Dee from Chicago Illinois would like to know can carrot juice work as a sun tanning replacement? The answer is yes, raw homemade carrot juice can tan your skin. If the juice is rubbed on the skin and left there for an hour, then the beta carotene within the juice will turn the skin an orange tan color. Depending on the natural complexion of your skin, you might want to avoid this procedure, as with really pale skin it can turn your complexion bright orange, which will obviously look extremely bad and unhealthy. If you have a dark complexion, a little carrot juice is actually known give the skin a refreshing look, however results will widely vary. If you decide to try this all natural self tanning solution, then try a small patch of skin first, so that you can see the end result. We appreciate the question being sent to us, please don't forget to browse around our site some more.