Dihydroxyacetone (DHA): A self-tanning agent used in cosmetics.
Dong Quai: Traditional Chinese herb used to treat menopausal symptoms and menstrual irregularity.
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA): The FDA approved active ingredient in topical self-tanning products. This is a harmless skin dye that reacts with an amino acid in the skin or sweat to produce a temporary tan that flakes off as you shed skin.
Dihydroxyacetone: The active ingredient of sunless tanning products. Dihydroxyacetone, or DHA, reacts with amino acids in the outer layers of the skin to produce a browning effect.
DIHYDROXYACETONE (DHA)
The component in autotanning products that causes the skin cells to change color and appear tanned.
Dihydroxyacetone (Sugar):
A simple carbohydrate that is derived from beets and sugar cane that provides a sunless tanning action to give the skin a sunkissed glow.
Dihydroxyacetone
Derived from sugar beets and sugar cane; reacts with skin for a safe sunless self tan.
Dimethicone
Derived from silica (a naturally occurring component of sand and quartz); emollient, water repellent, adds shine to skin and hair.
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) - the active ingredient in self-tanners.
Dimethicone - a silicone oil used in hair and skin care products. Adds shine to the hair and a slippery feeling to skin products.
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA): Obtained from glycerol, used to artificially tan skin. Reacts with amino acids in skin to provide a natural looking suntanned appearance. Usually derived from sugar cane, it causes the surface layer of the skin to oxidize.
Sunless tanners all contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA), a sugar that is very safe to use, dermatologists tell WebMD. It interacts with proteins in the epidermis -- the outermost layer of skin -- to produce a darker skin color or fake tan.
Self-tanners contain a chemical called dihydroxyacetone (or DHA) which has an unpleasant odor. These days companies try to mask the DHA smell with essential oils, but every self-tanner I've tried has some sort of DHA odor, some stronger than others.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the most effective sunless tanning products contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as the active ingredient.
Spray tanning uses FDA approved dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which has been approved since the 1970s and has no known toxicity. The FDA does recommend protecting your eyes, lips and nasal passage while in spray tanning booths.
All of these tanning options involve the active ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA.), which is responsible for the change in skin tone.
The spray-on technique uses dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which makes the skin turn darker without the help of the sun's rays. Of course, this is not to say that a spray-on tan will look perfect every time you have it done professionally.
Its active ingredient, dihydroxyacetone (DHA), is a naturally-occuring sugar that comes from the bark of the chestnut tree. It reacts with the keratin in the skin, causing brown pigment to form and create a tan.
Dihydroxyacetone (B): an emulsifier, humectant and fungicide which is obtained by the action of certain bacteria on glycerol
Disodium inosinate (A): prepared from meat extract
Down (A): underplummage of fowls (especially duck and goose) ...
The primary ingredient of most self-tanners is a carbohydrate called dihydroxyacetone, or DHA.
 See also: Acetone, Natural, Chemical, Tannin, Moisturizer
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