2024 - Thanks to carotene - these foods stimulate the tanning effect

The sun is at its best right now. If you are currently soaking up the sun and ideally want to beautify your complexion, you should also pay attention to your diet. Just this much: beta-carotene is now more in demand than ever.

If you like to eat carrots, you will brown faster. This is not a myth, it really is. The reason for this is the substance found in carrots called beta-carotene. Also called provitamin A, it not only gives food the typical orange color, but also stimulates the tanning effect in the skin. Of course, not just one carrot will make you tan faster: you must regularly eat at least thirty milligrams of carotenoids per day for more than three weeks. Only then can there actually be visible orange-brown color nuances in the skin.

So what do you have to eat?

In principle, you should now mainly eat foods with a high beta-carotene content. These are mainly orange fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, pumpkin, mango or orange peppers. But spinach, even watercress and parsley also contain plenty of beta-carotene, so you can also take it courageously. Fruit lovers should have oranges, melons or strawberries to heart.

If you don’t like to eat fruits or vegetables, you can of course take beta-carotene in the form of capsules. You can find our recommendations here:

Beta-carotene capsules