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This New Drug Will Give You A Natural Suntan Without Ever Going Outside

Could this spell the end of fake tan forever?

Imagine a world in whichyou canget a Geordie glow without a helping hand fromanysunlight, fake bake or even a single sunbed.

Sounds too good to be true tbh, but apparantly this could be a thingsincesome reallysmart scientists have spent 10 yearsresearching and developinga drug that could actually change the skins pigment. As if.

It's no secret that UV rays are hella bad for your skin andit's reported that this developementcould better protect us from them, potentiallyreducingthe risk of skin cancer.

The guys overat Massachussets general hospital andDana-Farber Cancer Institute have come up with a cream that, when applied to the skin, couldstimulate the cells that produce the dark melanin pigment - that's whatacts as a natural sun block by absorbing ultraviolet light.

Before you start frantically searching for a place that stocks this stuff,it's worth noting that moretests are needed to make sure the drug won't cause harm to humans - let's face it, beautifully bronzed skinisn't worth any nasty side effects.

“We are excited about the possibility of inducing dark pigment production in human skin without a need for either systemic exposure to a drug or UV exposure to the skin,” DrDavid Fisher,chief of the Department of Dermatologyat MGH, said.

He continued“We need to conduct safety studies, which are always essential with potential new treatment compounds, and better understand the actions of these agents. But it’s possible they may lead to new ways of protecting against UV-induced skin damage and cancer formation.”

So we're probs not goingto find itdown the tanning aisle any time soon, besides, Dr David fisher said the real purpose of thisis: "finding a strategy for protecting skin from UV radiation and cancer".

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'Cause you know, there'smore to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.

We eagerly anticipate the day we can better protect ourselves fromUV rays,in the meantime,sunscreen is still our bestie.

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