I Drank Carrot Juice Every Day for a Month to Get a Tan, and This Is the Result

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would never be an option for me. And are not only expensive, but they often contain a lot of chemicals that I’d like to avoid.Surely there must be something that makes you tan naturally, I thought.

And then I remembered a school friend once telling me that she always ate carrots to get a quick tan. Worth a try, I figured.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.But before I started my experiment, I went to a dermatologist to ask whether this idea made any sense.

And according to , “Yes, you can change your skin color with carrots.” However, he also warns that the shade is not like what you see when tanning with UV rays but rather more orange in color.

Like, you know, carrots.Per Dr. Merkel, this is due to the beta-carotene and vitamin A in carrots, which not only have skin-protecting properties but also provide a tint.I figured at least some color was better than my usual winter pallor, so I stocked up on tons of .