As a tanning industry professional, you know that indoor tanning with UV radiation lamps has been linked to melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, molecular damage associated with skin cancer and other damage to eyes and skin. But did you know that state legislatures are...

Sunless tanning products like New Gorgeous help people get a bronzed look thanks to one key ingredient: DHA  (dihydroxyacetone). DHA is a colorless derivative from glycerin. When it comes into contact with the amino acids on the skin surface, the reaction produces the...

As we move into spring and the weather turns more hospitable, more and more people are looking to prepare to look their best by getting a tan. Most people believe that a tan enhances their looks. An article on State News.com quotes one young indoor tanning devotee as s...

Everyone knows that tanning beds are as harmful as the sun since they also expose tanners to UV radiation. Still, salon owners continue to use them because the demand continues to exist. Other safe and natural ways—such as airbrush tanning—are also available to achieve...

Human skin is the largest organ of the human body. And like any other organ, it is susceptible to both injury and disease. The sun–or any form of UV radiation–is just one of the things that can damage skin.

The skin of an average person weighs anywhere from eight t...

Skin, and especially spray tanned skin, needs daily hydration to keep it healthy. Moisturizing lotions are the typical first line of defense. But body oils, which are too often overlooked, offer many benefits as well.

Typically, the best oils are organic and extracted f...

Sometimes, a client will need to remove a tan before it naturally fades.  Because a spray tan only affects the upper layer of skin, this should not be too difficult although it may take some time.  Several methods exist to assist in this process and some will be more e...

Contrary to what you might think, airbrush tanning is not the sole province of tanning salons. Many makeup artists also do spray tans for their clients because airbrush tans  are considered a form of body makeup for the fashion conscious.

Part of the appeal of doi...

The ever-increasing consumer demand for anti-aging skin products over the last 15 years has spawned a hugely profitable industry–of which sunless tanning is a part–specializing in what are now called cosmeceuticals: cosmetics containing biologically-active ingredients...

Bronzed skin makes everyone look good. As someone looking into the sunless tanning industry, know that you can offer clients products and methods—such as airbrush tanning from New Gorgeous—to help them maintain that golden glow without exposing them to harmful UV radi...