..."Having a great tan makes you look healthy and attractive, but getting that tan isn't necessarily a healthy process. There are several potential harmful effects of getting a tan. Namely, the exposure to harmful Ultraviolet, or UV, rays can lead to skin cancer. Therefore, you need to take a few steps in order to get a great looking tan without putting yourself in harms way.

Where a Sunscreen

While you might think that you should go out with a sunscreen, the opposite is true. By wearing a sunscreen, you protect your skin while allowing it to gradually become tanned. Ideally, you should wear a sunscreen with an SPF rating of less than 15 but no lower than 8. This will allow your tan to develop gradually and safely.

Take It Slow

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Skin Cancer Symptoms and Prevention

...Despite the medical evidence available on skin cancer, our society insists on tanning beds and sunbathing without using the proper protection, as we can find many youth and teenagers spending long times in the harmful and burning sun rays that what makes them the suffer a lot from Skin Cancer. But the good news is that Skin Cancer is considered the easiest form of cancer and you can overcome it by spotting it in time.

There are two forms of Skin Cancer, melanomas and non-melanomas. Melanomas usually account for only four percent of diagnosed skin cancers, and it occurs in the epidermis, the skin's outer layer, usually appearing as a dark mole with uneven edges but they are considered to be the most deadly....more

Encouraging Your Customers To Be Loyal To Your Tanning Salon

...d discount for their first month of tanning is going to be enough to entice a large number of them. Don't worry about the money you will lose in the process, you will recoup it later on when they are established as an ongoing customer at your tanning salon.

Consider offering them a free type of product in order to make the tanning process better for them. If they can accelerate the process they will be more impressed by what results they get. They will then buy the bronzer in order to maintain their deep color. They will also continue their tanning services with you. The discounts you offer and the free products you give them will pay for themselves in the form of ongoing sales.

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What Is This Passion for Tanning?

...sing sunburns. UVA radiation penetrates the lower layers (the dermis) and causes tanning. However, a sunbath exposes our body to unlimited and uncontrolled dose of ultraviolet radiations. Studies have proved that an overdose of these radiations can cause skin cancer.

Sunbathing is a natural process of tanning, but it takes a lot of time. The young generation is not fortunate enough to have enough free time for sunbathing as earlier generations had. Many of them may not have spare time during the day at all.

Tanning beds and tanning lotions have emerged to help them. The tanning beds create a similar environment as under the sun. Unlike sunrays, however, a tanning bed controls the amount and ...more

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