Ortanic takes pride in providing its clients with an educated experience, allowing them to make an informed decision about their skin. Our education platform will provide you with a vast array of information, from the definitions of all the terms used within our industry to the latest cutting-edge research being done in skincare. Our goal is to empower you with the necessary tools to make the best decision for your aesthetic needs and well-being, so please take a look and let us know what YOU THINK
The Evolution of Tanning Over the Past Century
Ortanic
today, in 2009 the new standard in healthy tanning has finally reached our audience. Ortanic is very organic in its philosophy and approach to the market place by specializing in sunless & UV Free airbrush tanning services, that also encourages healthy lifestyle practice and promotes skin cancer awareness and prevention. Ortanic focuses specifically on custom blending and contouring with a state-of-the-art airbrushing system in addition to creating a recipe specific to each individual client’s skin type and skin tone. The precision based hand-application is provided by a professional, licensed and trained Aesthetic Skin Consultant, that take our client’s through our consultation process to find the perfect custom match for their canvas giving premium & natural looking results they can trust everytime.
Spray Tan
as the health concerns of UV tanning piqued so did the convenience, and immediate results from sunless tanning but it was noted that the application process needed some enhancements. As the sunless tanning industry gained acceptance and credibility others rushed to market. Another popular system is Mystic Tan™ and was invented in 1998 by Dr. Tom Laughlin and is famous for its UV-free spray-on tanning booth application. Consumer reviews are mixed since results have shown inconsistency with coverage and color.
Tanning Bed
a device emitting ultraviolet radiation used to produce a cosmetic tan. Indoor tanning became another avenue for fake golden skin, which was invented in 1978 by a German scientist named Friedrich Wolff. The creation of indoor tanning beds was also a coincidence, because its original use was for studying how athletes could benefit from extra sunlight. Studies have found that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a proven human carcinogen, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Frequent indoor tanners using new high-pressure sunlamps may receive as much as 12 times the annual UVA dose compared to the dose they receive from sun exposure.
Tanning Pills
While having a great tan without effort and risk of sun damage can be a wonderful feeling, and the convenience of a sunless tan can be immense. In the late 1970’s the consumption of tanning pills, containing a color additive- canthaxanthin that changes the skin color, was an even easier method for tanning. There are some methods that are just not worth the risks to a tanners' health, and the sunless tanning pill would be one of these methods.
DHA & Sunless
Tanning Products
DHA was first recognized as a skin-coloring agent in the 1920’s by German scientists for X-Ray purposes. In the 1950’s Eva Wittgenstein at the University of Cincinnati did further research with dihydroxyacetone. Her studies involved using DHA as an oral drug for assisting children with glycogen storage disease. The children received large doses of DHA by mouth, and sometimes spilled the substance onto their skin. Healthcare workers noticed that the skin turned brown after a few hours of exposure to DHA. Eva Wittgenstein continued to experiment with this unique substance, painting DHA liquid solutions onto her own skin. She was able to consistently reproduce the pigmentation effect, and noted that DHA did not penetrate beyond the stratum corneum, but it was not until the 1960s that Coppertone introduced the first sunless tanning product. This product was called “Quick Tan” or more popularly known as “QT”, and was sold as an overnight tanning agent. Consumers soon tired of this product due to unattractive results such as orange palms, streaking and poor coloration. Many people today still associate sunless tanning with fake-looking orange tans. In the 1970s the Food and Drug Administration added DHA permanently to their list of approved cosmetic ingredients. By the 1980’s new sunless tanning formulations appeared on the market, and refinements in the DHA manufacturing process created products that produced a more natural looking color and better fading. Consumer concerns surrounding damage associated with UV tanning options spurred further popularity of sunless tanning products as an alternative to UV tanning. Dozens of brands appeared on drugstore shelves. Today, Dihydroxyacetone is the main active ingredient in all sunless tanning skincare preparations. It may be used alone or combined with other tanning components such as erythrulose. DHA is considered the most effective sun-free tanning additive.
Suntan Lotion
in the1940s suntan lotion became popular because it promoted that bronzed glow everyone was striving for but not because of it’s protection; which in those days was as good as baby oil. Ouch! By the 1950s the bikini was the most talked about fashion accessory. Thank you Coco!
Sun tanning / Sunbathing
describes the act of exposing skin to sunlight for the purpose of enhancing skin pigment. Many attribute the end of pale fashion to Coco Chanel who declared tanning "in" in the 1920s; a suntan was seen as symbol of health, youth, and status. However, recent studies on the relationship between the sun's ultraviolet rays and our skin are changing the way we view that "healthy" glow.
