I never fake tan and used to be pale like Peppa Pig – my radiant glow is down to my eating habits

A woman has revealed how she gets a radiant glow without relying on sunbathing or fake tan.

Isabelle, 32, from the US, went viral on TikTok earlier this week when she shared the secret for her bronzed complexion. 

In a TikTok that has amassed over 900,000 views, the influencer began by responding to a woman who was moaning about having to sunbathing.

The fellow content creator filmed herself lying beside a pool and asking: ‘Can they like make a pill that just makes you naturally tan?’

In response to her question, Isabelle chimed in with a tip that she claims has made her look more bronzed. 

She said: ‘Bestie, just eat three large carrots a day.

‘I’ve been doing this for years. I don’t fake tan anymore. I don’t go out during the day in the sunlight.’

Isabelle then shared three childhood photos which showed off her pale complexion to highlight how much more bronzed she is now. 

She joked: ‘I was pale and pink like Peppa Pig. Trust me.’

Vegetables such as carrots and pumpkins are high in the pigment beta-carotene – which can affect skin tones if eaten in excess. 

Dermatologist Melissa Piliang previously told Cleveland Clinic: ‘Eating too many beta-carotene filled foods can turn your skin an orangey color.

‘You would need to be eating about 20 to 50 milligrams of beta-carotenes per day for a few weeks to raise your levels enough to see skin discoloration.’ 

As a medium carrot contains roughly four milligrams of beta-carotene, the expert said a person who need to be eating 10 carrots a day for weeks to notice a change.

In the video, Isabelle joked she used to be ‘Peppa Pig’ pale as a child as she shared three childhood pictures

The video has amassed over 900,000  views and followers pledged to give it a try for themselves

Isabelle’s video has amassed over 64,700 ‘likes’ since it was uploaded on Wednesday – and viewers pledged to try it out themselves.

One replied: ‘I started drinking carrot juice and it seriously has changed my life.’

‘I bought so many carrots because of you,’ another added. ‘I hope it works.’

‘No wonder I’m so pale,’ a third said. ‘I’m allergic to carrots so not getting extra help from them,’ 

‘My son would only eat carrots as a toddler and was always tan,’ a fourth said. ‘Had a doctor confirm it!’ 

Vegetables such as carrots, squash, pumpkin and sweet potatoes contain particularly high levels of beta carotene, and other carotenoids, which give them their orange colour.

‘Beta carotene converts to vitamin A in our body, which is one of the most important nutrients for skin integrity – meaning the skin that is firm, resists damage and can heal quickly,’ nutritionist Shona Wilkinson previously told MailOnline.

‘Beta carotene itself may also help to prevent free radical damage to our cells that can result in ageing, as it works as an antioxidant.’