Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Facts And Innuendo Of Sunless Tanning Systems

By Haywood Hunter


There has been many questions asked by concerned people look when it comes to the real story behind the sunless tanning systems. Often this subject is misunderstood or becomes turned inside out from the word of mouth about stories told. This can become confusing with facts or fiction when someone is considering getting a sunless tan.

Many people think of the chemicals use to dye the skin dark. This is not true, but actually some methods use natural foods found in carrots and fruits called beta-carotene. This is actually ingested as part of the diet that impacts the yellow pigmentation found in the blood and surface of the skin. Adding this supplement to the diet can darken the skin.

The next myth to debunk is the use of spray based booths. This type of sunless tan uses dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as an agent to react to the Amino acids on your skin. This causes a darkening reaction in the dead layer of skin. DHA is not an ink or a dye and will only darken the skin for a temporary amount of time.

Bronzing agents are slightly misunderstood. Many people use these to deepen the color of their skin temporarily. This can last just for the day and will wash off with soap and water. This is used much like makeup, it's to cover up splotches, or imperfections in the skin.

Finally, one of the most important things to remember about sunless systems is that is does not give you any type of UV protection from the sun's harmful rays. You may be lulled into a false sense of security with a dark color skin, but actually you can do more harm by exposure. Remember, only sunblock with a high SPF value will truly protect you from getting sunburned.

These are just some of the facts behind the sunless tanning systems. They work well on darkening your skin either by lotion, spray or even natural supplements found in fruits and vegetables. All of these methods work to darken your skin, but fair warning, none of these will help protect you from the UV rays of the sun. If you do not wear sunblock no matter what, you can get sunburned when exposed.




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