The invention provides a tanning composition for oral administration by humans, the composition being a chewable pastille comprising: (i)a chewable base comprising a gelling agent and a sugar and/or sugar alcohol； and (ii)one or more skin colour-promoting agents. The sugar is typically a mixture of glucose and sucrose. The gelling agent may be is selected from gelatin, pectin, agar, alginate and carrageen an, and mixtures thereof. The skin colour-promoting agents may comprise one or more of the carotenoids ß- carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthin, lutein and astaxanthin, tyrosine, PABA and copper.
