Are You Tanning Without Accelerators?

Everyday I get asked: "how can I get tan fast?"  There are many ways to speed up the tanning process, but one key tool is a good quality accelerator. You get a tan when your skin produces melanin to protect yourself from UV rays. If you do not produce enough melanin to protect yourself, you get a sunburn instead. Tanning accelerators are used to help speed up the process so that you spend less time tanning. There are two ingredients in most tanning accelerators that are supposed to help speed up the tanning process. They are Psoralen and Tyrosin, both of which are amino acids.

So, do you need a tanning accelerator? YES and NO. The answer depends on your needs. You do not actually NEED any tanning lotion. But tanning lotions do make a huge difference in the speed in which you tan and even the color of your tan. Tanning lotions with accelerators create a much better color, more brown and less red. Tanning lotion can help you with after tanning odors that some people experience. Dry skin actually deflects the sun, but moisturized skin accept melanin producing rays much better. Most professional quality tanning lotions contain a good moisturizer.

There are other products that claim to accelerate tanning besides lotions. I have heard the pills that make these claims. I have never tried these pills but I do know that there are a lot of critics who debunk the claims that the science behind the pills is sound.

 Everyone's biology is a little different, so what works for me may not work for you. Choose a tanning salon that is "Smart Tan Certified". Their employee's are trained in helping you achieve the optimal tanning results. They are also very knowledgeable on lotions and how they work with different skin types.  They will actually give you a skin type analysis and are a wealth of information  That way, you are not just buying the prettiest bottle or most expensive product and hoping that it works for you. 

LOCAL BUSINESS PARTICIPATED MAY “D-FEAT” BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN AND WILL DO SO AGAIN IN OCTOBER

Local business participating g in may “D-feat” breast Cancer campaign

Adairsville, GA -- The D-Feat Breast Cancer Campaign is an initiative designed to empower communities to support and fund research and awareness of one of the most powerful natural preventions for breast cancer – vitamin D. Dollars raised will fund research and awareness. The two primary organizations that will be supported with D-Feat dollars are: GrassRootsHealth.org – Driven by Carole Baggerly, a breast cancer survivor who travels North America educating hundreds of health care experts, including physicians, about the benefits of vitamin D.Chapelle Epidemiology Group – An epidemiology research group that is conducting research to challenge questionable tanning and melanoma science. Sun exposure paranoia is believed to be the leading cause of vitamin D deficiency. –Source of above: Vitamin D Foundation

 “Cancer has touched our family personally. A close family member to mom and I past during our campaign in May after a long battle with breast cancer. Tommy (my husband’s) mom, Betty Shanks battled cancer.  Mom and I lost an aunt to cancer recently.  We are very excited about the D-Feat Breast Cancer Campaign. More awareness and promising research needs to be funded. We don’t want to lose anymore loved ones to this disease.”  -Lacey Shanks of Alternative Tan Salon & Spa.

The idea of the program is to collect in-store contributions throughout the month-long campaign in October. Please stay tune for more information and if you would like to help or have ideas on supporting this cause through event fundraisers please post them or contact us.

LOCAL TANNING FACILITY & HAIR SALON JOINS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Jackson, Mich.  – Alternative Tan Salon & Spa of Adairsville, GA has joined the International Smart Tan Network, North America’s association for professional indoor tanning facilities.

           

 Alternative Tan Salon & Spa is locally owned by Lacey Shanks daughter of local real estate agent, Wanda Bline.  Master Cosmetologist is Jasmyn Owens does hair and other spa services in the salon. Wanda grew up in Adairsville on a farm in Folsom and is a graduate of the class of 1976. She is a local real estate agent and enjoys volunteering and planting plants on their small farm. Wanda is married to George Bline owner of Porch & Patio Plus, Inc. local home improvement specialist. Lacey Shanks attended Adairsville High School in 1999. She enjoys organizing fund raisers; attending car shows with her husband, Tommy Shanks a Building Engineer, and her two year old son. Jasmyn has been doing hair, waxing and piercings for 14 years.  She is a volunteer soft ball coach. She loves what she does and her world revolves around her three kids and husband.

            As a Smart Tan member, Alternative Tan Salon & Spa, an indoor tanning facility recognizes and practices specific principles and procedures in the responsible administration of ultraviolet light for cosmetic purposes. Employees are formally trained and comprehensively trained to understand and follow exposure schedules on the equipment, focus on the need for all salon clients to wear federally approved eyewear, and teach clients to avoid sunburn and overexposure, both indoors and outdoors. Adherence to proper cleaning and sanitation protocol is maintained and federal and state or provincial regulations are emphasized.

            “The owners and operators of this Smart Tan member facility can assist tanners in developing a smart skin regimen,” said Joseph A. Levy, vice president of the association. “The world today knows that regular sun exposure is both natural and important. Moderation and sunburn prevention are the two major tenets of smart tanning.  That’s what the professional tanning industry is teaching its clients today.”

            The International Smart Tan Network was founded in 1992 to promote the concepts of moderation and sunburn prevention through tanning facilities worldwide.  The Smart Tan creed: Moderate indoor tanning, for individuals who can develop a tan, is the smartest way to maximize the potential benefits and minimize the potential risks associated with either too much or too little sunlight.

Mission of this Blog!

Hey there!

This is our first blog post. The goal of this blog is to share more about who and what we are and give our friends and clients more then just another plug about how great we are. We want to share something real! My favorite thing to do is create our newsletter each month, but I feel limited by ink and paper. This will give us a place to share tips about tanning, beauty and just things that make us all smile, our family and friends and things we love about small town life! We hope you will enjoy this blog in the coming days, months and weeks and we will commit to keeping it fresh, new, interesting and if not useful...at least entertaining. Haha! :-)