all I know is that until last fall, I didn't know I was so white. I stopped going to the tanning salons--IT WILL CAUSE DAMMAGE GIRLS DONT DO IT!! I was a very skeptical about self tanners, but with some experimentation, and some practice, it looks so real. Plus, you can be tan all over, mreow!! However, when it wears off, I am SO irish looking!! (I'm 1/2 italian)