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How to Fix a Streaky Tan from Self-Tanner

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Uh-oh, your self-tanning effort has resulted in orange streaks, leaving you looking like a Halloween candy corn. How to fix?

Cut a lemon in half, squeezing juice onto a cotton ball. Wipe the streaky orange areas. Candy corn effect should be diluted within minutes.

Don't have a lemon on hand? Try a baking soda paste made with a few drops of water. Massage the paste into the streaky areas.

To avoid a streaky self-tan, apply moisturizer on your extra dry parts, especially around knees, elbows and fingers, and make sure to blend, blend, blend during application.

See my list of the 15 Best Self Tanners on the Market.

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