Tanning Pills Without Sun

Tanning pills contain canthaxanthin, a chemical that is found naturally in many plants as well as animals. The carotene in carrots can change your skin orange if you eat enough of them and in a similar way, large amounts of canthaxanthin can also change the pigment of your skin to a brownish-orange colour

How does canthaxanthin get from a pill to your skin?

Tanning pills are able to work because canthaxanthin dissolves quite easily in lipids which contribute to the fatty layer under the skin. The canthaxanthin molecules attach to this layer of fat cells directly under the skin, giving theepidermis a brownish orange colour.

Are tanning pills safe?

Research is now starting to show up tanning pills side effects. Consuming large amounts of canthaxanthin can damage the eyes as it will settle in the retina as well as the skin. This may cause the formation of crystals in the retinas which will affect your eyesight.

Other tanning pills dangers and side effects have been researched to include nausea and stomach cramps.

With regard to the effectiveness of tanning pills, it can take up to two weeks of consistent use in order to build up enough dye in the epidermis.

There is also the reverse problem. If you take too many pills and discover the skin is too pigmented it could take two weeks after stopping the pills for the epidermis to return to its normal shade.

Tanning pills are probably not the safest way to self tan. Other self tanning products such as sprays, lotions or creams are other safer alternatives.

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