If you are planning to partake in a figure competition it is utterly vital that you have a dark tan to spotlight your physique.  A proper tan on the figure stage will create better definition.  

The figure competition theater lights are extremely intense so the judges can judge you fairly.  With the figure contest stage lights being so intense it will wash out the best competition tan.  

To have a figure contest winning tan you should start your figure tanning process early on.  Starting your figure tanning procedure as early as 10-12 weeks out from your figure contest is recommended.  This additional tanning time allows you to get dark as you diet down.  This combination of decreasing body fat while becoming darker will help you see your figure transformation much quicker and you’ll be more self-assured.  

Implementing a tanning bed for your figure contest tan is suggested because it will give you an overall tan minus the tan lines, provided you tan in the nude.  Start your tanning bed process slowly, staring off using the twenty or thirty minute bed for seven minutes.  Allow a day or 2 for your skin to repair before you tan again.  If your first tanning session went ok, you can increase your next tanning session to nine to eleven minutes and carry on the process from there.

If you have an assortment of tanning beds to choose from such as the 10 minute, twenty minute, and 30 minute beds, switch between all of them once you construct your foundation tan.  

While the tanning bed will give you a high-quality figure competition tan, it is still not dark enough for the figure theater lights.  To get darker for your figure contest you are going to have to implement a skin dye.  Now I am not referring to self-tanners or spay tans.  You need a contest skin dye designed for figure contests.  

One of the popular figure competition skin dyes is Pro Tan.  Pro Tan will provide a profound and rich figure competition color from the initial application.  Pro Tan goes on easily via application brush.  While 1 layer of Pro Tan can make you dark, once more, it’s just not dark enough.  I strongly suggest several layers of Pro Tan.  In fact, apply 2 layers of Pro Tan daily, morning and nighttime, staring Wednesday before your figure competition.  This will let your skin soak it up, making your color more profound.  

Another favorite figure contest skin dye is Jan Tana.  Jan Tana is a great finisher to put on following your layers of Pro Tan.  A lot of figure competitors put on Jan Tana the morning before their contest.  It’s the perfect finisher to polishing off your frame.  

Figure contest skin dye can be messy so be sure to have on old clothing that you don’t mind getting discolored.  Also, you might want to use old sheets because the skin dyes do rub off, and it is also a good idea to put a towel on your car seat and furniture you use.  

Jan Tana will wash off without difficulty but, it will take a few days for Pro Tan to wash off.  To get as much Pro Tan off as possible you can try using Palmolive dish soap.  It is usually a good answer.