HighYa reviewed the Tan Physics and said she used her bare hands and it did not color her hands after application. I applied it the same way and washed hands soon after and it did stain my hands.
Also, HighYa said it does not smell, after application. For me, the smell got more intense as the hours went by. Not a pleasant smell like what was in the bottle before application.
Lastly, HighYa said it wouldn't rub on clothes, but three hours later, I rubbed a white towel over my arm and it rubbed off, I did put lotion on before application.
Plus the tan it gave for me was more intense than the subtle tan that HighYa gave in her review after one application.
It is highly priced and not sure, if there is a cheaper, less chemical, self-tanner out there but worth your time to research and see.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend