Start with what happened
Tanning help for the moment you’re in
You do not need another giant list of tips. Pick the sentence that sounds like today, and we will take you to the guide or tool that owns that problem.
Not sure where to begin? If your skin is painful, hot, swollen, or blistered, start with after-sun care and stay out of direct sun while it heals. If there is no burn, choose the situation below.
“I’m leaving soon and still feel pale.”
Choose a realistic plan for the time you have left, without treating a base tan as sun protection.
Plan before your trip →“My skin barely changes color.”
Understand what your skin can and cannot do before you respond by adding more UV.
Troubleshoot a stubborn tan →“I burn before I tan.”
Learn why that pattern happens and why a longer session is not the fix.
Read the burn-first guide →“I got burned today.”
Stop the session, cool the skin, and get a practical after-sun checklist.
Open the after-sun guide →“My tan looks patchy or uneven.”
Work out if the issue is a sun tan, self-tan, tan line, or peeling before trying to fix it.
Fix uneven color →“I’m scared self-tan will look orange.”
Start with undertone and depth instead of choosing the darkest bottle on the shelf.
Find a self-tan shade →If none of those sound like you
Take the skin type quiz if you do not know how your skin usually responds to UV. Check the current UV index if your question is about conditions where you are. Browse all free tanning tools if you already know the job you need done.
A UV-induced tan is a response to skin damage, so no page on Tan AI should promise risk-free tanning. The useful question is what decision the current conditions and your skin response should change.
Health boundary: WHO says there is no healthy UV tan and recommends sun protection when the UV index reaches 3. Tan AI provides estimates and reminders, not medical advice or a guarantee against sunburn.