The best professional spray tan solution for your salon isn't necessarily the darkest or the most expensive. It is the formula you can apply confidently, explain clearly and use consistently across your clientele.
Start with who your clients are
Think about the appointments you actually book: bridal trials, regular maintenance tans, fitness events or last-minute occasions. Some clients want a light everyday finish, while others prefer a deeper bronze or an express appointment. Your product menu should reflect those requests.
Choose enough shade flexibility
A dependable core range helps you tailor colour without filling shelves with rarely used bottles. Duo Spray Tanning Solution lists four DHA strengths—8%, 10%, 12% and 14%—allowing technicians to offer different depth options. Supreme Spray Tanning Solution is another professional range to compare for your preferred application and client finish.
Consider rinse-time options
For some clients, the timing of the first shower matters as much as colour. Adding an express spray tan formula may help accommodate appointments where a shorter pre-rinse window is important. Always use its specific product instructions and explain that full colour development can continue after rinsing.
Look beyond the shade chart
Evaluate how the solution sprays with your equipment, the client's comfort, the guide colour, skin feel and how evenly it fades. Ingredient preferences and fragrance sensitivities may also affect suitability. Keep treatment records rather than relying only on memory.
Factor in your working environment
Spray application requires appropriate equipment, cleaning and ventilation. Take steps to minimise inhalation and accidental contact with eyes and mucous membranes, and use protection appropriate to the product and procedure. Follow relevant occupational guidance and the manufacturer's instructions.
Plan your treatment costs
Account for more than the liquid: disposables, laundry, machine maintenance, staff time, room overhead and waste all contribute to cost per appointment. Buying larger sizes may help an established salon, but avoid unnecessary stock before you know your demand.
Give consistent aftercare advice
Clients need clear instructions on preparation, the first rinse and moisturising. When expectations are set correctly, the experience feels more professional and complaints caused by misunderstandings become less likely.
To build a consistent treatment menu, understand what different DHA percentages mean before selecting stock. If you are setting up a new service, our guide to starting a spray tanning business in the UK covers the wider business decisions.
Build a reliable supply routine
Review the professional spray tanning collection to compare solution formats and salon essentials, and visit Sunjunkie for an overview of the wider tanning range.
Compare formulas using a salon buying checklist
| Buying question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Can you offer several finished looks? | A flexible colour menu helps with first-timers and repeat clients. |
| Is there an express choice? | Clients may need different rinse schedules. |
| Are the instructions clear? | Technicians need consistent application, protection and aftercare procedures. |
| Is the formula compatible with your equipment? | Application quality depends on correct technique and settings. |
| What is the cost per appointment? | The bottle price alone omits disposables, waste and treatment time. |
| What happens when clients have feedback? | Clear follow-up helps improve shade choice and repeat visits. |
How to calculate spray tan solution cost per client
Use an actual measured average rather than a marketing estimate. For example, if a bottle costs £32 and reliably gives 20 appointments, the solution component is £1.60 per appointment. Then add disposables, laundry, payment fees, travel if mobile, equipment upkeep and labour. This illustrative calculation is not a claim about Sunjunkie bottle yield.
How to trial a new solution before changing your menu
Conduct supervised trial applications with suitable informed volunteers. Record the product variant and batch, machine settings, preparation, technician, rinse schedule and appearance over several days, with permission for photographs. This creates a meaningful comparison instead of relying on one immediate photo under different lighting.
Which Sunjunkie range fits the salon?
Duo provides an explicit 8%, 10%, 12% and 14% DHA menu. Express Spray Tanning Solution is the range to investigate where earlier first rinsing is a priority. Supreme Spray Tanning Solution is another professional option to compare by its currently supplied specification and instructions. Don't assume that every range shares identical rinse times, undertones or ingredient profiles.
What should be in the salon's written protocol?
Include consultation questions, suitability checks, client consent, cleaning and ventilation measures, protection from unnecessary inhalation, eyes and mucous-membrane exposure, product-specific application and development instructions, and aftercare. Explain that a cosmetic tan does not replace SPF. For planning the wider treatment offering, see starting a UK spray tanning business.