Air Brush Sunless Tanning is the newest craze to hit the indoor tanning industry. The booths that apply DHA solution can cost up to $55,000. An economical alternative is to apply the same solution used in the expensive booths with an airbrush spray.

Commercial Sunless Airbrush System - airbrush, large compressor and all the accessories including 1 gallon of DHA solution, 1 8 oz. bottle of exfoliator, 1 8 oz. bottle of barrier cream, and moisturizer can be purchased for $499. It takes about 2 oz. ’s of solution to spray one person. That is enough solution for roughly 64 applications. Most salons are charging around $20-$30 to apply the solution. It takes about 5 to 7 minutes per application once you get the hang of it. This is a turnkey package that has everything you need and it’s 100% guaranteed.

Home Sunless Airbrush System- on sale - airbrush, home compressor and all the accessories including 1 gallon of DHA solution and 1 8 oz. bottle of barrier cream can be purchased for $320 - on sale for $289.

To apply you simply follow the directions that come with the airbrush, practice on a few friends and you should be ready to start selling this service to your customers. You will find that many of your existing tanners will use this to augment their regular tanning schedules and you can now offer a tanning alternative to people that have an aversion to UV based tanning of any kind. You should also be able to sell more skin care products (moisturizers, exfoliators etc.) when you have a customer base for this service built up.

The DHA solution comes in both clear and tinted formulas. The tinted solution gives the client that instant tan effect and makes it easier to apply the solution evenly. Full color is produced within 24 hours after application. They should not shower for 8 hours after application.