve the problems linked to the aggressions of the sun's rays. It is therefore advisable to only coat the monoi after exposure to the sun, after tanning, when getting out of the shower or on damp skin.
THE EXPLOSIVE EFFECTS OF MONOÏ ON THE HAIR
Another received idea about monoi is that it ensures the protection of the hair in the event of exposure to the sun. This has led many women to coat themselves with beauty oil without taking into account the role of reverberation, and therefore the explosive effect in contact with the sun, of this product.
Following the impacts of the sun's rays on the monoi oil, a good number of women have had hair discoloration. The attack of the sun's rays is done via the oil, which will thus cause the burn. It is not uncommon to find as a result of these actions dark-haired women who have turned red or with copper hair, blond hair tending towards white, and chestnut hair that has turned blond.
Even if the change does not scare you, be aware that this kind of discoloration damages, devitalizes, even kills the hair. The only solution will then be to cut the discolored length of the hair so that it is again soft and vigorous. Despite all these negative aspects, monoi remains an excellent after-sun care for the hair. Do not hesitate to use it as a weekly mask and by letting it rest overnight, it will nourish the fiber in depth!
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
Monoi is a product that is not exposed to the sun. You should not tan with it, but use it only after exposure. It is actually an after-sun care that has moisturizing and nourishing properties.