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Bain de soleil
Author: Patrick Varone Last Major Update: July 9, 2021
Welcome, to all of our Orange Gelée fans out there! We’ve been looking for our summer-must-have Bain de Soleil just about everyone online and in-store, but with basically no luck. If you’re in the same boat as us, read on!
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Is it even summer if you don’t have your Bain de Soleil? Like so many out there, we’ve been using it since the 80’s. We can name that scent from a mile away and that orange gel-like texture feels great on our skin. The one problem? The makers have discontinued it. Yes, really. Why? We’re not sure – but we feel like it’s a personal attack.
Clearly we’re not alone in our love for all things Orange Gelée because there is now an online petition where more than 6,000 people have signed demanding that Bayer bring it back to store shelves. Our personal opinion is that even if they don’t stock it on store shelves, at least let us be able to buy it online – and not at astronomical prices!
At last look we’ve been unable to find it on Amazon (if you do find it, it’s most likely a third party seller). And we’ve seen a bottle/tube for sale on eBay for $400. Come on! How is this even legal?! While we 100% do not recommend to pay that much (ever) below is a quick guide on a variety of places we did find it in-stock. Please ( please, please, please ) do not pay top dollar for this and make sure that if you are it’s with a reputable seller.
• Bain de Soleil on Amazon – Preview at Amazon
• A Variety of Tubes on eBay – Preview at eBay
• Single Tube on Walmart – Preview at Walmart
• Bain de Soleil SPF 4 on Instacart – Preview on Instacar t
If you click through and see they’re not currently in-stock don’t yell at us! We’re trying our best! We’ll keep updating this article when we find new places to buy it and will keep you posted if/when Bayer brings this back to the market (fingers crossed).
In the meantime, try your luck at some of the top retailers below. And then, below that, we’re listing out some potential alternatives that are currently on sale. Trust us, we get it , there really are no suitable swaps – but desperate times call for desperate measures!
We wish you lots of luck on finding the affordable and in stock Bain de Soleil! Shop our picks for some of the best options (sort of?) for August 2022!
Bain de Soleil Bayer Amazon Ratings: +4,000
BAIN DE SOLEIL ALTERNATIVES + DUPES
Like we said, we 100% get it. Nothing compares to the original. However, if you’re looking for something to replace your beloved orange gelee, here are a couple of alternatives that might fill that void. Please note, we know they’re not the same, but there are little pieces of each of them that may compare.
Hampton Sun SPF 8 (or 15) Gel Hampton Sun
If you’re looking for that similar gel feeling when applying, you may want to give Hampton Sun a go. You can choose from either SPF 8 or SPF 15 depending on the amount of protection you want. Many users love the smell, how it makes their skin feel, and many say it’s on of the best tans they’ve ever got (and without the burn!).
Maui Babe Browning Tanning Lotion Maui Babe
Ok, hear me out. This in no way smells like your beloved orange gelee, but it is one of the best tans I’ve ever gotten. This one doesn’t have SPF in it at all, so when I use it I always apply a base SPF first. Don’t worry, you’ll still tan – you’ll just help prevent the likelihood of burning. A little goes a long way with this one!
POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES FOR SALE + ON SALE
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UV A: 400–315 nm
UVB: 315–290 nm
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Bain de Soleil was a brand of sunscreen [2] that was produced by Bayer . It was affiliated with the Coppertone brand. The name Bain de Soleil is French for "sun bathing." The brand used the slogan "Welcome to a place more colorful." In the 1970s and 1980s the brand used the slogan (especially featured in television commercials) "Bain de Soleil, for the St. Tropez tan." It was discontinued in December 2019.
The brand is known for low- SPF products that are typically marketed to women seeking skin tanning.
