March 29, 2024

Should we fall for tanning activator serums?

A peach complexion all year long, without sun (neither UV nor self-tanning), you dream? The cosmetics pros have worked to offer beauty products that make it easier Sun tanning and protect the skin from the aggressions of the sun ...

If in the 80s, fashion was 100% sun and tinted salted butter caramel, with the 90s and cries of alarm dermatologists, the trend is to more protection against the dangers of the sun. To be tanned, yes, but if you tan smart, understand without sunburn or accelerate the aging process of the skin.
Specifically, in their skincare products, some brands now add constituent "preparers" to Sun tanning... So marketing formula or real boost to make the sun the ally of our skin?

Discover our favorites:
By Terry : Terrybly Sunbooster Serum.
A moisturizing, antioxidant serum and photoprotective accelerator-free chew without DHEA. Translation: it's not a self-tanner. Its effectiveness is based on Auto-Radiant technology.
What's different with a self-tanning product? This serum causes an immediate artificial, superficial and ephemeral tan by reaction with the amino acids of the stratum corneum, the Auto-Radiant® system, resulting from the most innovative biotechnological processes, works in depth on the physiological mechanisms of the skin to develop a radiant natural tan, progressive and durable.

Price: 72 euros the 50 ml

Phytomer, Serenity sun, serum preparer of Sun tanning
The promise: to prepare the skin for the sun by improving its resisitance against the rays.
The principle: the blue microalgae triggers the mechanisms of protection of cellular DNA. The brown alga promotes the synthesis of melanin, which is responsible for Sun tanning. As for the oil of salicorne, it reinforces the lipidic barrier of the skin for a good mine and a radiant complexion. The skin is better protected, the Sun tanning uniform and bright.
Price: 28 euros the 50 ml
How to use them : Apply in the morning on the face and neck, under your usual day cream.

What should we think ? These products obviously do not replace the application of sunscreen but prepare the skin before sun exposure as well as a diet rich in red and yellow fruits. Moisturizers, antioxidants, these smart serums significantly improve the quality of the skin for a Sun tanning bright and uniform.

In the city, these products maximize the time of exposure to the sun.



Review: Decleor Aromessence Solaire Tan activating serum (March 2024)