Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Spray-on tans may damage DNA. chemical apparently gets into the bloodstream

Mike Elgan

12:17 PM (edited)  -    -  Public
Spray-on tans may damage DNA.

A chemical in spray-on tan products called dihydroxyacetone (DHA) can cause genetic changes and DNA damage, according to a report the US federal government was concealing until ABC News got a hold of it through the Freedom of Information Act.

The chemical apparently gets into the bloodstream mostly through the lungs when the spray is applied.

When the chemical was approved...
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anna belle1:15 PM
hey look, even her lips are spray tanned!
Nicholas Smith1:16 PM
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and this to all you girls out there is a message to say that you look great the way you look normally and that there are many conciquences to changing the way you look.
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