Understanding Tingle Cream

Why Tingle Creams Are Not Permitted on Our Sunbeds

At Flamingo Bay, your safety, comfort, and skin health always come first.

Tingle creams are designed to increase blood flow to the skin, creating a warming, tingling sensation that results in redness. While some people tolerate these products, they are not suitable for everyone.

How Tingle Creams Affect the Skin

Tingle creams work by stimulating the skin to produce a flushed, heated effect.

For some individuals, this can go far beyond a mild warmth and result in:

• Intense redness

• Burning or stinging sensations

• Skin irritation or sensitivity reactions

• Patchy, uneven “burn-like” marks

For those with sensitive skin or ingredient sensitivities, reactions can be significantly stronger.

Just like allergies to everyday substances (such as certain foods, fragrances, or environmental triggers), some individuals may react to ingredients within these creams — even if they have never experienced a reaction before.

In more severe cases, these reactions can last several days, causing discomfort and concern.

How Tingle Creams Can Damage Sunbed Acrylics

Tingle creams don’t just affect the skin — they can also impact the condition and longevity of sunbed acrylics.

These products often contain active ingredients designed to stimulate heat and circulation, along with oils and chemical compounds that can leave residue on the surface of the bed.

When used on lie-down sunbeds, this residue transfers onto the acrylic. As the bed heats up during use, the acrylic expands slightly, allowing traces of product to settle into the surface. When the bed cools, these residues can remain embedded.

Over time and with repeated use, this can contribute to:

• Surface clouding or dulling

• Staining or discolouration

• Premature wear of the acrylic surface

• Reduced clarity and performance

Even with regular professional cleaning, it is not always possible to fully remove these residues once they have settled into the material.

Sunbed acrylics are specialist components designed to meet strict safety and performance standards, and replacing them is not a minor repair — individual acrylic panels can cost thousands of pounds to replace.

Why This Matters

Damage to acrylics not only affects the performance of the sunbed but also impacts hygiene, safety, and the overall customer experience.

For this reason, we take a strict approach to protecting our equipment and maintaining the highest standards within the salon.

Why This Matters

For customers with sensitive skin or allergies, even small amounts of residual product can lead to:

• Unexpected skin reactions

• Redness or irritation

• Discomfort similar to a tingle reaction

This creates a situation where one customer’s product use can directly affect another customer’s experience.

Our Policy

For this reason, tingle creams are strictly prohibited on all lie-down sunbeds at Flamingo Bay.

This policy is in place to:

• Protect customers with sensitive or reactive skin

• Maintain the highest hygiene and safety standards

• Ensure every client has a safe, consistent tanning experience

A Final Note

We understand that different products suit different people. However, in a shared environment, we must prioritise the wellbeing of all customers.

We kindly ask all clients to respect this policy and support us in keeping Flamingo Bay a safe and professional space for everyone.