Chocolate body - tricky business or how to tan without consequences in Dubai in the summer

If you read this material with the desire to get a tan on the Dubai sea beach from July to September, then it is simply impossible to refuse courage. However, we fully understand your desire to return home to the northern latitudes, not only with good purchases and good contracts, but also with a chocolate tan. Knowing that to dissuade our person from visiting the beach is a difficult matter, we also found alternative ways.

"Russian Emirates" advise:

• Do not forget that even in Dubai it is very incorrect to go to the beach in thongs and a tiny bra, and topless tanning is completely prohibited
• Go to the beach either early in the morning or after 16.00, when the sun is less active
• Do not forget at home to plentifully anoint your body with a good ultraviolet blocker with an SPF of at least 50 units, take care of objects that create shadow after sunbathing
• Before leaving the house, eat something salty or drink water with lemon, which will help prevent the loss of important minerals. Do not forget that the layer of protective equipment, even waterproof, must be updated periodically
• At least three liters of water per person should be placed in a portable refrigerator if there is no shop, cafe or bar near the sunbathing area
• Constantly check the condition of your skin by clicking on the most sensitive areas with your finger. If after pressing a bright white print remains - it's time to run into the shade
• Do not forget that even the thick fabric of umbrellas and a scarf let in ultraviolet, as well as your bathing accessories!
• The most tender part of the breast must be covered: a direct effect on the areola and nipples is very dangerous and its results do not appear immediately. Lubricate the skin of the lips with a balsam with a UV filter.
• Better to sunbathe in cotton underwear
• Tattoos and permanent makeup need to be covered or applied to the designated places with a special protective agent

