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A large discrepancy exists between how much vitamin D people think they they are getting from their diet and how much they are really getting, according to the 2013 Functional Foods Consumer Survey. Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed by the …

Shelly DeJaynes LaPlant had never tanned in her life. Saddled with fair Type II skin growing up in sunny Colorado, she couldn’t go outside in the summer without breaking out in a rash or getting sunburn.

Her transformation story is …

ASA has been working hard to get the first quarter tan tax payments due April 15 deferred or eliminated and we could use your help. ASA has sent letters to Secretary Mnuchin and two Deputy Secretaries of the US Treasury …

The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, intends to provide timely additional guidance to address borrower and lender questions concerning the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established by section 1102 of the …

By Jenny Backman, Carolina Tan Factory

One of the most important things that I strive to accomplish within my salons is being active. Let me explain what I mean by that. I believe in the old saying, “What isn’t growing …

Note: This may not be applicable in some state. Please check your local regulations. 

While tanning businesses in the majority of states are currently closed by government mandate because of COVID-19, some are still doing more than planning and waiting …

By Dr. Marc Sorenson

 An excellent paper by Dr. Hoel and Dr. de Gruijl is titled “Sun Exposure Public Health Directives.” It decries the vilification of sunlight and suggests people return to its healthful rays.

So is dermatology awakening to …

The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses.

Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations, Veterans organizations, and Tribal businesses described in the Small …