Have you ever heard of "Tanning Pills"?

[Skywalker]

My cousin said she is taking tanning pills as an alternative to sun and/or tanning booths and/or those spray on tans. I am tempted to try them myself now. Has anyone heard of this or actually tried them? Is it safe? Do they work?

Thank you!

 

[CindysGusGus]

Isnt that what C Thomas Howell took in the 80's movie Soul Man?? I thought that they were fictitous, maybe not anymore...I havent heard of any since though...sorry I couldnt be anymore help!

 

[Manda1219]

I think I saw an ad for it in the back of a magazine once...

I'd be pretty weary about taking pills that promise to change my skin color...What if they turn you orange? What if they don't do anything? Or you have a bad reaction?
Doesn't sound too safe to me...

 

[stinkerbelle]

My local news actually did a 'consumer report' thing on these pills last year.

Some local college kid started taking them...after 3 weeks...she was still the same color as when she started. Said they didn't do anything for her. She had no other adverse reactions...but she did say they were a waste of money.

I just have to say that there is no 'magic' pill out there for anything. (Well - except for my migraine medication...and some pain killers) But no pill exists that will tan me, make me lose 20+lbs, decrease my stretch marks, or give me bigger breasts.

If you want to go the safest way - self tanning lotion - try the new L'oreal one...I hear it rocks.

 

[Manda1219]

Oh yes! L'Oreal Sublime Bronze....used it last night before bed...my legs look amazing, as they usually do when I use it

 

[monkeyboy]

Originally posted by CindysGusGus
Isnt that what C Thomas Howell took in the 80's movie Soul Man??

 

[Skywalker]

Yeah, I was kind of sceptical about it...thanks for confirming what I thought. I think I'll leave those pills alone!

 

[RachelEllen]

Most of them contain the orangy stuff from carrots (beta carotene). Eating enough carrots will have the same effect, but it's really a jaundiced orange more than a tan.

Google carotenemia if you're interested in details.

Rachel

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Originally posted by Skywalker
My cousin said she is taking tanning pills as an alternative to sun and/or tanning booths and/or those spray on tans. I am tempted to try them myself now. Has anyone heard of this or actually tried them? Is it safe? Do they work?

Thank you!

I tried them once but it was really a pain rubbing them all over my body while I sat by the pool. And don't even think about squeezing the oil out of those pills, it can't be done. I finally decided the best use was to put one of those pills over each eye and just lay in the sun.

Jeff

 

[minniepumpernickel]

Originally posted by AZ JazzyJ
I tried them once but it was really a pain rubbing them all over my body while I sat by the pool. And don't even think about squeezing the oil out of those pills, it can't be done. I finally decided the best use was to put one of those pills over each eye and just lay in the sun.

Jeff

No silly, you are supposed to swallow them!

Are you sure that they are real? Is it some type of beta- carotene thing? it sounds kind of wacky!