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More than nine out of 10 tanning businesses offer some sort of spray tanning service to their clients, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in November.

According to the poll, just over half of all salons have some form of …

By Jerry Marfut

When it comes to training and scheduling, I have learned some very painful lessons. I missed opportunities in who I trained on what, and who I scheduled when and with whom.

In my early years of business, …

A British press report  added to mounting coverage of the thought that regular sun exposure reduces the risk for many forms of cancer — flying in the face of what dermatology and sunscreen industry lobbying groups continue to report.

“Scientists …

The head of Australia’s Cancer Council — which generates its revenues directly from the sale of chemical sunscreens — has been slammed by Aussie readers in Australia’s “Conversation” web site after he penned a column entitled, “Monday’s medical myth: we’re …

Rectify negative customer experiences, and hold onto valuable clients, by utilizing the process described in the article “5 Steps to Handling a Customer Complaint” from Inc.com. No matter how hard you try to keep all your customers happy, there will …

News reports continue to quote dermatology leaders suggesting that sun exposure isn’t necessary to maintain recommended vitamin D blood levels. But can dermatology’s lobbying groups really be trusted on this topic?

“Dermatology groups generally consider 20 ng/ml an acceptable vitamin …

Higher vitamin D levels are now connected to a significant reduction in pain for women with a history of severe menstrual cramps, MedPageToday reported.

Italian researchers published a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine in which women taking high …

A thank you from Joe Levy and the rest of the Smart Tan family, along with some highlight footage from this year’s event!

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