1.   A. Most dermatologists would agree that it is far safer to darken your skin with the new sunless products.

2.   But most of us, regardless of our color, can protect ourselves by darkening our skin through tanning.

3.   Darken your skin safely.

4.   Melanin darkens the skin, providing some protection against further exposure to the sun and its harmful UV.

5.   Normally, we tan because ultraviolet light hits our skin and stimulates the production of melanin, which darkens the skin.

6.   One of the pom-C derivatives is melanin, which darkens the skin.

7.   The others tried to look like Indians, darkening their skin and donning work clothes.

8.   -While refrigeration will extend the life of ripe bananas, it may darken the skin.

9.   The sun has long darkened her skin.