Ingredients and Technologies

Every Inky formula is built on carefully selected active ingredients and proprietary complexes. Each one serves a specific function: supporting color development, improving skin condition, strengthening the skin's natural defense mechanisms, or enhancing comfort during tanning sessions.

Below is a full overview of what each one does and the role it plays in Inky products.

Complexes
DUAL-COLLAGEN ACTION™
DUAL-COLLAGEN ACTION™

DUAL-COLLAGEN ACTION™

Dual-Collagen Action™ is a dual-action technology that provides immediate surface protection and supports the skin’s natural regenerative processes associated with collagen.

  • Immediate Surface Protection
    Vegan phyto-collagen mimics the structure of natural collagen. It forms a hydrophilic layer on the skin that binds water within the epidermis, delivering immediate, long-lasting hydration while smoothing the skin and improving elasticity.
  • Deep Regenerative Support
    Active ingredients protect collagen fibers from degradation and support the skin’s natural synthesis of new collagen. They reduce oxidative stress and defend against photoaging while promoting fibroblast activity. With regular use, skin becomes firmer and more elastic, with greater resilience to the aging process.
  • Synergy with Red Light in Tanning Beds
    Most modern tanning beds feature lamps that emit red light at wavelengths of 630 to 660 nm, commonly used in red light therapy. This light naturally stimulates collagen production in the skin. Dual-Collagen Action™ enhances the effects of red light sessions by combining intensive hydration with targeted support for the skin’s regenerative processes.
GradualBronze™ Complex
GradualBronze™ Complex

GradualBronze™ Complex

GradualBronze™ Complex combines naturally derived DHA with ingredients that enhance its performance. This blend intensifies color and promotes even development. After application, the tan continues to deepen for up to 48 hours, with no streaks or uneven patches. The complex also reduces the characteristic odor associated with color development. The result is a rich, refined bronze with greater depth and longer-lasting color.

INK-VITAL™ COMPLEX
INK-VITAL™ COMPLEX

INK-VITAL™ COMPLEX

INK-VITAL™ is a botanical complex developed for tattooed skin exposed to intense UV light. It combines carefully selected hop and calendula extracts with rosehip, jojoba, and grapeseed oils.
The complex addresses one of the main challenges of tanning tattooed skin: building a deep tan while preserving pigment integrity, contrast, and the overall appearance of the tattoo. Its action focuses on protecting tattoo color and supporting the condition of the skin that holds it.
INK-VITAL™ is built around the Recover + Enhance + Restore principle.

  • RECOVER
    Supports the regeneration of skin affected by oxidative stress and environmental exposure. A high concentration of polyphenols and proanthocyanidins helps neutralize free radicals and reactive oxygen species before they can compromise the pigment structure. This helps tattoos retain color intensity, contrast, and fine detail, even during prolonged exposure.
  • ENHANCE
    Improves skin hydration, elasticity, and texture. Better skin condition brings out greater depth and clarity in tattoo color.
  • RESTORE
    Helps rebuild the skin’s natural protective barrier and preserve pigment quality over time. Biomimetic lipids reinforce the skin barrier, improve softness and elasticity, and help prevent excessive dryness that can reduce tattoo vibrancy. Calendula helps soothe discomfort, microinflammation, itching, and tightness associated with tanning.
InstaFocus Bronze™
InstaFocus Bronze™

InstaFocus Bronze™

InstaFocus Bronze™ is a complex that delivers a natural-looking tan the moment it is applied. It combines Choco Dust with carefully selected cosmetic pigments.

Choco Dust, an ultrafine cocoa powder, acts as a natural bronzer. It gives skin a warm, deep tan tone. It also creates a soft-focus effect, visibly smoothing skin texture, evening out skin tone, and leaving a satin finish.

A blend of cosmetic pigments delivers rich color and a precise tone without unwanted orange undertones. The pigments distribute evenly for an instant tan effect. Skin immediately takes on a radiant, natural-looking bronze.

MelanXceler Complex
MelanXceler Complex

MelanXceler™ Complex

MelanXcelar™ Complex is a pigmentation activator that combines a biomimetic peptide with highly bioavailable tyrosine. It is designed to maximize the skin’s natural tanning potential.

The biomimetic peptide mimics the physiological signals that initiate melanogenesis, allowing melanocytes to respond to UV exposure faster and more efficiently. It also provides cellular-level protection by supporting the skin’s natural DNA defense mechanisms against UV-induced oxidative stress.
Tyrosine supplies the essential building block for melanin synthesis, helping the skin develop a deeper color in less time.
With MelanXcelar™ Complex, the skin tans faster, the color develops evenly and with greater intensity, and the resulting tan lasts noticeably longer.