"In the 1920s, the famous, trend-setting Coco Chanel , sporting deeply sun-bronzed skin, turned tanning into a fashion statement. In 1925, capitalizing on this fashion trend, Monsieur Antonine of Paris developed an Orange Gelée dark tanning formula called "Antoine de Paris". The Orange Gelée formula continued to thrive in Europe into the 1940s when Lanvin , a New York based company introduced the silky sensuous gel in the United States as Antoine's Bain de Soleil...translated as Antoine's bath of the sun."
The Bain de Soleil brand transitioned from Procter & Gamble (P&G) to Pfizer in August 1995. [4] [5] The product recipes and certain pieces of manufacturing and packaging equipment were relocated from Hatboro, PA (P&G) to Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Group in Parsippany, New Jersey around October 1995. From November 1995 to 1999, the product was manufactured and packaged at the Pfizer CHCG 100 Jefferson Road, Parsippany, NJ site. During this time, the brand saw the largest portfolio enlargement, including self-tanning (sunless) and after-sun products. These products were all formulated at the same Pfizer site at the 400 Webro Road laboratories. Between 1995 and 1999, the following Bain de Soleil products were marketed:
Product development scientists at Pfizer CHCG were John A. Scott (group manager), Alice Scheiner (after sun and high-SPF products), Eric M. Stroud (sunless products), Judy Meyer, Andrew Ortega, and Mary Williams (packaging). Two innovations in 1,3-dihydroxyacetone stability were invented during this time. [6] [7] The entire brand was eventually divested on October 7, 1999 to Schering-Plough. [8]
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Forsaken by its maker in 2019, forlorn fans still clamor for the silky feel and the smell of summer that was, Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée.
Let’s reflect on the rise of Bain de Soleil alongside the advent of modern tanning, and its fall in parallel with changing norms. We’ll look back at a product so captivating that people will spend small fortunes just to relive the experience.
When I was a young girl in the early 1980s, I spent my days at a community pool…and I mean all day, every day. My Mom would drop me and my older sister off for swim team practice around 8:00 AM, on her way to work, and pick us up after 5:00 PM, on her way home.
After swim practice, big sis and I would go off with our separate friend groups. I would spend my day playing Marco Polo, diving for plastic rings/rocks/coins, and bravely jumping off the high-dive. Chilly from swimming in a huge unheated pool — which never warmed up until the end of the season — I’d lay in the sun, often on a towel spread across the blacktop basketball court for extra warmth. I don’t recall wearing sunscreen, or even “sun tan lotion,” as we called it back then.
My sister and her teenage friends would circle-up their towels on the premium lawn space next to the bathhouse. They’d drink Tab, play Uno, and “work” on their tans. As a teen, my sister was more concerned than I was with the aesthetic of tanned skin. Back then, deeply tanned skin was a signal of beauty, youth, and sophistication. Tanning was a pastime integral to the identity of many Americans, young and old.
To “turn on” her tan, my sister would apply Johnson’s Baby Oil. Johnson’s ads taught us that “the deeper the tan, the longer it’ll last after summer is gone.” And that to become a “hero,” “just smooth it on and let the sun do its thing.” Johnson’s bragged that, unlike tanning lotions and creams, its product contained no sunscreens , so there was “nothing to block out the golden sun.”
But what if you wanted a deep, dark tan with just a whisper of sunburn protection? What if you also wanted to lavish your skin with luxurious emollients, leaving it soft, supple and glowing, without a greasy feel? And what if you wanted all of this, plus an elegant fragrance that exuded class and European refinement?
Well, in that case, Johnson’s Baby Oil simply would not do. You needed to upgrade to Bain de Soleil, which translates from French to “sunbath.”
Let me be upfront, my family was not swanky enough to have purchased Bain de Soleil, but I was certainly familiar with the brand from its ever-present TV/radio commercials. Sing it with me now: “Bain de Soleil, for the San Tropez taaaaaan…”
That infectious jingle evoked dreamy images of leisure and luxury on the shores of Saint-Tropez, a coastal town on the French Riviera in Southern France. The refrain was composed by Irwin Finger in the early ‘70s for ad agency Warner-Levinson. Regarding the ditty, Finger remarked, “I think a lot of people hated me because they couldn’t get it out of their heads…It played so much everyone remembers it. Whether it’s a good song or not, I don’t know.”
