Healthy Skin Defined®.
AYU Sunless is a cosmetic chemist-founded professional sunless tanning and skin care brand established in 2003 by Vibha Makwana.
From our facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, we formulate, test, and manufacture our products in-house—giving us direct oversight of quality, consistency, formulation, and production at every stage.
With more than 30 years of experience in skin care formulation, color cosmetics, cosmetic compounding, ingredient sourcing, and manufacturing, founder and cosmetic chemist Vibha Makwana has built AYU around a skin-first philosophy that combines modern cosmetic science with Ayurvedic principles of skin health, wellness, and balance.
Healthy Skin Defined® is more than our tagline. It is the standard behind every formula.
We do not copy. We create.
AYU does not develop products simply to follow trends or duplicate what already exists. Every formula begins with a defined purpose—whether it is designed around a particular skin need, development time, application experience, or professional use.
Every ingredient has a reason for being included and must work within the formula as a whole. A product earns its place in the AYU collection because it serves a meaningful purpose.
AYU is built for professionals who value formulation integrity, consistent performance, artist education, and beautiful sunless color that begins with respect for the skin.
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AYU Sunless offers professional spray tan solutions developed with the artist, the application experience, and the skin in mind.
Our professional collections give artists options across DHA percentages, cosmetic bronzer tones, development times, and application needs, making it possible to select a solution based on the individual client and desired result.
Professional Solution Range:
Tanvee Advanced Collection
Our skin care-infused professional collection, available in:
Medium — 10% DHA
Dark — 12% DHA
Rapid
Tanvee Rapid and Tanvee Medium are among AYU’s most requested professional solutions.
Vino Bronzing Collection
One of AYU’s signature professional solution families, featuring a distinctive reddish-mauve cosmetic bronzer.
Vino Bronzing Mist is available in:
6% DHA
8% DHA
10% DHA
12% DHA
14% DHA
Vino Rapid
The collection gives artists flexibility when selecting both DHA percentage and development time.
Cocoanilla Advanced Collection
A professional collection featuring a rich cocoa-brown cosmetic bronzer, suited to camera-ready, event, pageant, cheer, and competition color.
The collection includes classic, dual-function, and dedicated rapid options.
AYU Plus Clear
A bronzer-free professional solution that can be used alone or blended with compatible AYU solutions to customize the DHA percentage and cosmetic guide-color concentration.
Prep and Aftercare Products:
Great sunless color starts with the skin.
Smooth Glow Prep Spray and Hydrating Moisture Seal help artists support the skin before and after application for more consistent color development and wear.
AYU Product Overview:
AYU Education:
Courses for Spray Tan Artists:
Professional sunless tanning is more than choosing a DHA percentage. Understanding the skin, ingredients, formulation, development process, and application experience gives artists the knowledge to make more intentional decisions for their clients.
AYU’s professional education is designed to bring the science behind sunless tanning into the treatment room.
AYU Sunless Masterclass: The Science Behind Every Spray
Go deeper into the science and formulation principles behind professional sunless tanning with education created by AYU.
AYU Sunless Education + Sunless Smart
Explore professional education, formulation insights, sunless science, and resources created to help artists better understand the products they use and the skin they work with.
Community for Spray Tan Artists:
The Skin-First Sunless Collective is a professional community created by AYU Sunless and focused on skin-first education, formulation insight, and thoughtful sunless artistry.
It is a space for professionals who want to deepen their understanding of sunless tanning, exchange knowledge, and approach their craft with greater intention.
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Meet AYU Sunless Founder Vibha Makwana
Vibha Makwana is the founder and cosmetic chemist behind AYU Sunless.
With more than 30 years of experience in skin care formulation, color cosmetics, cosmetic compounding, ingredient sourcing, and manufacturing, Vibha founded AYU in 2003 to bring a more thoughtful, skin-first approach to professional sunless tanning.
At AYU’s Chattanooga, Tennessee facility, Vibha remains directly involved in product development, formulation, testing, and manufacturing.
Her approach brings together modern cosmetic science and Ayurvedic principles of skin health, wellness, and balance—a philosophy that continues to shape AYU’s products, professional education, and approach to sunless artistry.