TingleHeat™ Complex
TingleHeat™ Complex

TingleHeat™ Complex

TingleHeat™ Complex is a warming complex that improves microcirculation through dual-phase heat activation.
First, it delivers a rapid burst of heat and raises skin temperature, promoting the penetration of active ingredients. The second phase of heat activation then begins, providing intense, even warming throughout the tanning session.

Increased microcirculation improves oxygen delivery to the tissues and accelerates tan development. It helps break through a tanning plateau, a stall in further color development. The intense stimulation of circulation also supports drainage, improves skin firmness, and reduces cellulite.

Urban Shield™ Complex
Urban Shield™ Complex

Urban Shield™ Complex

Urban Shield™ Complex delivers anti-pollution defense with extracts of ginseng, apple, peach, wheat, and barley.
It forms a barrier on the skin that blocks the penetration of heavy metals and PM2.5 particles. It stabilizes cell membranes, reducing the effects of urban pollution. Adaptogens support the skin's natural resilience to smog and oxidative stress while helping shield cellular DNA from toxins.

Active ingredients
Acai berries
Acai berries

Acai berries

Acai Berry Extract. Rich in antioxidants, including polyphenols, it helps reduce oxidative stress that contributes to collagen and elastin damage. Its anti-inflammatory properties soothe irritation and redness. It provides vitamins C and E along with minerals such as phosphorus and potassium, supporting epidermal regeneration and strengthening the skin’s protective barrier.

Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha

An adaptogen that helps skin cope with environmental stress and exposure to blue light, also known as high-energy visible (HEV) light. Withanolides neutralize reactive oxygen species generated by HEV exposure, helping protect skin cell DNA and maintain cell membrane integrity. The ingredient also limits collagen breakdown, strengthening skin resilience under adverse environmental conditions.

Avocado
Avocado

Avocado

Avocado Oil. Rich in unsaturated fatty acids and squalane, it deeply nourishes the skin and reinforces its lipid barrier. Phytosterols and lecithin support intensive regeneration and help restore the epidermis’s natural protective function. Its antioxidant properties neutralize free radicals, helping slow skin aging. Leaves skin soft and supple, with greater resistance to dryness.

Babassu
Babassu

Babassu

Babassu Oil. Replenishes and reinforces the skin’s lipid barrier, helping restore balance and natural resilience. Its high levels of phytosterols and squalane provide intense hydration, smooth the skin, and support faster epidermal renewal. Protects against the effects of UV exposure and heat.

Baobab
Baobab

Baobab

Baobab Seed Extract. Unsaturated omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9 fatty acids reinforce the skin’s natural lipid barrier and help prevent excessive moisture loss. Its anti-inflammatory and soothing properties help reduce irritation and redness. Prebiotic polysaccharides support a balanced skin microbiome.

Beta-carotene
Beta-carotene

Beta-carotene

Beta-Carotene. A plant-derived pigment that helps skin develop a deep, warm tan more quickly while enhancing color richness and evenness. A potent antioxidant, it helps neutralize reactive oxygen species generated during UV exposure.

Botanical extracts
Botanical extracts

Botanical extracts

Botanical Extract Blend of henna, walnut, witch hazel, hops, and rosemary. Rich in plant pigments, toning and soothing tannins, and phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties. It supports epidermal balance and protects skin from free radicals. It also helps soothe redness after UV exposure, improves skin comfort, and promotes a more even-looking skin tone.

Carrot
Carrot

Carrot

Carrot Root Extract. Naturally rich in beta-carotene and other carotenoids. Enhances the skin’s natural tone, giving it a warm, golden hue. As a powerful antioxidant, it neutralizes reactive oxygen species and protects skin from UV-induced oxidative stress. Helps maintain a healthy, radiant appearance.

Chilli pepper
Chilli pepper

Chilli Pepper

Chili Pepper Extract. Capsaicin strongly stimulates microcirculation, creates a warming effect, and supports drainage. It helps reduce subcutaneous swelling, one of the main factors contributing to the formation of cellulite.

Coconut complex
Coconut complex

Coconut complex

Intensely hydrates and supports skin regeneration. Softens dry, rough areas, restoring smoothness. Reinforces the natural lipid barrier and helps minimize moisture loss.

Common hemp
Common hemp

Common hemp

Hemp Seed Oil. Supports the restoration of the skin’s hydrolipid barrier with unsaturated fatty acids, including omega-3. Vitamins E, A, K, and B vitamins promote cellular renewal, help reduce oxidative stress, improve skin elasticity, and reduce redness. It also strengthens and reinforces blood vessel walls.

Coral algae
Coral algae

Coral algae

Coral Algae Extract. Stimulates blood and lymphatic microcirculation, supporting skin detoxification and renewal. Boosts collagen synthesis, helping improve elasticity and firmness.