My interest in Bain de Soleil was recently revived upon hearing devotees eulogizing the loss of this classic product. You may still attempt to achieve a Saint-Tropez tan, but not with the aid of Bain de Soleil as the brand was discontinued in December 2019. Celebrants exalted the virtues of the sun cream, leaving me with an inalterable sense of having missed out on something great. Let’s go back to the beginning…
According to the brand’s web site, the original product was inspired by Coco Chanel [1883-1971], the French fashion designer and businesswoman who founded the famous Chanel brand.
In the 1920s, Coco Chanel was a global “It Girl,” and women worldwide wanted to imitate her and get a taste of her lavish jet-setter’s lifestyle. So when Chanel appeared with deeply bronzed skin, tanning was turned into a fashion statement. By using suntanned models in Chanel fashion shows, who then appeared on glamor magazine covers, the sun-drenched look was further solidified as a beauty ideal.
In 1925, capitalizing on this tanning trend, Monsieur Antonine of Paris developed an Orange Gelée tanning formula called “Antoine de Paris.” Monsieur Antoine [1884-1976], born in Poland as Antoine Cierplikowski, moved to Paris in 1901 and became the world’s first celebrity hairdresser as well as an innovator of many beauty products.
Monsieur Antoine’s wife and business manager, Berthe Astier, visited New York in the 1940s where she promoted his various creations, including his velvety, orange-fragranced tan-inducing gel, introduced in America as “Antoine’s Bain de Soleil.” The sun-tanning product gained popularity stateside even as it continued to thrive in Europe.
Bain de Soleil’s Wild Corporate Ride:
Bain de Soleil was a brand for nearly a century before it was discontinued. Over that long history, and many owners, dozens of products were developed.
Though the original formula contained no sunscreen, eventually, Bain de Soleil was offered with Sun Protection Factors (SPFs), including up to SPF 30. Products were offered for pre-tanning, self-tanning (i.e. sunless), and after-tanning; they were available as gels, creams, oils, and foams; and were marketed for different body parts and different complexions.
But, hands-down, the most beloved and well-remembered formula is the Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée, SPF 4.
The history section of Bayer’s corporate website for Bain de Soleil mentions that the original 1925 concoction developed by Monsieur Antonine of Paris was the “Orange Gelée dark tanning formula.” And yet, based on a review of historical archives, the term “Orange Gelée” was not incorporated into Bain de Soleil advertising until the early 1980s.
Let’s take a closer look at the features that made Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée so unique that people sought the product for decades, as well as beyond its production life.
Color One of the first things people comment on when discussing Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée is the gel’s color, bright orange as seen in the ad below.
The product contained a cosmetic tint that was evident in the gel itself, but also apparent on the user’s skin, providing an “instant” bronze hue even without the sun. The color components consisted of D&C Yellow No. 10 Aluminum Lake and D&C Red No. 17. The strikingly colored gel was said to even out color inconsistencies in one’s complexion, which is why it was often used on models before a photoshoot, even when no sun was involved.
Fair warning, however, that tint also tended to stain some clothing, bathing suits, and furniture. It was recommended to let the product absorb for 30 minutes before dressing and/or wear dark fabrics. Also, if you manage to get your hands on the Orange Gelée these days, make sure that you wash those hands after application if you don’t want orange palms.
Fragrance Smells like glamour…smells like summer…smells like a tropical vacation that only the wealthy could afford. What’s that smell? Why it’s Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée, of course!
While the color of Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée was remarkable, no aspect of the product is more heavily discussed online than its fragrance. There seems to be some debate about whether the “orange” in the name “Orange Gelée” referenced the product’s color or its scent. The answer seems to be, both. While the orange color was unmistakable, the fragrance also included orange blossom aromas.