By the sea, by the pond and in the bustle of the city
With a trembling voice from the summer heat, we inform you that in Dubai there are whole kilometers of luxurious beaches with expensive hotels. Usually attached to them are swimming pools, shady oases and bars with ice-cold Coca-Cola. Here, usually there is also a health worker who can bring to life the lovers of summer extreme sports.
Entrance to the beaches at the hotels is paid and quite expensive. But for the summer period, almost all establishments significantly reduce the rate, so you can take advantage of the benefits of civilization within $ 10-70 per person. In the struggle for the visitor, hotels offer various bonuses. Information about special offers can be found in our magazine and other local publications, on the radio, at tour operators and by calling the hotel you are interested in.
Public beaches are open to all comers. The beach of Al Mamzar (AlMamzar), beloved by Russian-speaking tourists, is ready to accept anyone for a modest fee of 5 dirhams ($ 1.5) per person and 30 dirhams ($ 8) from the car. It is located on the border of Dubai and Sharjah. Costing local authorities $ 30 million of investments, the park provides everything necessary for a normal seaside vacation, including a swimming pool (for an additional fee of $ 3 per adult and $ 1.5 for kids) and extensive picnic areas under the canopy of trees (completely free). Perhaps, on the weekend - Friday, you will not be so much confused by the heat as the number of representatives of the Indo-Pakistani population of Dubai, wandering near the coastal strip and staring at half-naked desperate people. The great disadvantage of AlMamzar is the complete absence of decent places for public catering. On Wednesday, the park was placed at the exclusive disposal of the ladies, and the entrance to the gentlemen was closed. You can visit Al-Mazar from 8.00 to 23.00 daily. Information will be supplemented by calling 04-296 6201.
Jumeirah Beach Park has everything the same as Al Mamzar, only its area is much smaller and there is no pool. For 5 dirhams ($ 1.5) you can relax on the coast from 8.00 to 22.30 on weekdays, and until 23.00 - on weekends. "Women's Day" is periodically postponed, so you better call by phone. 04-349 2555 in advance. Like in Mamzar, you can have a snack here only with popcorn, ice cream and fast food, but literally outside the gates of the park there are several quite decent restaurants and cafes.
The city's free beaches along the coast of Jumeirah are relatively untidy, poor in wooden umbrellas and decayed palm trees. Active work on their improvement negatively affects the quality of water and the tranquility of rest. Their free lovers of outdoor activities and the masses of idle workers from nearby areas inhabit them. Particularly noteworthy is the small beach at the famous Burj Al Arab Hotel, where you can completely contemplate the symbol of Dubai and tanned surfers with impunity.
Jebel Ali Beach (Gantut), still in the suburbs of Dubai, is counting its penultimate year of existence. The grandiose man-made island "Palm Jebel Ali" will soon swallow its pristine snow-white coast. In the meantime, you can swim, sunbathe, ride on sand dunes, relax under wooden awnings and pitch tents for free. The only thing that is prohibited on Gantut is frying kebabs.
Free city beaches are open around the clock and in summer are good for swimming at night.
Dubai Artificial Sun
On the coast of the Spanish Mallorca, which I thoroughly studied after my burnt body was strictly prohibited from entering the beach, I found an extremely large number of tanning salons. To my surprise, they were all “to the eyeballs” filled with representatives of Germany, who lived on the beach in the morning.
While ladies are sunbathing, scientists spend time in disputes, which is more dangerous for skin health - natural or artificial ultraviolet. So far, no one has finally won. One thing is certain - the combined influence of both of them on one human unit is simply dangerous.
Maybe that's why tanning salons in Dubai did not take root, at least there are very few of them here. Apart from the small salons in the bowels of Deira and Bar Dubai, you can count the sources of the "artificial sun" on the fingers.
Employees of the “Russian Emirates” on their own skin tested the tanning salons of two establishments - The Gold Salon salon, on the Sheikh Zayed highway and in the Acaru Spa at the Aviation Club sports complex in the Garhud area.
In both stores, the equipment is very decent, and the lamps are maintained in good working condition. The solariums are vertical, with high-pressure lamps that generate ultraviolet radiation similar to the sun. Special filters cut off harmful C-rays by dosing UV-A and UV-B rays. But with all the advantages, ultraviolet light actively attacks the skin.
The session comes with air conditioning and calm music. The time for a single session varies from 3 to 12 minutes, depending on the type of skin. It is in the reduced time for taking ultraviolet baths and the quick result that the main advantage of tanning salons lies.
The main difference between the salons is the provision of additional services. The Gold Salon often offers styling or manicure for using the solarium in the morning. The Gold Salon is worth the pleasure from 90 drx in 9 minutes.
You can use the solarium from 9.30 to 19.30 (Saturday-Thursday), from 14.00 to 19.00 (Friday). Pre-recording is optional.
Acaru Spa has sessions for 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 minutes. A minute of tanning costs 10 drx ($ 3). A subscription for 200 minutes costs 1,600 drx ($ 445), for 350 minutes - 2,275 drx ($ 632) and for 500 minutes - 2,500 drx ($ 695). The salon has all the makeup accessories that make it different from The Gold Salon.
Acaru Spa is open from 10.00 to 22.00 daily.
In addition to the Acaru Spa, the Aviation Club has a beautiful fitness center with a pool and tennis courts, a hairdresser and a nail studio, several good restaurants, and the famous Irish Village pub in Dubai.
Additional information by phone: 04321 1423, 04-321 1425 (The Gold Salon, Al Attar Tower, # 502, 5th floor, Sheikh Zayed Highway) and 04282 8578 (Acaru Spa, Aviation Club, Garhud).

“RE” advise:

• Before the session, you can not wash with soap and use alcohol-containing products, so that the body remains a natural defense. Scarb is best used a few hours before a tanning session.
• Makeup is better to remove completely: many cosmetics have sunscreen properties. This also applies to body products.
• The use of sunscreens in the solarium is a must!
• Do not forget about sunglasses, a scarf or a hat for hair. Contact lenses need to be removed.

