According to my research, there are at least 11 states and Washington D.C. that regulate indoor tanning for minors. California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Oreg... Read more

No tanning salon operating in today’s market can succeed without also offering some form of sunless service. While most salon professionals know this, are they prepared to market, promote an... Read more

Top-Notch Training IS Out There! It’s easy to become the sunless-tanning expert in your community – just take any of the training programs offered by the industry’s top sunless manufacturers... Read more

Now more than ever, having a professional staff that’s trained and certified is essential to your salon’s success. This is why Sun is Life® Training and Certification is so important for you... Read more

A new year can mean a fresh start, both personally and professionally… but can your salon thrive in today’s marketplace? We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: the days of making easy... Read more

    Here was your peak season 2014 at a glance: numbers down, hopes up and change in the air. As is always the case, there’s much more to the story … Tanners were down four percent... Read more

Two years ago, one loyal reader said that was what she wanted to see in the pages of her monthly ist Magazine. With our Tips of the Trade compendium 2014, we’ve delivered for the second year... Read more

Under siege at the Federal and state levels, the indoor tanning industry remains unsure of its approach to fighting proposed under-18 tanning bans. Is it best to accept teen tanning bans as... Read more

Repent! For the end of your salon is near … if you’re committing any of the seven deadly summer sins, that is. We’re talking about the mistakes made by salon owners who go into “panic mode”... Read more

When the days become longer and hotter, salon owners turn into salon slackers. They see these months as time for vacations, parties with friends and family and kicking back in every way poss... Read more