Coca Cola as a trendy self-tan - is that dangerous to your health?

Dangerous trend: Cola is used as a tanning agent
In the summer months, many people use the sunny days to get a natural tan. Some want to accelerate this process and resort to tanning. Meanwhile, there is always a strange beauty trend to read: Coca Cola should therefore ensure a particularly attractive complexion. Health experts, however, warn against using the soft drink as a self-tanner.

Sunbathing endangers your health
Many Germans love to lie in the sun in hot temperatures. However, health experts repeatedly point out that the tan achieved by sunbathing is not healthy. The skin should be protected from excessive UV radiation. Some people prefer to stay in the shade anyway, and that's where the skin tans. And apparently, there are also people who hope that Coca Cola will help them get a more attractive complexion. However, the soft drink can be dangerous for the skin.

Health experts warn of a peculiar beauty trend: Some people use Coca Cola as a tanning agent. The soft drink can be dangerous for the skin. (Image: contrastwerkstatt / fotolia.com)

Avoid sunburn
According to dermatologists, sunbathing should always prevent the skin from burning, as every single sunburn is added to your own skin account. This increases the risk of skin cancer.

When sunscreen, it depends on the skin type. The lighter the skin, the more protection is needed. In addition, one should orientate oneself on the UV index, which can be called up daily up-to-date on-line.

To prevent sunburn, it is important not to lose creaming. In addition, it is advised to spend a lot in the shade.

Soft drink can be dangerous for the skin
What does not help, however, is to lubricate his body with Coca Cola. Actually, one should think that this need not be pointed out, but there are actually people who do this in the hopes of getting a more beautiful complexion and generally turning brown faster.

According to the US women's magazine "Allure", Coca Cola has also become a trend as a tanning agent, as it contains a caramel-colored dye that could contribute to a bronzy skin color.

Dermatologist Joshua Zeichner of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York warns in the magazine about the peculiar trend: "Although some people think Coca Cola can speed up the tan, it can actually be dangerous and I recommend keeping it."

The clinician explained, "Applying to the skin may cause temporary dimming or staining of the skin, but because sodas contain acid, it may cause the skin to slough off, resulting in increased UV penetration into the skin. Ultimately, this increases the risk of sunburn. "

Manufacturer of the soft drink has commented
The dermatologist recommends that instead of lemonade you use a sunscreen that has at least SPF 30.

Meanwhile, the manufacturer of the soft drink has responded to the strange trend and writes on its website in response to the question of whether you can use the drink as a sunscreen:

"As much as we love Coca-Cola, we would not recommend using it this way. It has no sun protection factor at all - it's a drink! "(Ad)