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Friday, May 8, 2015

Articles About Self Tanning Products

By Haywood Hunter


There are many types of skin and some of them are brown, black, white, and red. Skins may be oily, scaly, or dry. For this reason, some people find it important to apply self tanning products to give skin extra nourishment. Most commercial brands have dihydroxyacetone as the main component responsible for causing the color change in skin. Dihydroxyacetone is normally shortened as DHA in most publications. Using commodities that have DHA eliminates the need to use sun beds or hours spent on the sun in order to tan skin.

Dihydroxyacetone is present in 2 two main categories or forms. The 2 forms are natural and chemical. As suggested by the names, the natural form is an extract of plants while the chemical counterpart is a product of chemical processes. Commodities that have the natural version are recommendable for use because they cause no harm to humans. Since the chemical DHA is a produced through chemical reactions, it may have some harmful compounds.

Human skins have three major layers, the inner, middle, and the outer layer. The outer layer, called corneum is where tanning takes place. Corneum layer is made of dead cells which have amino acids as main building blocks. DHA reacts with the amino acids to change the color of the layer. The reaction happens externally and is very safe and non-toxic. This makes DHA a danger-free and recommendable product.

The color is also not permanent and product must be reapplied again after some time to maintain the tan. The time one should take to reapply the product is normally ten days. Some products combine DHA with another tanning substance called erythulose. The combination of the two causes a stronger and longer lasting effect than when any of them is used singly. When erythulose is used alone, it works like DHA only that the tan takes a longer time to form.

There are many reasons that make tanning commodities a good option for attaining radiant skins. Besides being harmless, they eliminate the need for having to spend hours sun bathing or enclosed in sun beds. There is the risk of skin cancer in many skin types if the body is exposed to radiation from the sun for long periods. This makes all options that involve UV light unsuitable. Use of sunless products eliminates the skin burns too.

Tanners rejuvenate skin cells making skin look young and without wrinkles. Unwrinkled skin appears young and beautiful. In contrast to this safe method is sun bathing which damages skin supporting tissues. Damage of supporting tissues causes aging of the skin as a whole. Sun beams also cause wrinkles to be formed on the body something most people try hard to avoid.

Tanning compounds also contain extra substances that keep the skin moisturized all day long. One should however know that commodities that contain moisturizers do not cause the skin to tan immediately. It may take several days of using the product for the tan to form. This is the best option for people who want there body to tan gradually not fast.

Compounds that protect the skin from sun are the other important additives. Such additives safeguard the body from damage by sunlight. They are essential particularly in regions with hot weather.




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