The tanning salon industry consists of a very large and diverse group of entrepreneurs. Many have interesting stories to share about how they came to be in the tanning business. Such is the... Read more

https://www.dermatologytimes.com/view/survey-findings-inform-messaging-on-uv-exposure Typically, this space is devoted to finding an anti-tanning story, exposing its flaws (there almost alwa... Read more

After several months of COVID-19 lockdown, virtual “cave-like” existence, folks recently began to emerge from their shelters. Tanning salons were slowly opening back up, many in state-ordere... Read more

As some salons are coming back to life (witness New York, opening under Phase 3) after the COVID-19 shutdown, we thought it appropriate to continue the dialog on the heightened importance of... Read more

As of this writing, some states still have tanning salons on COVID-19 shutdown. But for those that have re-opened for business, the tanners are crawling out of their caves and slowly venturi... Read more

Traditionally, the month of May begins the annual barrage of attacks on the sun and our industry by various skin cancer awareness groups. They’ve been promoting an event called, “Melan... Read more

Vendors: American Suntanning Association, Castleton Capital, Cosmedico, Cryo Innovations, Devoted Creations, Ed Hardy, Eternal Sun, EyePro, Heraeus, KBL, My CBDz, New Sunshine Brands, Norvel... Read more

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside … don’t! You could die! Or at least, that seems to be the message from a study featured on NBC’s Today online: today.com/health/what-causes-me... Read more

Periodically, the anti-tanning groups put a new spin on their attack on indoor tanning. As our season kicks off around the U.S., let’s take a look at recent offerings from those on “the dark... Read more