Do tanning pills work?

Ozymandius2011

I have ordered MyTan Bronze from this website. Has anyone tried it and does it work? It says it has beta-carotene and not canthanxantin, which was important for me because I've heard the latter can cause crystals to appear in your eyes (canthaxantin retinopathy) but that Beta Carotene is safe.

The company that makes MyTan Bronze says they are called BLife and lists and Irish address and contact details on their website. Is this a legitimate company?

I know some will say I should try fake tan but I have combination skin on my face so it ends up blotchy, muddy and flakey. I'd like to hear whether you or a friend tried tanning pills, whether they worked, and what the name of the pills was if you have it so I will know which to avoid and which might work.

seanybiker

I used to be white now I'm neon. I did overdose though.



No it won't work.

TeddyTedson

I read something about them before. They turn you a weird looking colour apparently. More oranage than a brown colour.
Never knowingly seen anyone who used them.
I presume you're female. What is the obsession with fake tan?

Arawn

*points and laughs*

Ozymandius2011

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I read something about them before. They turn you a weird looking colour apparently. More oranage than a brown colour.
Never knowingly seen anyone who used them.
I presume you're female. What is the obsession with fake tan?

Nope I'm male. I'm not able to tan naturally.

Colilfc

My friend used them, he literally brightens up everywhere he goes.

Ozymandius2011

Colilfc wrote: »

My friend used them, he literally brightens up every he goes.

Did he use MyTan Bronze or some other make? I'd like to know which ones work and which don't.

Jesus Wept

Drink mass quantities of Sunny D, has the same effect.

TeddyTedson

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Did he use MyTan Bronze or some other make? I'd like to know which ones work and which don't.

None work, you'll look ridiculous.
Just wait till you're away in a hot country to get a tan!

TeddyTedson

The-Rigger wrote: »

Drink mass quantities of Sunny D, has the same effect.

and it's actually true :cool:

Colilfc

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Did he use MyTan Bronze or some other make? I'd like to know which ones work and which don't.

Dunno, but he looks like a right twat.

Joe10000

I know a guy who uses them and he looks ridiculous. I think he gets tanning injections too..

OP go on a holiday mate

pennypocket

Beta-carotene in high quantities is not safe. It is fat-soluble and therefore cannot be discreted (ahem) in the usual way, with the tendency to build up in fatty tissues, especially the liver. I don't like the sound of the other 'natural' ingredients either. In any case, not enough studies have been conducted to ensure either the safety or the efficacy of such supplements. Why would you want to be a guinea-pig?! Throw the damn pills in the bin and embrace your outer pastiness!!

TeddyTedson

I'm taking away all your man cards too OP :D

I don't have personal experience with tanning pills but:

1. You're unlikely to turn tanned or brown, in fact as far as I know, the paler you are starting out, the more it looks like orange/yellow. Basically you can end up looking like you have a liver disease rather than a lot of holidays.

2. You shouldn't have been putting the fake tan on your face anyway. You're supposed to tan your body and use bronzer makeup to match your face to your body.

Wibbs

If you're a smoker then beta carotene in supplement form has a proven track record of increasing the risks of cancer. If you drink as well the risk goes up again. They had to stop one study because early on they saw the effects. I'd imagine the dose in tanning products is gonna be even higher.


http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/qa/2003/atbcfollowupqa

ejmaztec

If you grind the pills down, mix the powder with brown sauce, and slap the lot all over yourself, you'll get the desired look.

J_E

I've heard pretty mixed responses about tanning pills. I'd say this would maybe be one for your doctor to decide and consider options.

Captain Darling

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I read something about them before. They turn you a weird looking colour apparently. More oranage than a brown colour.
Never knowingly seen anyone who used them.
I presume you're female. What is the obsession with fake tan?

Nope I'm male. I'm not able to tan naturally.

So you'll be a ginger with a tan?

smash

Are you one of the stars of Tallafornia?

Ray Palmer

Yes they work but it looks really odd. When you get a tan your body doesn't look all the same colour. I have never seen people with a natural tan have their eye lids and palms of their hands tanned.

It turns ALL your skin the same colour which doesn't look natural.

stovelid

Why would an armless statue want tanning pills? Just get somebody to give you a coat of Ronseal?

manlad

I pressume most people got that pm today about these tanning pills. The guy that sent it had over 500 posts though?

Here's what I got sent to me???????? spaaaaammmmmmmmm

Hey just say your thread on Tanning Pills. Dude dont use them. They suck and end up turning you a jaundice colour.

You want Melanotan II. You can buy it online or get it off some places around Ireland. If you're near the Galway region, you can get em handy enough. €60 gets you the Melanotan II vial, Medical water, and 10 syringes.

Google Melanotan II. It's known as "The Barbie Drug" You will read all about it and find little or NO negative things about it. And it ACTUALLY WORKS! Everyone I know in Galway is using it and it genuinely works.

10 shots, once a day, and literally by shot 4/5 you're already getting dark.

This is the crowd I get em off: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...00002302328919

You can buy online aswell but they usually just sell the vials, so you end up getting the syringes and medical water yourself. Mail Keelan on that facebook page and he'll answer any questions you might have.

o1s1n

I thought this thread was a joke when I read the title.

Taking a pill to turn a different colour is so ridiculous I don't know where to even begin.

jester77

Why the **** would you want to take potentially dodgy pills to look orange :eek:

If you want a tan, move somewhere there is a bit of sun

the groutch

Are these the ones Dale Winton and David Dickinson have been taking?

starbelgrade

Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
I've got another puzzle for you

Eric Cartman

why do people do this to themselves, whats wrong with being white ? it takes a lack of brain cells to go to tanning beds / take pills like this

Grindylow

Layer Nutella all over your face, it'll have basically the same effect.

