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“The dogma, now fossilized in print, is that any tan is a sign of skin damage. Tell that to Darwin. Pigmented melanocytes in the skin are a system that protects it from excessive UV, which evolved long before the advent …

Professional indoor tanning facilities do a better job teaching the correct usage of chemical suncreen than “sun scare” groups who manufacture and mass-market the product, according to the International Smart Tan Network. Our position is based on the following:

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Groups that plan to propose under-18 tanning restrictions to states, provinces and municipalities are ignoring conflicting data in a blind effort to denegrate any and all UV exposure, International Smart Tan Network believes.

Groups are pointing at survey research on …

MTV has partnered with Foursquare, a geo-location social media firm, to allow users of the application to earn a “Jersey Shore” themed badge. According to the Wall Street Journal, the badge is a reward for living the GTL lifestyle, a …

The owners of professional indoor tanning facilities overwhelmingly believe that they are teaching effective sunburn prevention one person at a time in their communities, according to a SmartTan.com poll.

According to the poll, more than 9 of 10 salon owners …

Sun Tan City, one of the nation’s fastest-growing chains of privately owned tanning salons, announced today it has extended its footprint to 18 states with the acquisition of tanworld, a franchise-based model of tanning salons originating out of Sioux City, …

A Kansas physician is sending his vitamin D deficient patients to local indoor tanning facilities to get a tan and, in the process, make vitamin D, a Smart Tan member in Emporia, Kansas is reporting.

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Smart Tan Magazine’s January issue hit this week, with Smart Tan Management Consultants Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender writing the cover story offering five improvements you can make to your business right now to improve your customer care.

The magazine …