Fake tanner wards off skin cancer
Plant extract triggers pigmentation to protect fair skin.
There is hope for fair-skinned people who long for a tan. Researchers have found a chemical from a tropical mint plant that works both as a sunless tanner and as a solar shield in fair-skinned mice.
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Comments
It is very good information for people with vitiligo
Posted by: Tom Roman | September 21, 2006 03:18 PM
when will scientists find a chemical that gives black people a tan i.e. make their skin a lighter brown?
Posted by: wesley snipes | September 21, 2006 05:23 PM
Good article..Will this tanner also help people with vitiligo?
Thank you
Posted by: Geri | September 21, 2006 07:13 PM
This research looks promising for fair skinned people. I am a red head with a more than generous amount of freckles, In my case do you suppose using this product would allow me to have a tan instead of freckles?
Posted by: PJ | September 21, 2006 07:21 PM
As a very pale skinned Australian with a family history of red heads this is great news to hear. I've seen two loved ones go through treatment for melanomas in the last few years, and it's hard.
Posted by: Kate | September 26, 2006 12:01 AM