Fake tanning lotion?

[NoliMum]

Okay, the shallow girl in me wants a tan. Very badly. I just look horrible when I don't have one- really pasty.

I've gotten a little color from being in the sun, but my legs are still sheet-white. Is there a tanning lotion that's safer than sun exposure? I worry about the chemicals seeping into my skin and bloodstream and subsequently breastmilk.

[Contrariety]

Maybe mix some henna really thinly and let it sit for awhile?? Could be really good... could also be really bad.

[fanniefarkle]

I like Maui Babe Browning Lotion.

[NoliMum]

Originally Posted by sidshappymamma

I like Maui Babe Browning Lotion.

Really? I looked at the site and it's very unprofessional, almost like a scam site. Did it work as quickly for you as it claims?

[fanniefarkle]

I know that the site looks unprofessional, but the products are good. I have never ordered directly from the company, but I have purchased the browning lotion and sunscreen from a natural foods store. I only posted the website for information. When I googled the company, I also saw that you could find it on ebay.

[heatherweh]

I read somewhere that tanning lotion is safe when nursing- it is made f some kind of sugar derivative? The True Blue Spa products from Bath and Body Works had a good one a couple years ago, otherwise lots of folks recommend Neutrogena.

I tried the Jergens kind, Body Glow or something its called- it gave me an awful painful rash- skip that one!

[NoliMum]

Originally Posted by sidshappymamma

I know that the site looks unprofessional, but the products are good. I have never ordered directly from the company, but I have purchased the browning lotion and sunscreen from a natural foods store. I only posted the website for information. When I googled the company, I also saw that you could find it on ebay.

Yeah I found them on Amazon too, although they charge $8.75 shipping! Yikes. Hopefully I can find some at the local health shop. I read reviews and it seems like this is the miracle tanning lotion, so I think I'll try out a 4 oz bottle. Thanks for the suggestion!

Heatherweh- I tried Jergens once before too, and though it didn't give me a rash, it didn't give me a tan either!

[NoliMum]

double post!

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by NoliMum

Really? I looked at the site and it's very unprofessional, almost like a scam site. Did it work as quickly for you as it claims?

FWIW, I googled the ingredients and it appears to be coffee, potassium iodide, and oil based, so you could probably fake it yourself. They claim it isn't a stain, but basically it is. When I was a kid people mixed iodine in baby oil to fake a tan.

According to this link, by mildly heating potassium iodide you get iodine, so I figure when you put this stuff on and go out in the sun, it gets warm, and then it turns to iodine and you magically have a tan.

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=218887


Some chemistry major is making a bundle.

[NoliMum]

Originally Posted by bigeyes

FWIW, I googled the ingredients and it appears to be coffee, potassium iodide, and oil based, so you could probably fake it yourself. They claim it isn't a stain, but basically it is. When I was a kid people mixed iodine in baby oil to fake a tan.

According to this link, by mildly heating potassium iodide you get iodine, so I figure when you put this stuff on and go out in the sun, it gets warm, and then it turns to iodine and you magically have a tan.

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=218887


Some chemistry major is making a bundle.

Ahhhhh... I see!