Are Sunless Tanners Safe?
ASKED by GauguinFan on April 27, 2008 - 4:33pm
Hi! Now that summer is nearly (yay!) here, I use a sunless tanner all the time. Not sure if I should say the name but it's well known and is a daily moisturiser you use that develops into a light tan after a few days and it works really well and looks very natural.
I use it every other day to maintain a tan, since I don't want to risk a natural tan yet refuse to expose my lilly white skin to the world!
I know there is no such thing as a 'healthy tan' but we all know it looks great. I love this sunless tanner and would like to use it year round.
I still wear sunblock, obviously.
Anyone know about any risks involved with sunless tanning, chemicals involved etc?
Thanks!
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Hi Gauguinfan,
Does it have a funny or different smell to it?
Can you list some of the main ingredients in the product for me? Then, we can do some research on this for you.
I use a self tanner during the summer months and I'd like to know as well. It's a great question.
One of us from the EmpowHer team or the community will get back with you. I'll go search around and see what I can find out. Maybe some of our experts can help us with this as well.
Good for you for staying out of the sun, though. I get teased all the time about my lilly white body. I don't care...I've seen what the sun can do to you.
Michelle
The Mayo Clinic has a pretty good article on the safety of sunless tanners and how they work. For more information, visit the Mayo Clinic's Web site One important note, though, according to the Mayo Clinic most sunless tanning products don't contain a sunscreen and, therefore, don't protect your skin from sun damage. If you spend time outdoors, be sure to apply a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 before going outside.
Its smells pretty nice, like a regular scented moisturiser!
Here are the ingredients - 90% are unpronouncable!
For medium skin tones
INGREDIENTS: WATER, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PETROLATUM, MINERAL OIL, CETEARETH-20, DIMETHICONE, GLYCERYL DILAURATE, ERYTHRULOSE, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) FRUIT EXTRACT, AVENA SATIVA (OAT) MEAL EXTRACT, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL, TOCOPHEROL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, STEARIC ACID, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, DMDM HYDANTOIN, BHT, FRAGRANCE, CARAMEL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MICA, DIHYDROXYACETONE.
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