The magazine that has sold millions of dollars in chemical sunscreen advertising in exchange for leading a public relations charge to restrict teenagers from tanning salons has now been targeted by thousands of angry consumers who want to ban its …

A majority of indoor tanning businesses report that 2011 met or exceeded their business expectations, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in the past two weeks.

According to the poll, 59 percent say their business performance met or exceeded expectations …

“They [doctors] still have not grasped the importance and appreciation of this [Vitamin D] because Vitamin D has so many benefits — it affects two to three thousand of our genes as a regulator. And if you aren’t able to …

Celebrity product endorsements have energized the indoor tanning retail market this season, with cast members from Jersey Shore leading the way for three different lotion suppliers and their customers.

That’s the cover story of Smart Tan Magazine’s January issue — …

An indoor tanning sunbed re-lamped with red light lamps and marketed as a “red light therapy” unit needs to have proper U.S. Food and Drug Administration pre-market approval before being marketed for sale, the FDA said in a Dec. 21 …

“The classic signs and symptoms for vitamin D deficiency are often aches and pains in your bones and muscles and often physicians misdiagnose this.” — Boston University Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Michael Holick, talking about his book, “The Vitamin D …

Faced with a tepid economy, changing business conditions, Sun Scare marketing and myriad other challenges, the tanning market continued to show its resilience and character in 2011, with an overwhelming number of tanning business leaders continuing to remain optimistic about …

The non-profit Environmental Working Group in 2011 reminded everyone again that sun avoidance has its own health risks and that daily sunscreen usage has never been proven to be without risks, as chemical sunscreen products do penetrate into the body.…