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Shower-On Tanner Promises Even Glow Without Sun

CHICAGO (CBS) ― We all want that summer glow and there are plenty of tanning products that promise to deliver, without getting out in the sun.

Exposure to the sun's harmful rays has many looking towards a bottle tan for that natural glow, though self-tanners come with their own drawbacks. 

"I didn't want people to have to wait around and to feel sticky and to wait to see if they were going to turn orange or a false color," said Diana Barton.

So Barton developed a shower-on tanner that promises an even tan. All you have to do is add water.

"It's three easy steps, works in the shower. Use it when your skin is wet, rinse it off with no soap, hop out pat dry, and you're tan," Barton said.

The tanner is a water-activated sugar protein that works on the surface of your skin.

Barton said you should stay tan beyond your next shower.

"It's not like a foundation that disappears and washes off entirely," she said. "It penetrates the skin to a certain degree on the surface and the color does gradually develop.

Christa Smith volunteered to try the 60 Second Instant Miracle Tan.

Smith applied the product herself, following Barton's instructions – rubbing on the mousse with the gloves provided, waiting 60 seconds and then rinsing off.

Admittedly, Smith's results were not dramatic, but for a darker tan, Barton says you can leave the product on longer.

Smith said her tan was even, but that there were pros and cons.

"I like that it's fast and you can control how tan you get, but I don't like how you have to wear the rubber gloves in the shower cause they get full of water and it's very messy," she said.

For more information on where you can purchase the 60 Second Instant Miracle Tan, go to dianabbeauty.com or the QVC Web site.

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