State regulatory advocacy efforts continue to be an important part of the American Suntanning Association’s efforts to promote the responsible use of sunbeds in professional salons. Efforts... Read more
The run-up to the summer months is probably my favourite time of the year. The season is in full swing, the order books and phone lines are busy, salons are buzzing and as we all know, when... Read more
What do Charles Barkley, Dan Marino and Ken Griffey, Jr. have in common? If you answered they were all sports stars and household names, you are correct – if you said they were among the mos... Read more
I recently received email from a tanner who asked how many times one could wear disposable eyewear. She asked how long disposables block ultraviolet light and couldn’t she wear them several... Read more
The 80/20 Rule has been talked about by a number of people – I don’t know who first came up with the concept – but the 80/20 Rule basically says this: 80% of your success comes from just 20%... Read more
Unless you are still using index cards to manage your customers and their packages and memberships, you’ve surely experienced an increased dependency on information technology over time in o... Read more
Every time you operate a UV-tanning system, a red-light system, a spa device, an automated or manually operated spray-tanning system, you should know the actual cost to operate each one on a... Read more
Retail FOMO: The fear of missing out on the perfect shopping day. A feeling of anxiety that an amazing sale may currently be happening somewhere, often the result of seeing posts on a social... Read more
Does a sunlamp’s effectiveness only depreciate with use? Do they have a “shelf life?” Two great questions! First, let’s talk about how a low-pressure sunlamp works. During manufacturing, the... Read more
In the November 2018 issue of IST, Universal Insurance offered readers a Free Salon & Spa Safety Checklist. Reader response and demand for this valuable tool was tremendous and we contin... Read more
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