The main agent in these formulas, the darkens your skin is called dihydroxyacetone which can be problematic for humans. We don't really understand what the long term effects of this compound are forming malured products and reacting with keratins on our skin. So here in Costa Rica when I go surfing in the middle of the day I'm going to wear a sunscreen on my face that does not have seed oils in it. The sunscreen I use is a prototype it has tallow and zinc it's super simple so there's no garbage in there. If you're very light skinned then go into the sun gradually get small amounts of sun exposure and gradually develop a tan over

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