Wednesday, October 23, 2013

How Fake Bake Sunless Tanning Products Should Be Applied

By Haywood Hunter


Fake bake sunless tanning is also known as self tanning, spray tanning, UV-free tanning, or fake tanning if tropically applied. Fake bake sunless tanning is the activity of applying chemical commodities on the body to generate an effect similar to a suntan. The popularity of fake bake sunless tanning products highly rose is the 60s due to its safety in comparison to other tanning techniques. Methods like use of tanning beds or sunbeds have been known to result into skin disorders such as cancer.

The activity of fake bake sunless tanning may be done through consumption, introduction, or use of various substances through various ways. One of the main ways is the use of artificial sunscreens. Sunscreens work by limiting or stopping the amount and speed at which melanin is produced in the human body. Sunscreens of an SPF level of 8 can reduce generation of melanin by approximately 95 percent whereas those of an SPF level of 15 reduce by over 98 percent.

Consumption of certain carotenoids antioxidants is also another way to achieve a radiant glow on the skin. Such carotenoids are found in certain fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and carrots. These antioxidants result in a color change when they are ingested in large amount. They are observed to result into a better skin tone compared to suntan.

Fake bake sunless tanning pills are also another important way of sunless tanning available. The fake bake sunless tanning pills contain many ingredients including beta carotene and canthaxanthin. Fake bake sunless tanning pills are not the best option following the way they work and the results they produce in the long run. Canthaxanthin works by depositing on internal organs like lungs, kidneys, livers, and the skin.

Once canthaxanthin gets piled on the skin layer from within the body, a change in color from the usual one to a brown coloration occurs. The change in color happens on the surface as well as internally. The main limitation is that lung failure is observed in heavy users of fake bake sunless tanning pills in the long run. Beta carotene is ranks second as the causative agent for cancer in lungs after cigarette.

So far, the fake bake sunless tanning products illustrated work from inside the body system, which implies that they have to be ingested or injected into the body to cause effect. There exists other fake bake sunless tanning products which cause effect from within the body. They are in form of creams, body gels, oils, lotions, and sprays.They mainly contain DHA as an active ingredient. DHA is the short form for Dihydroxyacetone in most texts.

DHA is not a paint, stain, or dye, rather it undergoes a chemical reaction with amino acids in the dead cells on the skin. This reaction is same as Maillard reaction, which causes food to turn to brown during processing and storage. There is no necessity for skin pigmentation and/or exposure to UV rays so as to trigger the process. The key disadvantage is however that tans fade gradually starting from 3 nights as dead skin sloughs off the body.

Other fake bake sunless tanning products that help in fake bake sunless tanning use the amino acid tyrosine. Tyrosine-based products work by stimulating increased production of melanin on the skin. This increase in turn accelerates the rate of tanning. They may need UV exposure to enhance the tan. Currently, there are no scientific data that support this claim. Fake bake sunless tanning lotions can be purchased from drug stores.




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