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Celine Dion surprises Canton tanning salon owner ahead of concert

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Celine Dion surprises Canton tanning salon owner ahead of concert

Celine Dion Canton
BALTIMORE —A local business owner got the experience of a lifetime Monday when singing sensation Celine Dion visited her tanning salon ahead of her concert at Royal Farms Arena.
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Iowa Salon Employee Breaks Spray Tan World Record

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Iowa Salon Employee Breaks Spray Tan World Record

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 SmartTan.com
If your clients ever ask you how long an airbrush tan will take, just tell them that a single person once applied 113 tans in an hour. While that explanation would clearly be in jest, it would now technically be true.
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Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles Last Week

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Sunlight Institute Responses to Sun Articles    https://www.limaohio.com/features/health/396970/ask-a-doctor-skin-cancer-real-threat-on-spring-break Regular, non-burning sun exposure does not cause Melanoma. Sun deprivation is more likely the cause. Here are some facts you should know:
  • In the past four decades, sunscreen use has increased by 400%, and melanoma has increased by 400%!
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Burnt is out, ‘skinscreen’ is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Chemical sunscreens promoted for anti ageing and not sunburn protection. The evolution of marketing sunscreen. JCTA Note: maybe the reason is they don't protect you from BCC and Melanoma. continue reading

Ontario’s tanning bed rules largely ineffective: University of Guelph study

Monday, February 24, 2020
We need to make sure we follow the regulations or we will see more articles like this. This is what happened in Australia and we don't need a total ban continue reading

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