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Almost half of all tanning businesses say that tanning lotion sales have increased in their stores in 2011 according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted this month — another strong indicator that indoor tanning is bouncing back strong in 2011 for …

Social media can be a great tool for small businesses; it can be used to raise awareness of your brand, promote deals and even serve as a customer service platform. According to an article on Mashable.com, small businesses can gain …

The cover story in Smart Tan Magazine this month lays out how your tanning business can participate in D-Feat Breast Cancer Month in May — a promotion that helps raise awareness about vitamin D and breast cancer research in your …

A study in the journal Pediatrics has revealed widespread vitamin D deficiency in teenagers in the American South — challenging the Dermatology industry’s assertion that incidental UV exposure is plenty to make adequate vitamin D.

The study — published in …

“When you ingest vitamin D, only about 60 percent of it sticks to vitamin D-binding protein, but when you make vitamin D in your skin, 100 percent binds to the protein.” — Dr. Michael F. Holick, vitamin D research pioneer …

Another study shows that vitamin D cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease — North America’s leading cause of death. This time the study looked at African Americans, the group most likely to be vitamin D deficient.

“Call it a bit …

Nineteen out of 20 indoor tanning facility owners say that their indoor tanning clients sunburn less often on spring break when compared to non-tanners, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April.

According to the poll, 95 …

A study in Sweden has found that women who used sunbeds had up to a 50 percent reduction in endometrial cancer risk, according to EmpowHer. The observational study, conducted by Dr. Elisabeth Epstein, looked at 17,822 post-menopausal women who were …