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Is It Possible to Get a Consistent Tan All-over the Body ?
The research said that getting a full uniform body tan has been deemed as a myth.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said that the results of the study explained why some holidaymakers find it so hard to achieve an even tan all over their body.
The findings show that the buttock is much more resistant to sunshine but surprisingly when it does go red it tans less well than other areas.
It was also found that people with no freckles tanned more easily than those without freckling.
The study represents the first time that the depth of a person's tan, and not just skin redness, has been quantified.
The study was carried out to understand why different types of skin cancer tend to be found in different parts of the body, given that they are all caused by exposure to sunshine.
The team's aim was to identify whether this is linked to variations in the way different parts of the body develop a tan. They analyzed the skin of 100 volunteers, who were exposed to six dose of UVB on two areas of their body - their back and their buttock.
After seven days, the volunteers' skin was analysed to find what colour remained after the redness had died down.
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