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pico
03-20-2004, 02:28 PM
Have any of you tried tanning

pills or know about them?
What about those that contain canthaxanthin?

CJ01
03-20-2004, 02:43 PM
I once had a friend who

tried tanning pills don´t know which ones though sorry. You´re not going to are you?

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Elana
03-20-2004, 02:48 PM
NO, NO, NO!!!
Stay

away.
Go over to www.sunless.com (\"http://www.sunless.com\") and then go to the forum. do a search

thingscouldwork
03-20-2004, 02:49 PM
Whats that

stuff from the US I saw a couple of weeks ago on TV??

You get sprayed with some liquid for a few seconds and are

suppost to get brown?!?

Anyone know what that thing is??

Elana
03-20-2004, 02:52 PM
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You get sprayed with some liquid for a few seconds

and are suppost to get brown?!?

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Mystic tan or airbrushed tans are

really popular now. I have been using the airbrush solution and doing it myself. Very easy.

CJ01
03-20-2004, 02:56 PM
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You get sprayed with some liquid for a few seconds and are suppost to get

brown?!?


<hr /></blockquote><font class=\"post\"> like the self tanning stuff?

Elana
03-20-2004, 02:57 PM
Yes, it is a liquid self

tanner. You can walk into a booth and it sprays you all over. Another option is to have a person airbrush it on.

CJ01
03-20-2004, 02:58 PM
I thought you live in the

south? Why bother? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Elana
03-20-2004, 02:58 PM
Because I don\'t want

cancer or wrinkles

CJ01
03-20-2004, 03:02 PM
oh you´re one of those

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I suppose you´re one of those fair skinned lightweights?

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Sexyredhead
03-20-2004, 03:04 PM
I\'m one of

those fair-skinned lightweights. But in addition to my sparkling personality, my company is much sought-after in the

summer because everyone around me looks so much darker next to my pale skin.

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Elana
03-20-2004, 03:04 PM
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oh you´re one of those /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I

suppose you´re one of those fair skinned lightweights? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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I am a real

blonde /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Elana
03-20-2004, 03:08 PM
and SRH is a real

redhead /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Sexyredhead
03-20-2004, 03:08 PM
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and SRH is a real redhead

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yep.

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Elana
03-20-2004, 03:10 PM
This is my newest and

favorite sunless tanning trick. I buy a dark sunless tanner or use a dark airbrush solution and pour some of it into

a pump bottle with regular body lotion (I am currently using Jergens). I use the lotion as I would body lotion when

I get out of the shower. It gives the most gradual, realistic, fool proof color.

franki
03-20-2004, 03:41 PM
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and SRH is a

real redhead /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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yep. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Bottle
03-20-2004, 06:02 PM
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This is my newest and favorite sunless tanning

trick. I buy a dark sunless tanner or use a dark airbrush solution and pour some of it into a pump bottle with

regular body lotion (I am currently using Jergens). I use the lotion as I would body lotion when I get out of the

shower. It gives the most gradual, realistic, fool proof color.

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so do you spray it on, or do you rub it in?...in the shower?

Sagacious1420
03-21-2004, 03:16 AM
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Have any of you tried tanning pills or know about

them?
What about those that contain canthaxanthin?

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LOL!

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif That\'s some funny sh!t! I say we let him try them out for

us. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif If they actually work he\'ll be a lovely shade of pink.

Canthaxanthin is the same compund that makes crustaceans pink. Reminds me of a classic B-52s song...can anyone

say...Rock Lobster...Lobster...Rock Lobster...Lobster. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Elana
03-21-2004, 06:12 AM
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This is my

newest and favorite sunless tanning trick. I buy a dark sunless tanner or use a dark airbrush solution and pour some

of it into a pump bottle with regular body lotion (I am currently using Jergens). I use the lotion as I would body

lotion when I get out of the shower. It gives the most gradual, realistic, fool proof color.

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so do you spray it on, or do you rub it in?...in the shower?

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Just buy a dark sunless tanning lotion and mix it with a body lotion.

Apply it as you would a regular body lotion. Apply it everyday until you get to your desired color and then just use

it every few days to maintain your tan. It is fool proof because if you miss a spot you will get it the next day,

and because the color is so gradual, mistakes really won\'t be obvious.

