Every Tan Starts As Tyrosine
The science behind your tan
Every tan starts as tyrosine.
Why more serious tanners are moving away from oils and bronzers, and what they are using instead.
Here is something most tanning products will not tell you: the colour is not in the bottle. Every shade you have ever built, on a sunbed in January or on a beach in August, was made by your own skin.
That colour is melanin. And melanin does not appear from nowhere. Your skin builds it, step by step, from one amino acid. That amino acid is tyrosine.
Once you understand that, the way you shop for an accelerator changes completely.
Inside your skin during a session
Tap through the four stages.
So why do most accelerators ignore it?
Look at the back of the average tanning accelerator and you will usually find three things: oils, a bronzer, or a self-tan agent called DHA. All three work on the surface of your skin.
- OilsMake skin shine under the lamps. Slide off onto the bed and leave you greasy.
- BronzerA tint that sits on top. Transfers onto sheets and washes off in the shower.
- DHAStains the top layer of skin. The source of streaks, patches and orange.
- TyrosineThe building block your skin uses to make melanin. Supports your real tan.
- HydrationGlycerin and betaine keep skin supple so colour looks even.
- Skin carePanthenol, aloe and niacinamide keep skin comfortable, session after session.
Surface products can make you look darker for a day. None of them feed the process that builds colour that is actually yours.
So we built a jelly around the source.
Sun Sauce
acetyl tyrosine complex in every pouch. The amino acid behind melanin, properly dosed.
No bronzer. No DHA. No grease.
Real skin. Real result.
Tap the photo to see the after.
A real Delux customer, before and after her sunbed sessions using Sun Sauce. Results vary.
Why a jelly?
Oils sit on top of your skin. A water-based jelly sinks straight in. Sun Sauce is featherlight, absorbs fast and leaves nothing behind on the bed, so you can apply it and get straight into your session.
It works the same way indoors and out, on the sunbed or in the sun. One 200ml pouch with a clean pineapple scent.
How tanners use it
- Apply a thin, even layer to clean, dry skin before your session. Your pack includes a QR code to the full usage guide.
- Tan as normal on the sunbed or outdoors, following your salon's session guidance.
- Repeat every session. Colour builds on itself when you are consistent.
What tanners are saying
Effective sunbed jelly, you can start to see the results after 3 sessions.
Verified purchaseAmazing product, smells lovely and I noticed my tan getting darker after the second use. 100% recommend
Danielle P., verified purchaseLove this stuff. Put on way too much first time of using it but when I got the hang of it, a little goes a long way. Gives you a lovely colour. My 2nd order now.
Michele, verified purchaseDelux Tanners has shipped more than 50,000 orders across the UK.
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Questions
Does it contain bronzer or DHA?
No. The colour you build is your own tan, not a tint.
What is acetyl tyrosine?
A form of tyrosine, the amino acid your skin uses to make melanin. Sun Sauce carries a 4% acetyl tyrosine complex.
Can I use it outdoors?
Yes. It is made for both sunbed and outdoor tanning.
Will it mark the bed or my clothes?
It is a water-based jelly with no bronzer, so there is nothing to transfer once absorbed.
This is an advertorial from Delux Tanners. Sun Sauce does not contain SPF. Always follow your salon's session guidance, build colour gradually and never allow your skin to burn.