Skin cancer symptoms: Scientists discover chemical for suncream that lets you safely tan
Suncream: There could be a new ingredient that protects you better
Researchers have discovered a chemical that protects against skin cancer and triggers the same change in your skin that happens with regular tanning - just without the sun.
They found it releases a dark pigment in the skin tone which also boosts the body’s natural defences against cancer.
In the the study, published in the journal Cell, the compound was discovered to cause any skin type - even in redheads - to tan.
David Fisher, from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, told The Guardian: “It would not actually be a fake tan, it would be the real thing.