Base Tan

Melanin is your body’s ’built-in’ protection from sunburns, its first defense against UV rays, and is what gives our skin its color. The darker your skin, the more melanin naturally present in your body. The melanin in your skin also acts as a natural form of DNA protection and is what shields the precious nucleus of your skin cells, blocking and preventing the aging effect of ultraviolet radiation.  

When you apply Tropic Labs Base Tan™ in the days leading up to sun exposure, you are ‘feeding’ your skin the essential amino acids it needs to boost and support melanin production. We call this our Tan Boost Technology™.

Using Base Tan helps equip your skin with the nutrition it needs to maximize melanin production and get the deep, dark tan you’ve been longing for while spending less time in the sun.

Supplement that process with potent antioxidants and innovative natural anti-aging ingredients like soya bean and pomegranate extracts, and you’ve got yourself one powerhouse of a body lotion designed to help you bronze quickly and naturally while leaving your skin radiant and hydrated. 

Going on holiday? 

To maximize your skin’s natural tanning ability, we recommend applying Base Tan daily for a minimum of 5-7 days before prolonged sun exposure. This ensures your skin is fully-loaded with all the nutrients it needs to adequately protect itself and optimizes your tanning potential. 

Live in a sun-filled paradise? 

Apply Base Tan daily to support your skin’s natural protective functions, help prevent premature aging due to sun exposure, and keep your body’s bronzing ability constantly charged. 

Live in a cold or sun-starved region? 

Take advantage of what little sun you do have by encouraging your skin to get as tanned as possible with our innovative Tan Boost Technology. Apply Base Tan in the days leading up to and during (less-intense) sun exposure to achieve your body’s best glow.

PLUS

+ use it as an intensely hydrating after-sun to recharge your skin before your next day of sun exposure, and quench your skin with powerful anti-aging and plant-powered ingredients.

+ we ALWAYS suggest using a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF 20 (such as Tan Smart) if you intend to expose yourself to the sun. Using BaseTan alone does not provide adequate protection from sunburns, especially during extended sunbathing.

Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Sunflower Oil, GMS/ Peg 100 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Tyrosine, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Adenosine Triphosphate, Riboflavin, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seaberry) Seed Oil, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum)  Seed Oil, Caryodendron Orinocense (Cacay) Seed Oil, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Calophyllum Tacamahaca (Tamanu)  Seed Oil, Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu)  Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) Seed Butter, Astrocaryum Murumuru (Murumuru)  Seed Butter, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract (Monoi), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seaberry) Fruit Oil, Polyglutamic Acid, Glycine Soja (Soy) Seed Extract, Pomegranate Extract, Aloe Vera Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Citric Acid, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol