News Archive for February, 2008

An oft-repeated predisposition about the professional indoor tanning business is that it caters to a young clientele and that the older, mature audience stays away. But that may be changing.

A February SmartTan.com poll of tanning businesses showed that 88 …

Positive Signs for the Tanning Business

The U.S. Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in January — a result that isn’t earth-shattering, but which suggests that consumers are not going into a spending slide as …

Positive Signs for the Tanning Business

The U.S. Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in January — a result that isn’t earth-shattering, but which suggests that consumers are not going into a spending slide as …

While vitamin D and sunlight are getting plenty of play in the lay press in 2008, media reports this year are still struggling to identify moderate indoor tanning as a constructive activity.

“The press is still missing the fact that …

While vitamin D and sunlight are getting plenty of play in the lay press in 2008, media reports this year are still struggling to identify moderate indoor tanning as a constructive activity.

“The press is still missing the fact that …

Smart Tan Concepts Promote Sun Care Most Effectively

Smart Tan coined the term “sun scare” in 1996 to define the practice of overstating the easily manageable risks of UV exposure in an attempt to market products or change behavior. An …

Smart Tan Concepts Promote Sun Care Most Effectively

Smart Tan coined the term “sun scare” in 1996 to define the practice of overstating the easily manageable risks of UV exposure in an attempt to market products or change behavior. An …

It seems a groundswell of medical doctors agree with the emerging scientific consensus that moderate, non-burning sun exposure — whether outdoors under the sun or indoors in a professional salon — is a natural part of a healthy lifestyle.

That’s …