Blog with Dr. IrwinTag >> Self Tanning I'm allergic to the DHA in self-tanning products. What now?Posted in Skin Care Products, Self Tanning, 2010 on Dec 09, 2010 | Permalink I am allergic to dihydroxyacetone the active ingredient in most self tanning products. The only alternative I'm aware of is erythrulose but I cant find a self tanner which only uses erythrulose as the active ingredient. Can you provide any suggestions.
I really do not know of any ingredient that works as well as the DHA (dihydroxyacetone) does. One of my patients tried eating so many carrots that she turned a slightly orangy color but I... more
Will self-tanner make my melasma worse?Posted in Skin Care Products, Self Tanning, Melasma, 2010 on May 28, 2010 | Permalink I am 32 and suffered from melasma from my pregnancies. Now I am so fanatical about sunscreen that I want to use a self-tanner to compensate for being so pale. Can I use self-tanner on my face, or will that make the melasma flare up? Thanks.
The good news is no! All the self tanners so far contain the same active ingredient (DHA) and they do not affect the pigment making cells (melanocytes) one way or the other. They just... more
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