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“Excessive (sun) avoidance and UV screening is a danger because it does not allow a tan, nature’s own sun block, to develop and as a result exposure is likely to cause sun-burn. The dogma, now fossilised in print, is that …

Real Simple magazine proved that it doesn’t understand vitamin D at all in its recent article, “Easy Does It: Making Sense of Moderation” in which the magazine urged its readers not to get vitamin D from the sun.

“Sunlight helps …

Tanning facility operators are overwhelmingly convinced that indoor tanning facilities teach the correct usage of chemical sunscreens better than dermatologists, a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April showed.

According to the poll, 88 percent of tanning facility owners felt their tanning …

“We need the sun in moderation, too — for sun exposure is our best source of vitamin D. It’s a well-documented fact that sunlight is necessary for human survival but we’ve been brainwashed into thinking that any exposure to sunlight …

In light of Tuesday’s media reports stating that tanning is an addictive behavior like smoking or drinking,Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy writes the following response:

These articles miss the point and, perhaps most importantly, cheapen the legitimacy of concern …

The Houston Chronicle produced a bylined article this week slamming indoor tanning with material that was obviously supplied to it by an anti-tanning group. Although Chronicle reporter Dale Robertson put his name on the piece, we think he got all …

Three quarters of tanning businesses have seen an increase in the past five years in the number of clients who use indoor tanning as a therapeutic exercise, according to the results of a SmartTan.com survey conducted in April.

Although the …

More exhibits, more parties and more to learn Oct. 22-24 at Smart Tan’s 15th Annual Convention in Downtown Nashville

Coming out of two years that can, at best, be remembered as the most challenging small business climate in modern North …