It has been a long time since Coco Chanel first made it 0 _____ to have a tan. Before 1923 suntanned skin was considered both 17 and a sign of poverty. Then Coco Chanel returned from a 18 holiday with a tan and suddenly everyone else wanted one. Doctors’ 19 changed too. Sunshine was a source of Vitamin D. Unfortunately having beach holidays was 20 for many people in northern countries.

In the 1940s, women who were 21 to get a tanned look started to use a mixture made from tea bags and gravy to stain their legs brown. This was obviously impractical for a 22 of reasons! Better solutions came after an accidental discovery in the 1950s when a 23 found that a safe chemical, DHA, could be used in a lotion to fake a tan. Medical research also showed the 24 damage that sun can do to our skin and today fake tan is a much safer and more convenient alternative to sunbathing.