News Archive for April, 2008
Beauty Magazine Misrepresents UV-Vitamin D Information
Cosmopolitan Magazine, with financial partnership from the American Academy of Dermatology and skin care giant Clinique, continued its misrepresentation of how much UV light people need to make vitamin D, suggesting in May that “You can get plenty of vitamin …
Smart Tan Member Reports Doctor’s Ridiculous Statement
Smart Tan this week received the following note from a member: “I had a customer tell me her doctor said to stop tanning because she is having difficulty getting pregnant and UV exposure could be the culprit. Have you ever …
Smart Tan Member Reports Doctor’s Ridiculous Statement
Smart Tan this week received the following note from a member: “I had a customer tell me her doctor said to stop tanning because she is having difficulty getting pregnant and UV exposure could be the culprit. Have you ever …
Sun Scare’s Largest Purveyor Reported $4.1 Billion in Sales This Quarter
The indoor tanning community is sometimes vilified for having a for-profit motive for promoting moderate sun exposure, despite the fact that indoor tanning companies are mostly mom-and-pop operations started by values-driven individuals who, as true small business operators, most often …
Sun Scare’s Largest Purveyor Reported $4.1 Billion in Sales This Quarter
The indoor tanning community is sometimes vilified for having a for-profit motive for promoting moderate sun exposure, despite the fact that indoor tanning companies are mostly mom-and-pop operations started by values-driven individuals who, as true small business operators, most often …
Smart Tan Responds to Atlantic City Press Story
Smart Tan on Tuesday responded to Atlantic City, New Jersey, columnist Richard Harkness, whose attack on indoor tanning as a reliable source of vitamin D forgot to include actual facts.
“We’re seeing this more and more,” said Smart Tan Vice …
Smart Tan Responds to Atlantic City Press Story
Smart Tan on Tuesday responded to Atlantic City, New Jersey, columnist Richard Harkness, whose attack on indoor tanning as a reliable source of vitamin D forgot to include actual facts.
“We’re seeing this more and more,” said Smart Tan Vice …
Derms are Still Making the Ridiculous Comparison Between UV and Smoking
Lobbyists for the multibillion-dollar skin-care and dermatology industries — attempting to scare people entirely out of the sun and into daily sunscreen over-usage — continue to make the ridiculous statement that regular UV exposure is as harmful to your skin …
