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How does fake tan work, and why does it sometimes smell ‘biscuity’?

The sugar-plus-amino acids combination involved in fake tanning is the same broad class of chemistry that happens in cooking. You are, in a sense, toast.

By The Conversation AU

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How does fake tan work, and why does it sometimes smell ‘biscuity’?
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