Tanning Products that Won't Give You Results

With the tanning industry exploding, there are many companies that want to sell you tanning products that look and sound like they should work, but really don't. Follow the information below to learn about what works and what you should watch out for.

Tanning Pills
Tanning pills are illegal not only because they don't work but because they can cause you to end up at the hospital with jaundice and liver damage. These pills contain Canthaxanthin. Canthaxanthin containing products have been banned for a good reason. Stay away!

Bronze Blast Drops
This is a liquid product that is usually added to spray or other self tanners to enhance your color. At over 0 for a few drops, this product promises to intensify and prolong your color by encouraging melanin formation in your skin. However, this product really doesn't live up to it's promises and definitely not for that much dough. Just stick to your regular self tanner, which already includes bronzers.

***Products that claim to increase or encourage melanogenesis, or melanin production, generally don't work. Keep an eye out for advertisements claiming this feat.

Psoralens
Psoralens are medications that a doctor prescribes. They are used in conjunction with UV rays to help patients suffering from a variety of skin pigmentation diseases. This means that they are a serious medication and should not be used as a regular tanning regimen. The UV rays have to be monitored very closely. People with light features and coloring especially should stay away.

Keep in mind that most tanning products available at your tanning salon and local drugstores will give you the results you're looking for. Read reviews and ask friends in order to find a product you love. Stick to products that are FDA approved and time-tested and you shouldn't have a problem.