Elana
03-21-2004, 06:13 AM
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Have any of

you tried tanning pills or know about them?
What about those that contain canthaxanthin?

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LOL! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif That\'s some

funny sh!t! I say we let him try them out for us. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif If they

actually work he\'ll be a lovely shade of pink. Canthaxanthin is the same compund that makes crustaceans pink.

Reminds me of a classic B-52s song...can anyone say...Rock Lobster...Lobster...Rock Lobster...Lobster.

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Yeah,

yeah....that\'s what I meant to say. Try it out and let us know how it works. So what if the whites of your eyes

turn yellow. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

CJ01
03-21-2004, 06:37 AM
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So what if the whites of your eyes turn yellow.



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pico - don´t do it

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Elana
03-21-2004, 06:38 AM
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So what if

the whites of your eyes turn yellow.



<hr /></blockquote><font class=\"post\"> ugh eeeek

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pico - don´t

do it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif



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CJ....I\'ll make the popcorn and bring the wine. Just sit back

and enjoy the freak show.

DO IT, PICO!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

CJ01
03-21-2004, 07:10 AM
We can play Jacksons

`Thriller´ in the background! We won´t need the video-Jacko or pico with yelloe eyes who cares?

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NO NO pico, put those pills down, please and move away from

the counter slowly...now leave the store and don´t listen to the saleslady who only wants to sell you stuff

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pico
03-21-2004, 07:20 AM
well my skin can at times

just appear very flat and dull, and not vibrant and healthy, sometimes its pale, sometimes even slightly a yellowish

colour which I hate.

I heard that canthaxanthin will make the skin appear \"redder\". I was wondering if anyone

had had experience with this stuff. Its often found in tanning pills.

With a tan, my skin appears redder and

browner, much nicer. But there\'s not much sun here /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

CJ01
03-21-2004, 07:29 AM
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With a tan, my skin appears redder and browner, much nicer.

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What you want is a better complexion and more bloodcirculation

for your skin. Also with or without direct sunlight you can manage to improve your teint. To get that simply expose

your skin to more daylight, even indoors. The emu oil is great for skin texture btw as well as complexion. Plus it

nourishes the skin and makes it nice and soft /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

franki
03-21-2004, 09:56 AM
I think I will just keep

using the cancer machine... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Elana
03-21-2004, 01:07 PM
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I think I will just keep using the cancer machine...

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That is exactly what it is

Sagacious1420
03-21-2004, 03:09 PM
Those pills may

very well lead to a reddish skin tone. The thing is that you could end up looking like a flamingo. A flamingo\'s

coloration can vary from pale pink, to crimson to vermillion. It\'s a result of a diet high in alpha and beta

carotenoids, including canthaxanthin. Don\'t know how long it would take for your skin to change color...it takes

about 2 years for an adult flamingo to reach full coloration. Do you really wanna look like a flamingo?

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif We could call you Pico The Pink Flamingo.

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Sexyredhead
03-21-2004, 03:12 PM
And if you

didn\'t like the color--how long would it take you to change back???

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pico
03-21-2004, 03:31 PM
not sure, but I dont

think it takes long.
I won\'t be taking them! I never seriously considered them, but I wanted to know if anyone

had tried them, anyone?

pico
03-21-2004, 03:49 PM
also, what about eating

tons of tomatoes? I know that too many carrots can turn someone\'s skin orange, but what about tomatoes?

read

this:
Myth: Too many carrots will turn skin orange.

Fact: It can happen, but you would have to eat a lot, said

Chris Rosenbloom, chair of the nutrition department at Georgia State University. In fact, you would probably have to

start chugging carrot juice to get that orange glow. The phenomenon is called hypercarotenemia and the orange tint

shows up mostly in the palms of the hands. Never fear, Rosenbloom said. This happens because the body does not use

all of the beta-carotene from carrots and the resulting skin discoloration is harmless.

belgareth
03-21-2004, 03:58 PM
It happens to babies

that eat a lot of pre-package baby foods. Most of them are primarily carrot.

