Sun Tan Lotions And Tanning Accelerators
Everybody likes to have a nice tan. Medically speaking, a tan is just damage to the skin caused by sun rays. Getting a tan actually makes you slightly less healthy. But overall, we tend to think that people with a tan look better and healthier than people who look pale. This is kind of a paradox, but let’s not dwell on that for too long. The fact of the matter is that people like to get tans, but not everybody is equally capable of achieving one. Some people let themselves bake in the sun for hours, but don’t even come close to that bronzed look they desire so much.
For those people, there are tan accelerators that will help you get to your goal sooner. When I first heard of them, I had trouble believing that a lotion could actually help you get tanned quicker. It may sound too good to be true… but it’s true, they do exist! The difference between a tanning lotion and a tanning accelerator is that the lotion will protect you from the sun’s damaging rays to help you tan in a healhy way, while an accelerator will actually increase the speed at which your skin develops a tan.
These accelerators are aiming at increasing the amount of melanin in your skin. Everybody’s heard of skin pigment, the stuff that gives your skin a color. Actually, it is the melanin within your skin that gives the skin its color. The more melanin you have in your skin, the more of it will end up in your pigment. This directly translates to a darker skin tone. An accelerator lotion can be directly applied to the skin on a daily basis. You don’t even have to go out in the sun anymore. Your melanin will automatically increase and your skin will darken.
Enzymes called Tyrosin and Psoralen are responsible for increasing your body’s own, natural melanin production. But when you’re using an accelerator lotion to boost your melanin production, you need to be extra careful not to burn yourself in the sun. It is highly recommended that you use a decent sun blocker in combination with a tanning accelerator. This is especially true if you are planning on lying around on a sunny beach all day right after using an accelerator lotion. But keep in mind to let the accelerator lotion be absorbed by the skin before putting a sun block on there!
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May 30 2010 07:22 am | Featured and Skin Care