Often described as “exotic,” the scent was more complex than just orange, blending other aromas, most frequently cited as clove, patchouli, and sandalwood. Since its discontinuation, some have tried to recreate the Bain de Soleil experience by adding orange and clove essential oils to non-BdS sunscreens, but these seekers acknowledge that the effect has been an inadequate imitation of the real thing.
Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée’s fragrance was so appealing that many users talk about having applied the gel for the scent alone, either using it in place of solid perfume, or as a general moisturizer. One magazine beauty editor mentioned that in the late ’90s, Bain de Soleil made a scented candle as part of a promotional campaign. The candle was described as “heavenly” as it well-captured that sought-after aroma of the sunscreen itself.
While I couldn’t find any other reference online to the promotional candle from the ‘90s, I did discover a modern company, called Canyon Collection, from Topanga, CA, that sells a “Bain de Soleil Soy Candle.” Their product description reads, “Our awesome soy candle will not give you the Saint Tropez tan. But… if you love the smell of a summer day poolside this candle is for you! With notes of orange, cloves, and patchouli your house will smell like a 1970 Miami hotel pool!” Intrigued, I have ordered one for $22 with free shipping and eagerly await its arrival.
Many online commenters expressed the “missed opportunity” for any of the product’s former owners to add a straight-up perfume to the collection, one that replicated the sunscreen’s fragrance.
According to “The Rose Sheet,” a cosmetic trade publication, we came close to approximating this dream. As reported in the May 10, 1999, issue, Arcade Beauty’s “ScentStrip” single-use fragrance samples would serve as the “perfect vehicle” to sample the orange scent of Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée sunscreen.
Under a deal between Pfizer and Arcade, the fragrance samples were paired with the “Orange. It’s the color of daydreams.” advertisement (pictured above), and would appear in a wide variety of women’s magazines, such as In Style, Vogue, and Allure. According to Arcade, the campaign marked the first time a sunscreen had been sampled for its scent. Now that speaks volumes about the force of that fragrance!
Texture Next up, we have the luxurious Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée texture. Full of emollients including Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Paraffin, Isopropyl Myristate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Propylparaben, and pure Vitamin E (Tocopherol), the gel packed a moisturizing punch. In fact, though Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée (SPF 4) was not considered sufficient for sun protection, it was considered to be an excellent moisturizer. The combination of ingredients softened the top layer of skin, protected the skin from free radicals, prevented moisture loss, and even repaired skin barrier function.
Ozokerite was used to thicken the product’s consistency, which is described by users as a cross between a cream and an oil, i.e. a thick gel. Users loved the silky feel and “glistening” effect the product imparted. Also, because of all of the emollients, the product was naturally waterproof. Even advertisements from the 1940s, when Bain de Soleil was first introduced to America, remarked that the product was “unaffected by salt water.”
The only downside to the product’s texture was its tendency to liquify when left out in direct sunlight…such as when sunbathing. To prevent this issue, consider keeping your Gelée in your Playmate cooler with your Capri Sun or Tab.
Packaging The last product benefit worth noting is Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée’s “signature metal tube.” From its inception to its discontinuation, the product was only delivered in a metal tube, whereas many other brands were presented in plastic bottles.
The metal tube was chosen in the 1920s as it was considered the most convenient container, and more importantly, “traveled without worry.” What was the worry? That your sunscreen/moisturizer would break open while traveling, leaving an eruption of oily cream all over your belongings and suitcase…not a great way to start a vacation. That metal tube was secured with a ridged screw top cap, not prone to leakage even in the roughest turbulence.
With all of the reasons to love Bain de Soleil Orange Gelée, I can understand why the product’s discontinuation in December 2019, by its then-owner Bayer, was so devastating to hardcore fans. News about people’s crushing disappointment regarding the product’s stoppage is what got me so interested in learning more about Bain de Soleil.
Though familiar with the sun salve, especially from the ‘80s commercials featuring that haunting refrain, I had never actually used the product. But now, after the product’s cessation, I see that e
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