Saxifraga extracts for artificially tanning human skin

1. Technical Field of the Invention Human skin is artificially tanned, darkened and/or browned by topically applying thereto, for such period of time as required to elicit the desired response, an effective self-tanning/coloring amount of at least one plant of the genus Saxifraga, advantageously in association with a thus-effective amount of another skin colorant, e.g., dihydroxyacetone ("DHA").