{"id":832,"date":"2008-06-03T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/todays-headline-story-non-tanners-burned-more-often-on-memorial-day-tanning-salons-say\/"},"modified":"2008-06-03T04:00:57","modified_gmt":"2008-06-03T08:00:57","slug":"todays-headline-story-non-tanners-burned-more-often-on-memorial-day-tanning-salons-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/todays-headline-story-non-tanners-burned-more-often-on-memorial-day-tanning-salons-say\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY&#8217;S HEADLINE STORY:  Non-tanners Burned More Often on Memorial Day, Tanning Salons Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen out of every 20 owners of professional tanning facilities say that their indoor tanning clients were less likely to sunburn during outdoor activities on Memorial Day weekend, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted last week.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/2008-06-03-summer-savvy-copy.jpg\" title=\"2008-06-03-summer-savvy-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/2008-06-03-summer-savvy-copy.thumbnail.jpg\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px\" alt=\"2008-06-03-summer-savvy-copy.jpg\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe poll, while not scientific, certainly re-affirms one cornerstone of indoor tanning: That people in the indoor tanning community, having developed based tans, are less likely to sunburn outdoors when compared with non-tanners,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing that anyone could think differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the poll, 95 percent of tanning businesses say that non-tanners sunburned more often during the three-day Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The tanning industry promotes the proper usage of sunscreen outdoors. But sunscreen can be much more effective at preventing sunburn for those who have base tans. \u201cFor many non-tanners, sunscreen alone won\u2019t prevent sunburn on extended holiday weekends. 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