Tanning pills

[Geekbabe]

Anybody tried them ? what brand works best ?

 

[OutHouse]

never heard of tanning pills. if they work without destroying my liver ill buy some.

 

[minendo]

Just drink a bunch of carrot juice.

 

[Ketteringo]

Originally posted by: minendo
Just drink a bunch of carrot juice.

orange != brown

 

[BigJ]

Are they based on the concept that if you eat a lot of carrots, your skin gets an orange tint? What kind of chemical would darken your skin like that?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Ketteringo

Originally posted by: minendo
Just drink a bunch of carrot juice.

orange != brown

Obviously you have not seen the results produced by most tanning creams, sprays, etc.

 

[AMDZen]

I'm an anti-pill man these days. I wouldn't take something for something as frivolous as "tanning". Especially conisdering the side effects they inevitably cause. I think you can get a good idea just by reading the label, but I say go to the salon and do it the hard way. Not that that's much better for you though.

 

[Bootprint]

link

"Tanning pills, which contain the drug canthaxanthrin, work by promoting the deposition of carotenoid in the skin. Carotenoid is a chemical similar to Vitamin A found in carrots. These pills have been banned in the United States. Recent studies show that these pills can have life threatening side effects and have been known to cause blindness."

 

[cyclistca]

Wow they sound great. So where can I get some?

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
link

"Tanning pills, which contain the drug canthaxanthrin, work by promoting the deposition of carotenoid in the skin. Carotenoid is a chemical similar to Vitamin A found in carrots. These pills have been banned in the United States. Recent studies show that these pills can have life threatening side effects and have been known to cause blindness."

See I didn't even have to look it up. I just knew.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
link

"Tanning pills, which contain the drug canthaxanthrin, work by promoting the deposition of carotenoid in the skin. Carotenoid is a chemical similar to Vitamin A found in carrots. These pills have been banned in the United States. Recent studies show that these pills can have life threatening side effects and have been known to cause blindness."

damn i was close, i wonder if those life threating side effects include trashing your liver.

 

[Eli]

Tanning pills????

Oh dear lord.

 

[Whatisthat]

i wonder if it can still cause skin cancer?? i guess it would affect the mellanin in ur skin and cause it to have a chemical reaction to change color. interesting.

 

[FoBoT]

These pills have been banned in the United States. Recent studies show that these pills can have life threatening side effects and have been known to cause blindness

so what is the up side?

 

[nineball9]

For the extreme on "tanning pills", try reading the classic Black Like Me.