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Dihydroxyacetone

Products Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is the active ingredient in most self-tanning products, which are commercially available in the form of lotions, sprays and gels, among others. Its effect on the skin was first discovered in the 1950s by Eva Wittgenstein in Cincinnati. Structure and properties Dihydroxyacetone (C3H6O3, Mr = 90.1 g/mol) is a simple carbohydrate belonging … Dihydroxyacetone

Summer Tan: Self-Tanner Instead of Solarium

This is what we dream of: summer, sun, vacation, recreation, relaxation and tanned summer skin. But as quickly as the relaxation is gone after the vacation, the summer tan is also gone. And attempts to retain the pleasant skin tint often come to nothing. Actually, we Central Europeans would have to accept the fact that … Summer Tan: Self-Tanner Instead of Solarium