Simply put,
dihydroxyacetone is the active ingredient used to make self-tanners work. Discovered to have skin darkening properties in the 1920s by a German scientist, DHA is typically derived from plant sources, such as beets or sugar cane.
DHA works by interacting with the amino acids of your dead skin cells, resulting in a brownish-tan hue.
As much as I try to protect myself from the sun's harmful rays, I sometimes end up with the telltale white streaks on my temples of the sunglass tan. And with the
oversize shades trend still going strong, the area around the brows and dark circles — er, orbital area — also can begin to look a whiter shade of pale. Read on for some quick fixes — and be glad you weren't wearing
shutter shades.
Since it's
Beach Week here at BellaSugar, I thought I'd give you a chance to test your knowledge about sunscreen. We all know that we should wear it every day, but there are a lot of myths surrounding the stuff. So slather on your zinc oxide, sharpen your pencils (or, well, your mouse-clicking skills) and take the quiz!
One of Europe’s most elegant suncare brands has arrived in the United States.
Lancaster was founded in 1971 in Monaco, the creme de la creme locale of luxury. Now, you can get Lancaster's amazing
Sunslim Body Programme just in time for Memorial Day Weekend.
