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Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue Best self tanning brands and products to try this summer. Main photo by Canva. The idea of wanting to achieve the perfect sunkissed tan is no new phenomenon, especially for us beach-loving Australians.
In fact, topical self-tanners were developed back in the 1960s and 1970s, in response to growing research into UV exposure and skin cancers, and because tanning was fast becoming a mainstream fashion trend. Considering some people resorted to sunbathing in baby oil or cooking oil (do not try this at home), it's really a great thing these products hit the shelves. All the same, when I think of self-tanners, it's hard to forget the streaky, orange-hued fake tans of the 1990s and early 2000s, and shudder.
As a personal victim of this tangerine fashion trend, it was difficult for me to revisit the self-tanning section of the supermarket last year. Yet, being almost 60 years in the making, the formulations of these self-tanning products have come a remarkably long way. Some self-tanning products even claim to benefit the skin like skincare, offer zero (or little) transfer onto bed sheets.