Tanning pills sold online for as little as £7 which promise a sun-kissed glow, ‘don’t work’ and may be ‘very dangerous’, experts warned MailOnline today.
Products containing doses of pigments including beta-carotene — which gives carrots their orange colour — and the additive, canthaxanthin, were being advertised on websites including Amazon and Etsy.
Other tablets sold at retailers including Holland & Barrett were also found to contain L-Tyrosine.
Once swallowed, the additives are deposited throughout the body, especially the skin,