Scientists Develop Quck Tan Solution

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Future looks bright for sun-lovers as drug offers 'instant tan'

By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor

20 July 2004

It may not be instant but it is pretty damn quick. Scientists have developed a drug that boosts tanning by speeding up the rate at which skin darkens when exposed to sunlight.

In tests, people who tanned in the ordinary way required 50 per cent more time lying in the sun than those who took the drug before stripping off. The tans of those who received the treatment - given by injection - also lasted at least three weeks longer.

The research is at an early stage, but the drug could potentially hit sales of sun cream yet at the same time cut rates of skin cancer. It could put tanning salons out of business. It might boost the annual rush for the sun, if people felt better protected, or undermine it if they felt no need to "head for the Med" for a tan

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