In the News
Private Equity Firm Acquires Sunless Inc.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The indoor tanning market’s largest supplier of spray tanning booths this week announced a partnership with a private equity firm designed to speed up the company’s expansion plans.
Doubling vitamin D may reduce mortality rates
Thursday, August 4, 2011
According to a new study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, doubling serum levels of vitamin D could actually increase life expectancy by a staggering two years.… continue reading
Salon Owners Ask: Politics or Publicity?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
As I wrap up this year’s report on the West Coast Tanning Expo in Las Vegas, sponsored by JK-North America, my thoughts are once again on the panel discussion, which featured an array of salon professionals. The beauty of this format is that you can ask eight tanning salon owners the same question – and come away with eight different answers.… continue reading
Teen Tanning Ban in Newfoundland
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Group calls for laws on tanning beds
Shirley Carter, the owner of Total Image in Port aux Basques, supports the idea that young people shouldn’t be using tanning beds.
Seventeen-year-old Andrea Gale from the Codroy Valley began using a tanning bed beginning a couple of months before her graduation.… continue readingMore Sun Means Less Cancer: New Study
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Women who use sunbeds more than once a month for several decades had a 37 percent lower risk of contracting breast cancer, according to a new prospective study of nearly 50,000 Swedish women followed for 15 years — a strong addition to data suggesting that the benefits of regular UV exposure from any source outweigh the manageable risks of overexposure.