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Alongside the introduction of the SmartSun Therapy SST28 in July, Wilbraham Tanning created a new top-tier membership offering clients unlimited access to tanning, spray tanning, and the medical-grade red light device. According to owner Samantha Asselin, the addition of the …

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Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones. But when you’re down on this essential nutrient, it’s not …

In a SmartTan.com poll, more than half of respondents said they do not have a New Year’s Resolution for their indoor tanning business.

There’s a good chance you might not have even thought of a resolution as something you should …

In today’s competitive tanning industry, creating a customer-centric company culture is key to long-term success. It’s not enough to simply provide a good service—salons need to create an environment where customers feel valued, understood, and consistently satisfied. A customer-centric culture …

By Scott Nichols

Today, let’s talk about goals. Okay, before you turn the page because of another boring article about goals, just give this one a chance. This one will be different; I promise you that. Of course, we will …

In the early 2000s, Glo Sun Spa founder Earnhart played a central role in setting the trends of spa diversification and adapting terminology to reflect the evolving nature of tanning businesses. Even before that, Earnhart built his reputation as an …

Everything we do as indoor tanning professionals is based upon the underlying premise of sunburn prevention.

It’s a big part of the reason why all operators are trained in UV science, why we skin-type our clients, gradually acclimate them to …

Depending on the type of cancer, vitamin D alone can potentially reduce the risk of cancer by about 25% to 80%

 Key Points

• Vitamin D has known anticancer effects, and much research has been published over the last several decades