| Can you get a tan by just taking a pill? Well one day | | | | coloring but the FDA has not approved them for use |
| you might be able to. Tanning pills are starting to | | | | as a tanning pill. The long term effects of the tanning |
| make there way onto the market but are still a little | | | | pills are not known. |
| ways off for buyers in the United States. There are | | | | The second type of pill is more of a tan enhancer. It |
| two different types of tanning pills that show | | | | works by speeding up the tanning process. It |
| promise and both work in different ways. | | | | contains a chemical called tyrosine which increases |
| The first type of pill works entirely without sun. It | | | | the bodies production of melanin. The user takes the |
| works by giving you a huge dose of Carotenoids. | | | | pills and exposes themselves to sunlight. This pill gives |
| Carotenoids give carrots their orange color. When | | | | the user all of the benefits of a real tan since it |
| you ingest a large quantity of them, the excess gets | | | | essentially is a real tan. It does have side effects |
| stored in your skin and gives you a tanned look. | | | | though such as nausea, vomiting and headaches. |
| Since it is basically only dying your skin, this pill gives | | | | As you can see, there is the promise of a tan in a pill |
| the user no protection from sun exposure so you | | | | out there but they are still a ways off. The side |
| should still be careful to use sunscreen when out in | | | | effects and the potential risks are just not worth an |
| the sun. It is also short lasting and the tan will go | | | | easy tan. So for now, put your sunscreen on and |
| away as soon as the user stops taking the pills. | | | | head outdoors or to the tanning salon if you want a |
| Carotenoids have been approved for use as a food | | | | tan. |
