Tanning Technique

Sun worshippers need more than a base tan to protect skin from the damaging effects of UV overexposure.

A person with a base tan can still receive a burning dose of sunlight. To protect the base tan and prevent the damaging effects due to excessive exposure to sunlight, a sunscreen with a moderate SPF level is recommended.
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Lotions and pills marketed as ‘tanning accelerators’ generally contain tyrosine, an amino acid, often formulated in combination with other substances. Tanning accelerators are marketed with the claim that they will enhance tanning by stimulating and increasing melanin formation.

The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) have concluded that these tanning accelerators are actually unapproved drugs and the agency has issued warning letters to several manufacturers of these products. Unfortunately for sun worshippers there is no scientific data to date showing that they will actually work.