Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Different Forms Of Cheap Tanning Lotions

By Haywood Hunter


The cost of protecting ourselves from the harmful effects of radiation from the sun can seem shockingly expensive. We spend the money because it is preferable to damaging our skin and risking cancer. If we are prepared to look, it turns out we can find top quality, big name brand cheap tanning lotions.

There are different types of cheap tanning lotions for different situations. For outdoor use, there are products with and without protection from ultra-violet (UV) radiation. Formulations that do contain UV protection are classified by a numeric sun protection factor (SPF). The higher the SPF number, the longer the user is able to stay in the sun without burning. For people who do not want protection, oils are formulated that actually concentrate the sun's rays on the surface of the skin.

Babies and young children should always use a high-factor SPF protection when exposed to the sun. People with pale or freckled skin are also vulnerable to damage and should also use cheap tanning lotions with a high SPF factor. Skin cancer rates are increasing so everyone should consider using at least low SPF-factor protection for at least some of the hours they are exposed to the sun's rays.

There are specially designed cheap tanning lotions for people who prefer to work on their sun tan indoors on special beds. Indoor products speed up the process by accelerating the production of melanin, a dark pigment naturally produced by the skin to protect organisms, including humans, from the toxic effects of Vitamin D, a by-product of exposure to the sun.

Cheap tanning lotions that are formulated for indoor use do not contain sunscreen. Consequently, they are not suitable for use in natural sunlight. Another way they promote tanning is by increasing the rate of blood flow to the skin's surface.

Some of the ingredients used in indoor cheap tanning lotions are L-tyrosine and melanin. L-tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid. Extracts of green tea, copper and tea oil may also be found in these products. It should be noted that tanning beds all use a protective shield made from 100 per cent acrylic. The types of oils that are found in cheap tanning lotions designed for use when working on an outdoor suntan damage this acrylic surface and should not be used indoors for this very reason.

One way of creating the appearance of a sun tan is to apply special chemicals to the skin. This method does not involve exposing the skin to the harmful effects of UV radiation from the sun or in suntan salons. These cheap tanning lotions are increasingly popular as reports linking UV exposure to a higher incidence of skin cancer continue to appear in the news. A lot of sunless cheap tanning lotions contain chemicals called carotenoids, which occur naturally in certain fruits and vegetables, especially carrots.

Lycopene is a carotenoid that is safe at high chronic doses and may offer a protect effect against some kinds of cancer. Other carotenoids may not be so safe. All products are available in the form of cheap tanning lotions. The foregoing has been written for the purposes of information only and should not be construed as medical advice.




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