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A deep, fast, genuinely hydrating bronze — built on your own melanin, not a bronzer.
Dispatched within 1 working day.
FREE UK delivery over £25.
L-Tyrosine Complex, Beta-Carotene, Collagen, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil.
No DHA, no SPF, no parabens. Not tested on animals.
Exfoliate 24 hours before. Apply to clean, dry skin with no moisturiser or deodorant.
Circular motions from feet upwards. Lighter over knees, elbows and ankles.
Allow 4–6 hours before showering or swimming.
Moisturise daily to keep the fade even.
Free over £25. Dispatched within 1 working day.
Sunbed use only. Contains no SPF and offers no protection from natural sunlight.
Not for use on the face. Patch test 24 hours before first use.
Accelerators don't stain your skin — they amplify the melanin you produce under UV. So the colour is yours, and it builds session on session.
L-Tyrosine and beta-carotene start feeding melanin production. Most customers report a visible golden warmth the same day — several say the colour developed after a single session.
This is where the difference against a plain moisturiser becomes obvious. Colour goes from a bit of sun to a rich, even bronze — including on fair skin that usually burns instead of tanning.
You reach the ceiling of what your own skin can produce. Collagen and shea keep it looking like healthy skin rather than dry, flat colour.
Tan fades with the skin's natural cycle. Daily moisturising and a maintenance session keep it even instead of patchy — which is why most people reorder every 3–4 weeks.
Tropical coconut over warm shea — the kind of scent that makes the ten minutes before a session feel like a holiday rather than a chore.
No biscuity DHA note, because there's no DHA in it. Customers keep telling us the same thing: no fake tan smell either.
Contains no SPF and no DHA. Formulated for sunbed use only.
Most patchy results come from skipping the first step, not from the lotion.
Exfoliate 24 hours before. Skin must be clean, dry and free of moisturiser or deodorant.
Circular motions, working from feet upwards. Go lighter on knees, elbows and ankles.
Allow 4–6 hours before showering or swimming so the colour finishes developing.
Moisturise daily. It's the single biggest factor in whether your tan fades evenly.
| Feature | BESTSELLER Melano Dark
| EXPERT Melano Maxx
| TRY ME 15ml Sachet
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|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Everyone. First accelerator, fair skin, regular tanners. | Experienced tanners who have plateaued on a standard accelerator. | Finding out whether it works for you before committing. |
| Tan depth | Deep | Deepest | Deep |
| Tingle | None | Extreme — warming, prickling and redness for 20–40 minutes | None |
| Key actives | L-Tyrosine, beta-carotene, collagen, shea, coconut | Tingle complex plus all of the Melano Dark actives | Same as Melano Dark |
| Scent | Tropical coconut and warm shea | Coconut with a brighter citrus top note | Tropical coconut and warm shea |
| Applications | About 12 | About 12 | 1 |
Aggregated from our site, Amazon, TikTok and our many salon stockists.
I've tried more tanning lotions than I can count, and most either smell weird or leave me patchy. Melano Dark actually shocked me — the colour developed fast, even after just one session, and it's super deep but natural-looking, not orange. I got compliments after one day. My skin felt soft too, not dry like usual. I'll definitely stick with this one.
I'm super fair-skinned and usually just burn, so I wasn't expecting much. But this gave me such a rich bronze after a couple of sessions — no redness, no fake tan smell either. I actually felt confident wearing shorts for once! I just wish I'd found it sooner.
Love the colour this gives — deep, warm, and not at all orange. I noticed results after just one tanning session, which never happens for me.
Noted, and we hear this a lot — a larger format is on the roadmap. In the meantime the 2 and 3-bottle bundles work out cheaper per ml.
Most customers report visible warmth after their first session, with genuine depth by the second or third. By sessions four to six you are at the ceiling of what your own skin can produce. Because an accelerator amplifies your natural melanin rather than staining the surface, the pace depends on your skin type and how often you tan — fair skin builds more gradually, but it does build.
Tropical coconut over warm shea, with a soft citrus lift. There is no biscuity note because there is no DHA in the formula — that smell comes from DHA reacting with skin, and this product does not contain any. The most common phrase in our reviews is some version of no fake tan smell either.
No. Orange comes from DHA bronzers sitting on the surface of the skin. This is an accelerator: the colour is melanin your own skin produced, so it reads as a natural bronze. Beta-carotene deliberately pushes the tone warm-golden rather than orange.
No. It contains no SPF and gives no protection from UV, on a sunbed or outdoors. It is formulated for sunbed use only. Follow your salon's guidance on session length for your skin type.
It is formulated for sunbed use. Add your official position on outdoor use here, along with your recommendation on pairing it with a separate SPF.
A 200ml bottle covers roughly twelve full-body applications, so three to four weeks for most people tanning two or three times a week.
Yes — Melano Dark is dermatologically tested and is the one we recommend for fair skin, because it builds colour without the reddening reaction a tingle product causes. Patch test 24 hours before your first full application. If you have fair or reactive skin, do not start with Melano Maxx.
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