Well the answer to that question is “NO!”
But it’s being sold as OK, so it must be. The FDA never said it wasn’t!
How much out there is being sold, said to be safe and really isn’t?
In fact sprayed on tans can be very dangerous as you are exposing yourself to a greater amount of toxins that can have really bad side-effects in the body.
Here’s why:
- just because you looked tan does not mean you’re in good health and making lots of vitamin D. In fact spraying does not increase levels at all.
- it’s main ingredient is DHA (dihydrozyacetone), a color additive that reacts with amino acids on the skin to make it darker. This DHA is not to be confused with the omega-3 fat, DHA, found in fish oils and flax seeds.
- this DHA contains several contaminants such as lead, arsenic and mercury. Lead is especially known to affect the development of your brain and should you become pregnant while using the spray, how will this affect the baby? So stay away from these if you are pregnant.
- that’s not all, spay solutions can contain as much as 45 different ingredients and the effects of this chemical cocktail are really unknown.
- some reported side-effects have been rashes, coughing, dizziness and fainting
Don’t forget that your largest organ is your skin.
So if you are really being proactive and use a shower filter to get rid of most of the contaminants such as chlorine and others, then why, for goodness sake, would you even consider using spray on tanning just to “look good”!
Don’t let toxins get the upper hand in your life.
Great article – people need to think about what they’re actually doing in regard to all these chemicals!