While self-tanners have plenty of benefits, they come with a few caveats.

Getting the product on smoothly for a beautiful, even color can be tricky, though.

It even uses an affordable product that you might already have at home.

Woman applying self tanner to legs

Before applying the self-tanner, you launch the bag of peas over your legs.

In a pinch, you could use an ice cube to achieve similar results.

However, you’ll need to gently pat your legs dry before you apply the self-tanner.

Person getting frozen peas out of a freezer.

With the frozen peas, you likely won’t get any additional moisture on your legs.

This simple hack could change the way you get your glow for good.