How FAKE TAN works.

Written By Susi Shelium

Sources and references for the latest Youtube video about the chemistry of fake tan and what it actually does to our skin.

  • Kimura, T. "Contact dermatitis caused by sunless tanning treatment with dihydroxyacetone in hairless descendants of Mexican hairless dogs." Environmental Toxicology: An International Journal 24, 2009, 506-512.

  • Mujahid, N. et al. "A UV-independent topical small-molecule approach for melanin production in human skin." Cell reports 19, 2017, 2177-2184.

  • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-sunless-tanners-wo/

  • Jung, K., et al. "UV-generated free radicals (FR) in skin: their prevention by sunscreens and their induction by self-tanning agents." Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 69.5 (2008): 1423-1428.

  • https://www.science.org/content/article/could-new-compound-give-you-suntan-without-sun

  • Yardman‐Frank, Joseph Michael, and David E. Fisher. "Skin pigmentation and its control: From ultraviolet radiation to stem cells." Experimental dermatology 30.4 (2021): 560-571.

  • Mailab - So funktionieren Selbstbräuner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZpSX9SGBo

  • BytesizeScience - How Sunless Tanner works: Tan-In-A-Can Chemistry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP22ODuCip4

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