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Composition Of Sunless Self Tanning Lotion

By Haywood Hunter


Sunless self tanning lotion is a good commodity for getting bodies glowing with shiny tans within hours or minutes. There are several producers on the market which produce tanning lotions that it becomes difficult to pick a commodity. This gets many buyers into confusion not knowing what to purchase. As such, one should be equipped with some information on sunless self tanning lotion before getting out to purchase it.



To begin with, one has to know and understand the ingredients which a specific sunless self tanning lotion includes in its formula. The list of all ingredients contained in any sunless self tanning lotion is usually written on the can in which the lotion contained. One should read the list before purchasing to make sure that their skin or body is not sensitive to any.

In fact, the best place to commence from before acquiring a sunless self tanning lotion is checking with a personal physician. The personal doctor is in a position to advise one on the sort of sunless self tanning lotion to apply without experiencing unfavorable skin reactions. In cases where one uses a commodity without seeing a physician first and unexpected results are observed, it would be good to immediately stop usage of the sunless self tanning lotion and look for medical help.



Some of the main unexpected results people are likely to experience comprise skin allergies, pimples, blackheads, sense of irritation, and rushes. Some of these effects only last shortly and go away whereas others stay. Those that stay need to be checked by a medical physician.

Any sunless self tanning lotion comprises DHA, the abbreviation for dihydroxyacetone, as the main active constituent. DHA is a kind of non-toxic natural sugar. Mostly, it is extracted from beetroots and/or sugarcanes. Most manufacturers apply it in the natural form in most of products. Dihydroxyacetone works efficiently and never results in any known medical problem in the long run. Users who apply lotions which have it are normally satisfied with results and never want to change products.

DHA works at the skin layer and does not penetrate into the body system to cause damage. It reacts with amino acids in proteins on the skin surface to result into a browning effect. Creation of the brown compound is similar to the process through which foods change color in food storage and processing firms. The body surface glows with a stunning natural tan after some hours of application.

The major limitation however is that tans never last for long since they are only formed at the surface. They fade away after about 3 days when dead skin sloughs off. The tans therefore have to be maintained through regular application of the sunless self tanning lotion.

However, one should know that DHA based sunless self tanning lotion is not one hundred percent secure. Some producers add some ingredients that are dangerous to users. The ingredients are in kind of tan maintainers, preservatives, tan accelerators, and bronzers. Some of components are harmful and require one to pay great attention to the ingredient lists contained within any sunless self tanning lotion prior to purchasing.




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