News Archive for September, 2011

Smart Tan has published the schedule for supplier presentations at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 14-16 — sessions led by vendors that compliment the morning salon business workshops at the industry’s largest annual convention and trade show.

“These event sponsors will …

More than 30 expert salon panelists will join Smart Tan consultants, hired speakers, scientific experts and keynote speaker John Stossel at Smart Tan Downtown’s educational conference in what will be Smart Tan’s most complete business transformation convention in the event’s …

More than six out of 10 tanning business owners say their business is stronger today tan it was at this time in 2010, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early September — another indication that the …

“Ban me from an indoor tanning salon and I will simply go to my friend’s house and turn her tanning bed on 3 times at 30 minutes each time. This is what I used to do all the time before …

Psoriasis patients in rural Wales are being denied low-cost UV therapy treatments by doctors who are instead prescribing more-expensive drugs to treat the cosmetic skin disease, the news source WalesOnline is reporting.

Dr. Chris Edwards, technical director of the private …

“Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and a healthy immune system. While a limited amount of vitamin D can be obtained from exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the health risks of UV exposure — including skin cancer …

Three-out-of-four indoor tanning salon owners say that spray tanning services are becoming a bigger part of their overall business, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late August and early September.

According to the poll, 75 percent say spray is …

Yet another report has linked natural vitamin D blood levels — those achieved by average outdoor workers and indoor tanning clients — with a 50 percent reduction in breast cancer risk. The new study — a review of 11 case-control …