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A Congressional report alleging that indoor tanning facility operators mislead clients about the risks and benefits of UV exposure and indoor tanning itself misstates facts about UV exposure and vitamin D.

Released today as minority investigative report from four Democratic …

SmartTan.com now features a “consumer landing page” for first-time viewers, re-directing salon clients to a consumer information hub while directing indoor tanning business staff to Smart Tan’s regular business-to-business educational web site.

The landing page feature went live Tuesday evening.…

Since coining the term “sun scare” in 1996, Smart Tan has talked a lot about the anti-tanning lobby’s penchant for distorting the truth about UV light. I was recently asked to better explain that. Here is what I said:

“Sun …

Jonelle Easter and Brad Jacques, co-owners of du soleil Tanning Studios, over-see two locations in Ontario. The pair’s careful consideration of demand in the outskirts of Ottawa has produced positive results for the salon since its inception.

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A first-of-its-kind study of vitamin D levels among those whose outdoor lifestyles give us the best clues of what is natural for humans supports the contention that regular tanners have natural vitamin D levels and non-tanners are falling far short.…

Nearly half of all tanning businesses say they have been busier this January than they were the same month a year ago, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted this week.

According to the poll, 49 percent of salons say their …

One thing that critics of the indoor tanning industry either don’t understand or refused to admit is the reality that base tans acquired in a non-burning fashion at a professional tanning facility help to prevent sunburn.

It’s surprising. That is …

A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are, by far, the most likely to get …