ScumLord

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Nope I'm male. I'm not able to tan naturally.

What is the obsession with tanning? Your going to look stupid if you take these pills, they will turn you orange. My mother tried them once and regretted it because I spent two weeks laughing at the colour of her.

Even a natural tan doesn't look all that good on an Irish person, there's something odd and wrong looking about it.

Teyla Emmagan

Wibbs wrote: »

If you're a smoker then beta carotene in supplement form has a proven track record of increasing the risks of cancer. If you drink as well the risk goes up again. They had to stop one study because early on they saw the effects. I'd imagine the dose in tanning products is gonna be even higher.

http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/qa/2003/atbcfollowupqa

God, that is really scary. I'm sure half the eejits taking those tablets don't realise that.

mackg

Eric Cartman wrote: »

why do people do this to themselves, whats wrong with being white ? it takes a lack of brain cells to go to tanning beds / take pills like this

Yeah, WHITE POWER!!!!

JerryHandbag

Irish are supposed to be pale, pasty, white, whatever you wanna call it. It's part of our charm, the milk bottle tan!

TeddyTedson

You don't need to go away either if you're that determined to get a tan. Just go to the beach on one of the 3 nice days we get during the summer.

Courageous Rabbit

A pill that changes the colour of your skin. There's something very unsettling about that sentence.

Odaise Gaelach

Courageous Rabbit wrote: »

A pill that changes the colour of your skin. There's something very unsettling about that sentence.

That's also ordered over the Internet.

Ozymandius2011

Captain Darling wrote: »

So you'll be a ginger with a tan?

Not a ginger. The reason I can't tan on my face is that I used a skin bleaching (lightening) cream on it 4 yrs ago and I'm trying to reverse it as I looked better with a tan. I tried months of suntanning but I burned instead of tanning. Before then my skin would alternate through periods of pallour/tanning.

I know someone on this thread mentioned Melanotan II but you have to have active melanocytes (melanin/tan producing skin cells) for that to work. So I'm going to a dermatologist this month to see if they can give me a biopsy to tell if my skin is still capable of tanning on my face. If as I expect it can't then I may need the tablets. Has anyone here used MyTan Bronze tablets specifically or know anyone who did?

Saila

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

Nope I'm male. I'm not able to tan naturally.

so you would rather join the ranks of the umpalumpas than just not have a tan

and its NOVEMBER

Cork24

Yes the tanning pills work but it can effect only some parts of the body.

I.E your face could turn orange nd the rest would stay the same

GodlikeRed

Seriously stop, stop it right now. Tanning is the skins defence to increased exposure to sunlight. No pill in the world can give you a tan!

To answers your question: Do tanning pills work? ...No

Cork24

GodlikeRed wrote: »

Seriously stop, stop it right now. Tanning is the skins defence to increased exposure to sunlight. No pill in the world can give you a tan!

To answers your question: Do tanning pills work? ...No

Yes Tanning Pills work remember tht kid who turned orange after drinking sun D ??? well Sunny D had CANTHAXANTHIN in it same with Tanning Pills


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthaxanthin

TheUsual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhs7w-FzeI

Ozymandius2011

Cork24 wrote: »

well Sunny D had CANTHAXANTHIN in it same with Tanning Pills


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthaxanthin

Wrong SunnyD had Beta Carotene. I'm trying t avoid Canthaxantin because of the eye/liver problems it can cause.

GodlikeRed wrote:

No pill in the world can give you a tan!

It's the appearance of a tan I'm more concerned about.

StupidLikeAFox

Hey OP, I have a couple of friends who took these for a while to get ready for a wedding, Ill get a picture and post it up if I can

StupidLikeAFox

Here you go!

alphabeat

what you need is to find someone with the reverse of micahel jacksons disease - and suck on their toes .

Latchy

The last shades of my (real ) holiday tan are ebbing away

(Adopts shakespearean accent... puts hand over brow) .

''Life is so unfair '' (sigh )

LH Pathe

Forget bout dat, does the bleaching agents work.. I case I accidently get a tan. You gingers have t easy

Ozymandius2011

LH Pathe wrote: »

Forget bout dat, does the bleaching agents work.. I case I accidently get a tan. You gingers have t easy

It turned me pink with an occasional white hue. It's called Meladerm. Avoid. It's been 4 yrs and it still hasn't gone back to normal.

LighterGuy

I'd think you'd wanna be the following to take them:

1, A retard. If these pills can make you tanned what side effects will they cause. We are talking about altering skin tone here.
2, A total vain idiot. Look we all know a tan makes someone better looking. It can be questionable about a person going to a tanning salon twice a week. Every week. Come rain or shine. Just to look better. But people know the risks of tanning machines (skin cancer) So its their own deal. But to be so vain and buy pills to make you tanned? :rolleyes:

I mean what next?

sdanseo

Ozymandius2011 wrote: »

I have ordered MyTan Bronze from this website. Has anyone tried it and does it work? It says it has beta-carotene and not canthanxantin, which was important for me because I've heard the latter can cause crystals to appear in your eyes (canthaxantin retinopathy) but that Beta Carotene is safe.

The company that makes MyTan Bronze says they are called BLife and lists and Irish address and contact details on their website. Is this a legitimate company?

I know some will say I should try fake tan but I have combination skin on my face so it ends up blotchy, muddy and flakey. I'd like to hear whether you or a friend tried tanning pills, whether they worked, and what the name of the pills was if you have it so I will know which to avoid and which might work.

You could just make do with the skin god allah buddha gave you you were pulled out of the womb in.