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DHA may be used alone or combined with other tanning components such as erythrulose. DHA is considered the most effective sun-free tanning additive. [citation needed] Sunless tanning products contain DHA in concentrations ranging from 1% to 20%. Most drugstore products range from 3% to 5%, with professional products ranging from 5% to 20%.
1960s advertisement for tanning lotion. Sunless tanning, also known as UV filled tanning, self tanning, spray tanning (when applied topically), or fake tanning, refers to the effect of a suntan without exposure to the Sun. Sunless tanning involves the use of oral agents (carotenids), or creams, lotions or sprays applied to the skin. [1]
Dihydroxyacetone, the active ingredient in sunless or self-tanning skincare products; 9,10-Dihydroanthracene, a form of anthracene whose center-ring carbons have been reduced; Dihydroartemisinin, an antimalarial; Dihydroalprenolol, a beta-adrenergic blocker; Dehydroalanine, an uncommon unsaturated α-amino acid
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D-Erythrulose (also known as erythrulose) is a tetrose carbohydrate with the chemical formula C 4 H 8 O 4. [1] [2] It has one ketone group and so is part of the ketose family.It is used in some self-tanning cosmetics, in general, combined with dihydroxyacetone (DHA).
Tanning may refer to: Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather; Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun; Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye to the skin (active ingredient in tanning lotion products is dihydroxyacetone (DHA)).
Indoor tanning lotions accelerate the tanning process, by promoting the production of melanin. [1] Increasing blood flow to the skin is a proposed mechanism, which may in turn stimulate production of melanin by melanocytes. [2] Historically, indoor tanning lotions have contained no sunscreen and offer no protection from the sun. However, many ...
There is also a professional spray-on tanning option or "tanning booth" that is offered by spas, salons, and tanning businesses. [53] Spray tanning does not involve a color being sprayed on the body, instead it uses a colorless chemical that reacts with proteins in the top layer of the skin, resulting in a brown color. [citation needed]