Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Customers are getting an unbalanced message about UV light from the “Sun Scare” industry and it is driving people away from what is a natural and intended part of life.

That’s why Smart Tan’s Matt Russell will be presenting a …

The March issue of Smart Tan magazine hit stores this week, with a cover story exploring how four successful tanning retailers have turned electronic fund transfer programs into full-out salon loyalty programs — and how that is changing the business.…

While male clients make up the minority of our industry’s customer base, recent trends suggest that men are caring more about their looks and getting that golden tan is one way they’re improving their appearance.

An article in the York …

“Ban me from an indoor tanning salon and I will simply go to my friend’s house and turn her tanning bed on 3 times at 30 minutes each time. This is what I used to do all the time before …

A British news organization reported this weekend that over-use of sunscreen and sun avoidance is contributing to a resurgence of the bone-disfiguring disease rickets in the United Kingdom.

“Over-anxious parents who slap sunscreen on their children may have contributed to …

The Consumer Confidence Index was released this week and is showing some positive signs about how consumers feel the economy is performing. NPR is reporting that the monthly index has reached 70.4, which is up almost six points from its …

Children with low vitamin D levels are nearly two-and-a-half times as likely to suffer from peanut allergies and a host of other allergies, according to a new study published this week.

A study of more than 3,000 children shows that …

“Most scientists who are actively working with vitamin D now believe that 40 to 60 ng/ml is the appropriate target concentration of 25-vitamin D in the blood for preventing the major vitamin D-deficiency related diseases, and have joined in a …