Oxsoralen

Nssca · Jun 5, 2004

If anyone knows where a (very) white boy can find this PM/ E-MAIL me. LOL

DamageInc · Jun 5, 2004

Blue Eyed Devil was who I got mine from. Search for him at the UG. 2 weeks turned me darker than a brazilian. Be careful, this shit will fuck your eyes up. (I didn't know that at the time and guess I got lucky) Its amazing what a 'deep dark' tan can do for you. A lot of them come out of Spain if that helps. I get mine at $3 per bottle of 25 now that I have a friend in Spain. The mark up is rediculous.

Nssca · Jun 5, 2004

UG? can ya post the link?

DamageInc · Jun 5, 2004

undergroundbodybuilding, but I think that they aren't taking new members right now. Sorry, thought you mihgt be one already. This guy also posted this at Vip and Anabolex and Meso (I think) Let me see if I can find his name and email....Its been a long time. I do believe that there is a 'research' company that makes a liquid trisoralen as well. Let me see if I can find them also. Been a long time or I would tell you now.

Let me look later tonight when I get home. PEACE

A50# · Jun 5, 2004

DamageInc said:
Blue Eyed Devil was who I got mine from. Search for him at the UG. 2 weeks turned me darker than a brazilian. Be careful, this shit will fuck your eyes up. (I didn't know that at the time and guess I got lucky) Its amazing what a 'deep dark' tan can do for you. A lot of them come out of Spain if that helps. I get mine at $3 per bottle of 25 now that I have a friend in Spain. The mark up is rediculous.

I was about to pick some of this up but I did'nt know about the negative effects on the eyes. What exactly does it do to your eyes and how could it be prevented?

DamageInc · Jun 6, 2004

Supposedly can cause cataracts. If you take ans spend the day at the beach your eyes will be very sensative to the sun light. I didn't know this when I first got mine and I used them at the beach many times. Nothing happened but it did make them very sensative to the light. Heard someone say thst the best thing to do is take them at night (evening) and go to the tanning bed and make sure you wear the goggles. Better to be safe than sorry. I used them for about 3 weeks at the beach and in the tanning bed and my eyes seem ok. The tanning beds can't get me anywhere near as dark as a day at the beach or pool.

saint808 · Jun 6, 2004

i too am looking for some with no luck. it's just a melanin increasing drug... stock us up vander.

rAJJIN · Jun 6, 2004

SO what is it? A Tanning pill?

DamageInc · Jun 6, 2004

Oxsoralen (methoxsalen) is a repigmenting agent. It is similar in structure and action to Trisoralen (trioxsalen). Both of these drugs belong in a medicines known as psoralens, which are used along with ultra violet light exposure to treat certain disorders of the skin such as Vitiligo (where skin pigment is lost) and psoriasis (a skin condition characterized by red and scaly blotches). Although the exact underlying mechanism behind these agents is unknown, they ultimately work to produce the output of melanin in response to stimulation by sunlight (or artificial UV exposure) This enhances the rate of pigmentation, which in many cases will allow the lighter areas of the skin to become more evenly colored.

Bodybuilders are attracted to psoralens because they may be used to help them develop that deep tan that is so favored in the world of competition and modeling. A good tan helps bring out muscle separation and definition tremendously, to the point is just about considered a necessity. A natural tan looks much better especially when you are going to be seeing people face to face. This drives many fairer skinned people to look for drugs that can help them achieve a deep bronze look that is otherwise difficult or impossible to achieve on their own. In this regard, Oxsoralen certainly seems to deliver, at least for most people who have carefully and correctly used the drug.

It is important to remember that this drug offers you no protection from the sun. It is most certainly nothing like using suntan lotion. In fact, since it increases the skin's sensativity to sunlight, it can actually make one much more prone to skin damage. Medical professionals never prescribe it for the simple purpose of cosmetic enhancement of ones "tan" for this reason. If asked, your doctor will most likely point out that it has caused very serious sunburns when not properly used, even to the point of increasing a person's chance of suffering from skin cancer and cataracts. Like getting too much sunlight, it can also cause your skin to prematurely age. There are many serious concerns with the use of this drug, so do not let the fact that it is used for something as simple as tanning fool you into thinking its benign. It most certainly is not. I assure you, if you use it incorrectly, you may wind up wishing you never heard of Oxsoralen.

The actual dose used is usually tailored to one's bodyweight and individual sensitivity to the drug. For this reason most bodybuilders will start by taking a single capsule or tablet per day, and increase the drug slowly, over time, to a point no more than the recommended medical dose for their bodyweight. According to the accompanying paperwork, this would be a maximum of 40mg for one weighing 146-176 pounds, 50mg for a weight of 179-198lbs, and 60mg for people less than 255lbs. Exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light also must take place a certain number of hours after you take the medicine, or it will not work. For patients taking the normal capsules of methoxsalen, this will be 2 to 4 hours after administration. For patients taking the Oxsoralin Ultra softgels (which are digested much more rapidly) they will need to wait only 1 1/2 to 2 hours. The amount of time one spends xposed to light will usually also be increased slowly, starting with very brief intervals as the user becomes accustomed to the drug. The sheer number of variables, with both natural and artificial sunlight (time of year, location, total UV exposure), makes it impossible to give exact recommendations as to how long, so it will be important to judge your own exposure time and doseage response very carefully.