Anyone know about Oxsoralen?

Ethan James · Aug 25, 2004

i just got some Oxsoralen caps and I was wondering if anyone has any info or experiences with this stuff... Like what kind of dosing, timing of dose, etc...

-EJ

Maverick · Aug 25, 2004

Not me personally bro but bump for info.

Maverick

tbonus · Aug 25, 2004

I don't remember the doses, but a few years back I had a doc prescribe it for me. I told him I was going on vacation and burned very easy. I told him about this and he had never heard of it. He looked it up in the PDR, called a pharmacist and viola, I had a script.
It worked pretty decent. I take a tablet before tanning and for an irish/scandanavian lad, had a real decent look to my skin. I have since read that you should tan at night and avoid sunlight to the eyes as you may develp cataracts. I don't know if that is valid or not, but you will get tan.

Ethan James · Aug 25, 2004

Does it make you burn easier also? Or does it prevent you from getting red and just makes you brown?

tbonus · Aug 25, 2004

No, you can burn on it, but it helped me get brown. Normally, I will get red, and red and then maybe a darker red. This made me red, then brown.

Snarf · Aug 25, 2004

You can burn very easily on Oxsoralen. I would recommend you only use it in a tanning bed where you can easily control your UV exposure. Also, wear some chapstick and goggles. Also, wear UV protection sunglasses when outside (sunny or cloudy) to prevent cataracts.

Oxsoralen will help melanin production producing a skin pigmentation change (tanning). However, you will likely burn more easily so start slowly and work your way up to more tanning time. Oxsoralen can also be hepatotoxic, so don't exceed the recommended dose, and I would not take with oral AAS. It will get your quite brown if used correctly.

Good luck.

DamageInc · Aug 25, 2004

These work incredibly well. I take 2 10mg caps about 2 hours before I tan. I use tanning bed and the sun. 2 weeks later I am darker than a brazilian. Made an incredible difference. Never had a problem with my eyes although I did seem more sensitive to bright light. Use them only on the days you tan.