Another year, another wilted hope that we’ll see the sun before May again. You can tell just by looking at us how desperately we need some vitamin D in our lives—plus a stiff margarita or two. With a trip to the beach or an afternoon by the pool just out of reach for the next few weeks (with plenty of SPF in tow, of course), we
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re looking to gain some color the safest and easiest way possible—self-tanning products.
For the uninitiated, most self-tanners consist of a nontoxic, colorless sugar called dihydroxyacetone, which interacts with your cells
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amino acids on the surface of the skin to give you a temporary tan
safely
. For us, that’s a two-for-one deal—radiance and health. So if you’re looking for a little bit of a *glow-up* to make it through the rest of winter, check out 11 of our favorite new at-home versions below!
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