I know you might find this hard to believe….but not every post I do for this blog turns out perfectly. :-) Witness the great potato crash of August, 2011 and the hard boiled eggs disaster of January, 2012! But most of the time, when I have a “fail”…I don’t waste your time and mine sharing it on the blog. I just move onto the next idea.
More Ideas You'll Love
For example, a few months ago I attempted to make my own version of gluten-free top ramen noodles for my son Kell because he used to LOVE to eat those pre-celiacs. I worked so long and hard on them…and they were AWFUL! :-( But I just chalked it up to experience, dried my tears, and moved on.
Today I had another unforeseen outcome to a DIY attempt…but I feel like it was such a spectacular FAILURE that I simply had to share it as a cautionary tale if nothing else. :-)
So…what WAS this spectacular failure you ask?
I’m a little embarrassed to even say I attempted such a silly idea! lol. I mean I really should have known better.
But it’s getting so hot here and I was dying to put shorts on and my legs are so WHITE! I let my desperation cloud my judgment. :-)
After an embarrassingly long amount of time spent researching this…I decided that DIY self-tanners mainly followed two “recipes”. One using black tea and one using cocoa powder.
Since I didn’t have any tea on hand…I decided to go with the cocoa powder technique. In hindsight I think I might have had better success with the “tea tan”…but the world will never know because I am NOT doing this again. ;-)
All the cocoa powder self-tanner recipes were about the same:
Mix together cocoa powder and any kind of lotion at a 1:4 ratio (1/4 cup of cocoa powder, 1 cup of lotion) in a bowl.
More Ideas You'll Love
Rub it onto your skin after taking an exfoliating bath or shower. (So your skin is nice and ready for a smooth application.)
After applying a tiny amount of my cocoa powder fake tanner, the results weren’t too bad. They weren’t that GOOD, but they weren’t that bad either. You can see the tiniest bit of “tan” there.
But honestly, if you didn’t KNOW I’d put on self-tanner, you would never notice a difference, it was so slight. So I decided a second application was in order…and that is when things went very wrong.
The more I rubbed, the streakier it got! Ummm…even my lily white legs looked better than this mess!
And not only that….but even after I let it dry THOROUGHLY…all it took was one gentle swipe with my fingers and you got this……
Wow. lol. I’m glad I wasn’t COUNTING on this self-tanner session to work because I would have been very disappointed!
More Ideas You'll Love
Luckily it was more of a nuisance than anything….of course I’m not sure if this bath towel will ever be the same. :-/
Moral of the story….save your sanity and your towels and stick with your spray-on tans, or your fake tan in a bottle (just don’t go in those evil suntan beds! Just say NO!)
In case you were curious about the other DIY Self-Tanner that I DIDN’T try, here it is. Make sure to let us know if you try it out. :-)
Black Tea Self-Tanner
YOU’LL NEED:
- 1 cup Water
- 5 Black Tea Bags
Instructions
Brew tea in one cup of HOT water. After it has cooled, put in a spray bottle and apply. Allow to dry completely before dressing or you might stain your clothing.
![](https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/wp-content/themes/ogt-membership/images/un-favorite.svg")
Call a local community college and make an appointment with an advisor, find out if you qualify for financial aid, talk to them
about career options. The above talked about three methods to
move Favorites in Internet Explorer 9. From the years
since inception of Moving – Relocation, a number
of other websites begun to emulate the degree of customer
support it offers.
Make sure that you only cover the skin areas in the photograph, and try
to avoid hair, eyes, lips, and clothing.
Your sun-free suntan could last anywhere from 3 – 7 days, dependent upon exactly how quickly you get rid of old skin debris.
To sustain up the color, employ your ointment each and every
three-5 days.
Haha! Oh well it was a nice idea anyway! :)
For the Black tea self tanner, does it not leave a smell? And have you tried it yourself?
The tea bag self – tanning actually does work! You just have to use the correct measurements, if anyone is interesting here they are~ 14 Ounces water, 1 tbsp Vanilla extract And last, but not least 8 bags of black and/or regular tea. You must prepare it a certain way aswell. You mix the water and vanilla in a bowl or pot and let stand to a boiling point, then you put the tea bags in and let stand, off heat, for 8-15 minutes. You then put it into a spray bottle and wait for it to cool for about… Read more »
Hi,
try – to cook in small amount of water – brawn onion’s shells – for a looong time – then – you can add a bit of vinegar – when it’s cold /it’s makes last longer – because of vinegar’s ph – which is preparing your skin for a tan…/
I’ve been using this for my face…
xxx
Voici une bonne recette. Je l’utilise depuis longtemps et ça a toujours bien fonctionne. Mélanger de la teinture d’iode a votre huile ou crème pour le corps préférée et laisser sécher. A éviter si vous êtes allergique a l’iode. L’odeur est un peu forte mais disparaît en séchant.
you used way too much cocoa powder. use a few tablespoons…..
I’ve been wanting to try this out for so long, I’m bummed it didn’t work. I agree that using a different type of moisturizer would work (I was thinking coconut oil or shea butter) BUT, I use the Black Stockings body tint from Lush and I loooove it! It is not nearly as dark as it looks on the website. It’s natural and smells amazing and lasts a long time! I guess I’ll stick with that for now (:
http://www.lushusa.com/Black-Stockings/03176,en_US,pd.html?start=2&cgid=solid-body-tints
Thanks For The Giggles! You Should Put Your Fails Under The Heading “Don’t Try This At Home… Proceed With Caution If You Do”.
However, the biggest reason for the effect is hormone imbalance or hormonal changes.
Be aware that the true condition producing sciatic pain can be as abstruse as
a herniated disc putting pressure on the sciatic nerve, or it being irritated as it passes down behind the piriformis muscle, which is usually overly
tight. ‘ Enquiries and Research ‘ If you know of anyone who has had cellulite treatment done not too long ago, you can
ask her how her experience with the particular physician was and whether or
not she got good results.