EXIT63
03-23-2004, 06:51 AM
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also, what about eating tons of tomatoes? I know that too many carrots can

turn someone\'s skin orange, but what about tomatoes?

read this:
Myth: Too many carrots will turn skin orange.



Fact: It can happen, but you would have to eat a lot, said Chris Rosenbloom, chair of the nutrition department

at Georgia State University. In fact, you would probably have to start chugging carrot juice to get that orange

glow. The phenomenon is called hypercarotenemia and the orange tint shows up mostly in the palms of the hands. Never

fear, Rosenbloom said. This happens because the body does not use all of the beta-carotene from carrots and the

resulting skin discoloration is harmless.

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Just eat lot\'s of

chocolate. Ofcourse then you won\'t be taking your shirt off to show off your chocolate tan.

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jago25_98
04-06-2004, 11:27 AM
so, can anyone

confirm that tanning pills work or not?

I thought there was scientific backing so I must be mistaken. I heard

there\'s an active ingredient that encourages Melanin production. Haven\'t heard anything about supplements.



So I did a search on wok.mimas.ac.uk but didn\'t find much. Anyone know the name of the active

ingredient?

The tanning pills here in the UK are expensive @ 60p a day in £40 boxes from Boots. Really want to be

sure they work eh?

I\'m thinking of taking them to not stand out quite so much in my girlfriends country.

Elana
04-06-2004, 11:31 AM
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I heard there\'s an active ingredient that

encourages Melanin production.

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That pill/injection is not on

the market yet. It has been tested for years and results are looking very good. I\'ll look for the company that is

making the stuff in a second. The tanning pills that are out on the market now have nothing to do with what you are

talking about.

Elana
04-06-2004, 11:36 AM
http://www.epitan.com.au/IRM/content/default.htm (\"http://www.epitan.com.au/IRM/content/default.htm\")

DrSmellThis
04-07-2004, 08:25 PM
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well my skin can at times just appear very flat and

dull, and not vibrant and healthy, sometimes its pale, sometimes even slightly a yellowish colour which I hate.

I

heard that canthaxanthin will make the skin appear \"redder\". I was wondering if anyone had had experience with

this stuff. Its often found in tanning pills.

With a tan, my skin appears redder and browner, much nicer. But

there\'s not much sun here /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

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One time I looked in the mirror and was like, \"What the [censored]? You\'re yellow, dude.\"

So I sat in a sauna: Immediate end of problem. When I got out I had a nice rosy glow that lasted. It was toxins of

some kind sitting in my skin. Try it.

Bottle
04-10-2004, 12:33 PM
Piz

Buin

http://www.pizbuin.com/ (\"http://www.pizbuin.com/\")


any good then?

Elana
04-10-2004, 12:44 PM
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Piz

Buin

http://www.pizbuin.com/ (\"http://www.pizbuin.com/\")


any good then?

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I have never used it, but I know that it contains both dha and erythulose

(the active ingredients that \"tans\" the skin). Many tanning creams use either or. This one uses both. You should

give it a try, but if you do, please tell me BEFORE you apply it so I can give you some much needed tips.

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Bottle
04-10-2004, 01:12 PM
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Piz

Buin

http://www.pizbuin.com/ (\"http://www.pizbuin.com/\")


any good then?

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I have never used it, but I know that it contains both dha and erythulose

(the active ingredients that \"tans\" the skin). Many tanning creams use either or. This one uses both. You should

give it a try, but if you do, please tell me BEFORE you apply it so I can give you some much needed tips.

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I just tried

some other stuff and used your tips that you gave me...I now smell very odd

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I\'ve coloured I tiny amount...cos I mixed it like you said

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif, so I\'ll put some more on later tomorrow maybe...what do ya

reckon

I comented on Piz as it looked good, cheaper than the one I have now and also comes in different types for

different skin types

and the advert was funny...and theres a good looking chic on the site

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Pancho1188
04-12-2004, 05:07 AM
Question: when

you\'re putting on tanning lotion, what the hell happens to your palms?!?!

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\"You know, your palms are supposed to be lighter than the

rest of your body...not vice-versa...\"

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I made a joke out

of this, but I guess I\'m seriously asking.