Industry veteran Leif Vasstrom founded Napa, CA-based Supra Brands Group in 2004, and has been at the forefront of sunlamp innovation since 1978. He opened the first tanning salon in NYC on Madison Avenue in 1978. In 1985, his company designed the Breeze Salon Software and business management program, acquired by SunLync in 2003. He launched the Silver Solarium equipment line in 1978, and Dr. Müller systems in 1993. In 1986, he helped start Applied Digital (T-Max). In 2011, Supra acquired industry forum tantoday.com as a means to further the message about the positive aspects of moderate UV exposure.
QUESTION: What’s the difference between a “long-mount” and “short-mount” fluorescent tanning lamp? ANSWER: Today, the majority of tanning system manufacturers are employing short-mount lamps... Read more
Several salon operators have recently asked what lamp compatibility really means, as well as how to maximize the life of their lamps. These are quite relevant questions, as so many tanning s... Read more
This month’s question comes from 19-year veteran salon operator Joe Eng, Owner of Sun City Tanning in Pembroke, MA. Q: With so many different tanning units on the market, it gets confusing f... Read more
The tanning industry and the manufacture of UV tanning systems have now been thriving in the U.S. (and in much of the rest of the world) for 45 years, and that is a significant number for so... Read more
I am a relatively new salon owner with limited lamp knowledge. I have several older tanning units with high-pressure facial tanners and two that are all high-pressure lamps. The lamps listed... Read more
The history of UV lamps goes as far back as 1903 when Dr. Niels Ryberg Finsen received the Nobel Prize for his work with sunlight and the ways exposure to UV light positively affected humans... Read more
I received a “Lamp Talk” submission from Kimberly Ammons, owner of Toast Yur Bunz in Decatur, TX and she asked many great questions! Q: What’s the simplest way to explain to a tanner how a s... Read more
I am often contacted by salon owners who are confused as to what UV lamps – both low- and high-pressure – really are, and what they represent. Here are a few of those frequently-asked questi... Read more
Q: I’d like to know more details about the combination UV/red-light/blue-light lamps. How well do they perform for the “UV crowd” and what percentage of UV does the lamp offer if “sharing sp... Read more
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