Tanning pills may technically work, but there are several caveats to their efficacy: It can take up to two weeks for the dyes to build up in your body enough to show up on your skin.

Do melanin pills help you tan?

While the real tanning in the sun causes melanin in your skin too dark, tanning pills work from the inside out. So releasing the color additives throughout the skin, the melatonin tablets work accordingly. It leads you to look more orange than the coveted bronze tint many tanning hopefuls to appear.

Can you get melanin tablets?

In some countries, melatonin is available to buy in health food shops or online. It is sold as a complementary medicine and comes as "immediate-release" capsules, tablets or a liquid that your drink. However, these supplements are not authorised for sale in the UK. Melatonin is a prescription-only medicine in the UK.