Sunless tanning products are regarded as safe alternatives to sun tanning. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers DHA safe when applied to your skin. DHA is a colorless sugar that interacts with the dead cells. As the sugar interacts with the dead skin cells, a color change occurs.

Sunless tanning products come in a wide variety like, sunless self tanning lotions, self tanning mousses and self tanning sprays. Other forms are spray tanning booths and hand applied methods such as mobile spray tanning companies or spray tanning services from a salon and spa.