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Tanning Injections

  • A new beauty compound  that puts an end to expensive trips to the tanning salon
  • No more risky sunbathing in the back garden. Looking good without the trouble of lying under sun lamps.
  • No more time wasted in front of all that heat.
  • The proven beauty drug creates an instant tan but at the same time protects against skin cancer.
  • When injected the drug turns skin significantly darker and the sunburn risk is halved.

How it works

  • The body increases its production of melanin in response to exposure to the sun which is why people tan, but there needs to be significant exposure to the sun’s rays, or a tanning lamp, before this occurs.
  • The theory behind the new compound, a hormone, is that it triggers the production of melanin without the need for the skin to be burnt first.
  • A compound in the injection triggers the production of melanin, the brown pigment that gives the skin its colour
  • This acts as a sunscreen to protect the skin from ultraviolet light, the chief cause of skin cancer.

Facts

  • In Britain more than 100,000 cases of skin cancer are reported each year.
  • About 1,700 Britons die from skin cancer every year, with about 100 of those thought to be the result of sunbeds and tanning lamps.
  • The results of a trial involving 79 people being reported in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology found that the compound, injected into the abdomen in three 10-day cycles over three months, is highly effective.
  • At the end of the 90-day study there was a reduction of more than 50% in sunburn cell injury.
  • Melanin density in the skin increased significantly in all the men and women who had the injections. The average increase was 41%.
  • This solution provides photoprotection to people who normally burn in direct sunlight.

Known side effects

As with any drugs you really need to know any potential side effects:

  • The results of some trials had shown that injections were associated with four side effects: nausea, facial flushing, fatigue and vomiting.
  • However, in almost all cases the downsides could be significantly reduced by reformulating the drug as one that could be injected in a way that releases lower doses over a longer period of time.
  • This includes following specific dosaging schedules
  • Always assess your individual tolerance levels to side effects by starting with very low dosage and gradually increasing through a program of dosaging schedules


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