Dragon fruit
Dragon fruit

Dragon fruit

Dragon Fruit Extract. Rich in vitamin C and betacyanins, it neutralizes free radicals and protects skin from oxidative stress. Supports collagen production, improving skin firmness and elasticity. Provides intense hydration and reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL), helping prevent dryness and maintain a smooth, radiant appearance.

Dunaliella salina microalgae
Dunaliella salina microalgae

Dunaliella salina microalgae

Dunaliella salina Microalgae Extract. Exceptionally rich in carotenoids and known for its ability to accumulate them at high concentrations. Through natural protective mechanisms developed under intense sunlight, it supports the skin’s biological photoprotection and increases its resistance to UV radiation. It soothes irritation and redness caused by UV exposure. It also helps limit photoaging and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and discoloration. Natural beta-carotene helps promote a deeper, longer-lasting tan.

Green caviar
Green caviar

Green caviar

Green Caviar Extract. A rich source of polysaccharides, proteins, amino acids, minerals, vitamins A and E, and trace elements. Derived from a marine alga that forms distinctive, semi-transparent pearls. Its polysaccharides bind water, providing intense hydration and helping maintain optimal moisture levels over time. It also nourishes the skin, supports regeneration, and improves elasticity.

Guarana
Guarana

Guarana

Guarana Extract. Rich in caffeine, it accelerates cellulite reduction and improves skin elasticity. Its flavonoids strengthen blood vessel walls and stimulate microcirculation, improving oxygen delivery to the skin.

Henna
Henna

Henna

Henna Extract. Rich in natural plant pigments. Its main active compound, lawsone, is a natural colorant that binds to keratin in the stratum corneum, giving skin a warm, rich tone ranging from golden to deep brown. It acts as a natural skin tone enhancer, supporting greater depth and evenness of color.

Hops
Hops

Hops

Hop Extract. Rich in xanthohumol, one of the most potent antioxidants known. It neutralizes free radicals, reduces oxidative stress and photoaging, and supports skin repair. By inhibiting enzymes that break down collagen, it helps preserve collagen fibers, maintain skin firmness, and slow visible signs of aging. It also supports healthy lipid barrier function. Its flavonoids provide anti-inflammatory benefits and help soothe irritation after UV exposure.

Jojoba
Jojoba

Jojoba

Jojoba Oil. Forms a lightweight protective layer on the skin that effectively prevents moisture loss and helps maintain optimal hydration. Leaves skin soft, supple, and more resistant to dryness. Regulates sebum production, supports microbiome balance, and reinforces the lipid barrier.

Kombucha
Kombucha

Kombucha

Kombucha Extract. Rich in antioxidants, including vitamin C. Protects skin from free radicals and helps delay visible signs of aging. Provides organic acids and B vitamins that hydrate the skin and strengthen its natural protective barrier. Probiotics and acetic acid support a balanced skin microbiome, improving skin resilience and regenerative capacity.

Leopard Lily
Leopard Lily

Leopard Lily

Leopard Lily Extract. Contains tectorigenin, a flavonoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It reduces oxidative stress and protects epidermal cells from the effects of UVB exposure, supporting the skin’s natural defense mechanisms. It limits collagen degradation, helping preserve skin firmness and reduce the formation of wrinkles.

Lotus
Lotus

Lotus

Lotus Extract. Stimulates collagen synthesis, improving skin elasticity and firmness. Its flavonoids protect cells from oxidative stress and provide anti-aging benefits. It intensely hydrates and nourishes the skin while helping regulate sebum production.

Matcha
Matcha

Matcha

Matcha Extract. Rich in polyphenols, including catechins, it neutralizes free radicals and protects skin cells from oxidative stress. Supports skin regeneration after UV exposure and helps retain water in the epidermis, reducing dryness. Its anti-inflammatory properties soothe irritation and redness.

Mineral complex
Mineral complex

Mineral complex

Mineral Complex. A blend of magnesium, zinc, and copper that supports the skin’s natural protective processes at the cellular level. It promotes cellular metabolism, helps smooth fine lines, and improves skin texture. It protects fibroblasts and strengthens the skin’s natural defenses against UVA radiation. It also provides protection from indoor air pollution, including cigarette smoke.

Passion fruit
Passion fruit

Passion Fruit

Passion Fruit Oil. A lightweight plant oil rich in omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids, important components of the intercellular lipid matrix. Supports restoration of the skin’s natural protective barrier and helps limit moisture loss, keeping skin soft and supple. Promotes epidermal renewal and supports natural collagen synthesis

Phyto-collagen
Phyto-collagen

Phyto-collagen

Forms a protective layer on the skin’s surface that helps retain water in the epidermis, delivering long-lasting hydration and smoothness comparable to the effects of natural collagen. A complex of amino acids, including L-proline, supports skin regeneration and improves firmness and elasticity. It provides antioxidant protection, defending the skin against photooxidation and free radicals.

Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton Extract. Supports skin tissue repair through its naturally occurring trace elements and free amino acids. Improves elasticity, reduces the appearance of stretch marks, delivers intense hydration, and provides anti-aging benefits.

Pomegranate
Pomegranate

Pomegranate

Pomegranate Fruit Extract. Rich in polyphenols, it provides powerful antioxidant protection against oxidative stress and photoaging. Stimulates fibroblast activity and promotes collagen and elastin synthesis, improving skin firmness and reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

Reishi
Reishi

Reishi

Reishi Extract. An adaptogen with powerful anti-aging properties. Its triterpenoids slow cellular aging and protect DNA from oxidative damage. Polysaccharides provide intense hydration and improve skin elasticity. It also soothes inflammation and helps reduce redness.

Riboflavin
Riboflavin

Riboflavin

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin). Under UV exposure, it accelerates the oxidation of tyrosine, a key precursor of melanin. Supports the pigmentation process, helping achieve a deep, even tan in less time.

Rooibos
Rooibos

Rooibos

Rooibos Extract. Rich in unique polyphenols, including aspalathin and quercetin, it effectively neutralizes free radicals and protects skin from oxidative stress. Supports epidermal regeneration after UV exposure. Its flavonoids help soothe inflammation and redness, restoring skin comfort.

Rosemary
Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary Extract. Powerfully neutralizes free radicals, supports protection against the effects of UV exposure, and helps limit photoaging. Soothes irritation and inflammation after UV exposure while supporting collagen production and improving microcirculation.

Sea lavender
Sea lavender

Sea lavender

Sea Lavender Extract. Supports skin hydration and elasticity. Stimulates hyaluronic acid and collagen production, improving firmness and resilience. It also improves skin oxygenation, supporting vitality and a healthy, radiant appearance.

Sichuan pepper
Sichuan pepper

Sichuan pepper

Sichuan Pepper Extract. Relieves skin tension and reduces discomfort, giving skin a more relaxed, well-rested appearance. Contains natural antioxidants that protect skin from free radicals and oxidative stress.

Sugar cane
Sugar cane

Sugar cane

Sugarcane Extract. Rich in vitamins and minerals, including calcium and iron. Nourishes the skin, supports collagen production and epidermal renewal, helps smooth fine lines, and improves skin texture.

Sweet almond
Sweet almond

Sweet Almonds

Sweet Almond Oil. A lightweight plant oil rich in fatty acids that acts as an effective emollient. Softens the epidermis without leaving a greasy film and forms a delicate protective layer that limits moisture loss. Its vitamin E content provides antioxidant protection, neutralizing free radicals that contribute to collagen and elastin degradation.

Tiger Grass
Tiger Grass

Tiger Grass

Centella Asiatica Extract (Tiger Grass). Stimulates fibroblast activity and type I collagen synthesis, improving skin firmness, reducing the appearance of wrinkles, and supporting tissue regeneration and skin barrier repair. It strengthens blood vessels and provides antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, making it suitable for sensitive skin.

Turmeric
Turmeric

Turmeric

Turmeric Extract. Rich in curcumin, it acts as a powerful antioxidant that effectively neutralizes free radicals. It protects skin from oxidative stress and premature aging. It limits collagen and elastin degradation, improving skin firmness and elasticity.

Tyrosine
Tyrosine

Tyrosine

Tyrosine. An amino acid that serves as a natural precursor to melanin. Activates the tanning process by providing the skin with a key building block required for pigment production. Helps the tan develop faster, deepens color, and promotes even results.

Walnut Oil
Walnut Oil

Walnut Oil

Forms an occlusive protective film on the surface of the epidermis, helping prevent transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and protect skin from external factors. Rich in vitamin E and antioxidants, it supports well-aging, helps reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and slows the aging process.

Walnut Shell Extract
Walnut Shell Extract

Walnut Shell Extract

Naturally deepens the color of the tan, giving skin a warmer, richer brown tone. It works on the skin’s surface, creating a long-lasting darkening effect without affecting natural pigmentation. It reacts with keratin in the outer layer of the epidermis, helping the color last longer and look more natural. It also supports the skin’s protection against oxidative stress.

Yerba Mate
Yerba Mate

Yerba Mate

Yerba Mate Extract. Rich in polyphenols and catechins, it neutralizes free radicals, helping reduce oxidative stress and cellular damage. Supports collagen and elastin production to improve skin firmness. Its caffeine content stimulates microcirculation, improves skin tone, and supports anti-cellulite action.