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(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 07, 2016 ) London, UK -- The tanning market is a huge industry globally with the trend for golden skin showing no signs of abating. Yet consumers are showing an increasing awareness of the dangers of UV exposure either in a natural setting or with the use of a sunbed.
This has led to a growing demand for alternative products which provide a "safe" tan without the risks of UV exposure. But Spa Tanning Tablets have warned that many of the products on the market may have risks that consumers are not being made aware of, particularly those bought online.
When the skin tans naturally, melanin is produced by the body and it is this which darkens the pigment, producing the desired color. Although some sunless tanning products appear to achieve the same result, internally there is a very different process ongoing.
Beta carotene and in particular canthaxanthin, a type of carotenoid, can frequently be found in unlicensed tanning products. Spa Tanning Tablets explains:
"Canthaxanthin has the potential to work, not by stimulating the production of melanin but by placing large deposits around the body where the color can leach out into the skin. With these products, there's no corresponding increase in melanin nor is there any protection against UV rays.
Consumers may be unaware that the ingredients of some of these products have not been passed as safe for use, and that the FDA has actively warned of the risks of using them.'"
The US Food and Drug Administration has indeed raised concerns about the use of large amounts of canthaxanthin in tanning products, and has classified it as a "color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of section 721(a) of the FD&C Act (FD&C Act, sec. 601(e))."
The additive has not been banned completely because when used in small quantities as a food coloring, it is believed to hold few risks. However, the quantities needed in order to produce any kind of skin reaction are much larger, raising fears over the safety of consumers who use them.
Spa Tanning Tablets suggests that anyone considering purchasing tanning products, either in person or online, first checks the list of ingredients in what they're buying, "Not all sunless tanning products pills are dangerous, but it's essential to know what's included. Look for tablets which only have natural ingredients which have been approved for use by the FDA and you won't be putting your health at risk in return for a golden glow."
About Spa Tanning Tablets Spa Tanning Tablets is the brainchild of natural health guru James Cosgrove who set out to create a company offering products which didn't use chemicals or artificial ingredients. Spa Tanning Tablets provide a deep golden glow without the dangers associated with UV exposure. The company only uses natural ingredients which have been fully approved by the FDA and no canthaxanthin nor any other carotenoid is included in any of their products. For more information about their range of top-selling tanning products go to www.spatanningtablets.co.uk.
About Spa Tanning Tablets: Spa tanning tablets is a UK based company that supplies the worlds leading tanning pills. They supply the whole of europe and USA.
Spa Tanning Tablets
Linda Daniles
07414775584
linda@spatanningtablets.co.uk
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