A beautiful tan is not within everyone's reach. It's almost a sport, tactical, technical and demanding. Like all athletes, you need a tailor-made diet to obtain the best results. Here are the 10 best foods for a quick and 100% natural tan.
Beta carotene.
Summer is the song of cicadas and fresh lemonades. But, summer is above all the pleasure of coming home from the beach, standing in front of the mirror and reveling in your tanned skin.
There is no point in jumping on food supplements promising you dream skin. You won't find anything more natural and effective than giving in to gluttony.
On your plate, focus on fruits and vegetables rich in beta-carotene. They are powerful antioxidants and when their concentration is high, the colored pigments are fixed in the liver, then in fats before browning your hypodermis.
01. Carrots.
Unsurprisingly, (raw) carrots are a must. In addition to being friendly, they are a concentrate of beta-carotene. To consume without moderation.
02. Tomatoes, watermelons and melon.
In addition to being very refreshing, these fruits are rich in carotenoids. Ideal for an optimal tan.
03. Apricots.
It's all in the color! We love apricots, so if it's good for our skin why deprive ourselves of them?
04. Red peppers.
In salads or on the barbecue, this seasonal staple is very loaded with beta-carotene. Seeing its very red color, it's not really a surprise.
05. Mango, guava, papaya.
These sun-drenched exotic fruits are naturally delicious, indulgent and refreshing. As their orange flesh suggests, they are also rich in carotenes.
06. Surprise! Some green vegetables are super effective.
Leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, broccoli, parsley or arugula are rich in pigments. You don't see them but they are there, hidden deep down.
Prepare your skin for the sun.
Tanning is good. Aging your skin and getting burned is not so good. Vitamins A, C, E, and antioxidant minerals, such as selenium, fight against free radicals generated by UV rays, which are terribly harmful to skin cells.
07. Eggs, cottage cheese and fatty fish.
They are rich in vitamin A. For fish, the ideal remains mackerel, tuna or sardines!
08. Kiwis, red fruits and citrus fruits.
These fruits are a concentrate of vitamin C. and as a reminder, it is always better to eat fruit than to drink it in juice.
09. Vegetable oils: nuts, olive.
In addition to enhancing your salad, these vegetable oils will help you stock up on vitamin E
10. Seafood and shellfish.
Happy ? Shrimp contain the essential ASSET for tanning, an essential trace element: selenium. With a few shrimps, you have a good meal with friends and you protect your skin for the tanning session to come.
