Post #366828 by HelloTiki on Thu, Mar 13, 2008 11:41 PM

from a Time magazine article:
"Regimen's Andre is currently riding the crest of another new fad of his own creation : Man-Tan, a colorless lotion costing $3 for a four-ounce bottle that by means of a chemical reaction on skin changes the color to a yellow or a reddish brown, withstands repeated washing. Andre worked for years on a Man-Tan formula, writing herb gardens all over the world for ideas. He claims he finally found the answer in a 1920s medical journal describing experiments with dihydroxyacetone, a chemical that doctors once used in the treatment of diabetes. The article noted that patients who swallowed dihydroxyacetone developed stained teeth. So Andre tried the chemical, and Man-Tan was the result. So successful has it proved (6,000,000 bottles sold in six months, worth $20 million retail) that it has spawned a host of cosmetic competitors: Tan-O-Rama, Magic Tan, Tanfastic, Tansation and Q.T."

(you're welcome Mr.Hellotiki)