Both pleasant and safe: tube tan
The first time I met tanning was in the 9th grade, the day before graduation. The brown bottle with the inscription "Dzintars" was tricked out by a mother who had just returned from then advanced Riga. Apparently as a punishment for this trick, instead of a beautiful golden tan, I like Burenka was covered with bright red spots that did not disappear even after several hours of collective scraping of them at night. There were a lot of beautiful dresses, flowers and words at the graduation, and there was an orange girl, who forever seemed to be remembered by the official from the Ministry of Education with her bright orange hand, which, out of fear of jaundice, shy, refused to shake. At the "Dzintars" I was offended strongly.
I dared to touch tanning only ten years later and remained his loyal fan: he is safe, which is important, although he stains light linen and clothes in conditions of intense sweating. But health is more expensive.
Atozagar works simply: its pigments and chemicals stain the stratum corneum of the epidermis. Dihydroxyacetone - the main component of autosunburns, belongs to the group of sugars and was previously used to treat diabetes. It also reacts with the amino acids and proteins of skin keratin, forming melanoidins, substances other than melanin, but also staining the skin and giving it the color of a tan. The only thing that can threaten you with too frequent use of some of these products is a slight dehydrating effect, which can be avoided by regularly applying moisturizers to the skin.
Today, stores have a huge selection of tanning beds, both cheap and expensive. They leave stains only when improperly applied and red spots do not threaten us. But if you do not trust yourself, you can go to the salon.
In Dubai, spray tan (this is what the procedure for professional tanning is called here) is done in many salons and Spa. The pioneer in this area was the Tropical Tans & New York Nails Salon, which is still considered one of the best places in the city to receive a chocolate tan without the sun.
I arrived at the procedure through the summer Dubai traffic jams, half wet, which is bad enough for its overall result. The fact that it is impossible to use deodorant and perfume was warned in advance, otherwise I risked becoming more like Shrek than Victoria Beckham.
Before the procedure, we chose the color and shade from a professional series of products for tanning. The session lasts 10-15 minutes. The action is akin to painting ceilings: paint under pressure is sprayed onto a vertically positioned body for 10-15 minutes. It is proposed that the tiled body be held upright for at least 15 minutes, walking around the room, listening to music and staring out the window. Since at home you can do something along the way, but here you can only pace back and forth, time stretches for a long time. But the result was the most remarkable - the color was almost identical to the chosen one, smooth and completely natural. Climbing into black trousers and a T-shirt (in summer Dubai it is simply necessary after applying tanning) I watched all the way with pleasure as my skin, slightly touched by tan, darkens from hour to hour. The pleasure lasted six days, which is wonderful.
At Tropical Tans & New York Nails, one tanning treatment costs 100 drx ($ 28). You can take the package for 5 sessions: chocolate color for 300 drx ($ 83), 40% more intense Sunset Bliss - 600 drx ($ 166). The preparation of the body with a scrub should be taken care of in advance and in the morning do not apply any moisturizing agents to it. Details and recording by phone: 04-343 5567 (Tropical Tans & New York Nails, Sheikh Zayed Highway across from Dusit Dubai). In August, the salon moves and you can find out its new location by calling 050-684 2565.
Girls can also go to the Roots salon (Beach Road, on the same side as the Choithram supermarket, next to the Town Center shopping mall in Jumeirah). Tel: 04-344 4040. Here one session costs 150 drx ($ 42) and lasts from 20 minutes to half an hour. There is also a special package - six sessions for the price of five. Body scrub can be made for a fee.
Men were also not forgotten: in the city’s only male Spa - H2O, which in Emirates Towers, there are two tanning procedures: full and express. The Sun Success procedure lasts 55 minutes and costs 295 drh ($ 82), including a complete cleansing of the body surface with scrubs and high-quality products and applying a tan. The second type of procedure - Sun Express assumes only the latter and costs 150 drx ($ 42) in 25 minutes. Record by phone 04-319 8181 (H2O The Male Spa, Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Highway).
Hannah Lovely, Tropical Tans & NY Nails Salon Manager, advises:

• Before applying self-tanning, thoroughly scrub the body. It is advisable to do dry exfoliation - in the morning, before taking a shower, with a stiff natural brush, carefully walk over dry skin with long movements, from the bottom up, always in the direction of the heart. Finish the massage in a circular motion in the abdomen and groin. Such a massage not only removes dead skin cells well, but also improves blood circulation. Areas where there is damage, and especially delicate, miss. Be careful - tanning skin is contraindicated.
• Take a contrast shower and let the skin dry naturally, which will retain moisture. On difficult places (knees, elbows, ankles and fingers), it is better to apply dry oil for their even coloring.
• You need to apply tanning to small areas with long movements, previously rubbing the product between the palms. First - vertically, then - horizontally and again vertically treat each area for an even tan effect. After processing each area, wash your hands with soap and dry with a towel.
• On the knees, elbows, neck and armpits, you do not need to apply the product: it is enough to blend the existing skin on adjacent areas. Particular attention should be paid to the treatment of hair lines, eyebrows and ears. It is better to entrust the back to the hands of an assistant.
• After a complete application of tanning, complex areas gently pat dry with a paper towel so that they do not stain intensely. You need to check the quality of work in a large mirror and if there are uneven areas, shade them well. Avoid contact of the treated body with clothing and objects for the time indicated on the product packaging. Then remove its excess, walking all over the body with a dark terry towel. On the first day after applying tanning, do not use alcohol-containing products and wear dark-colored clothing.

Dependence of safe sun exposure on skin type 10 and UV index:

/ Anastasia Zorina /

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