| Tanning Salons |
|
|
|
Excerpt: These days a phone call can make the dog groomer, the geeky computer-repair guy and an order of spring rolls materialize at the front door. In Orange County, the same can now be said for mobile airbrushing companies, which promise bronze bods and, on request, to enhance cleavage and six-pack abs in the comfort of one's own abode. Salon airbrushing and spray-on Mystic tans have become the healthful alternatives to tanning beds in recent years. More companies are emerging to cater to clients who want at-home faux glows . The service is a convenient substitute to visiting salons whose atmosphere might be dictated by young hosts blaring pop music.
Clients are instructed to shower, shave, exfoliate and nix makeup or lotion before "tanning." Airbrush technicians will create a sort of bronze cocktail based on preference (fair to medium or medium to dark.) The solution is poured into a portable, rectangular machine with long hoses and detachable airbrush. Source: Lamers, Chantal. "Get your glow to go." Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA). 4 Jun. 2008: Access World News. NewsBank. University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library. San Antonio, TX. 24 Apr 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: The country's tanning salons are taking on the medical establishment with a bold campaign to convince Americans that exposure to ultraviolet radiation is actually good for you. "Go get a tan. Your body will thank you," the Indoor Tanning Association proclaims in a TV ad that will appear nationally. The association launched its marketing drive today with a full page ad in The New York Times to counter medical research that blames ultraviolet rays from the sun and tanning salons for causing melanoma… To back its claims, the group cites a study by A. Bernard Ackerman -- who once received the "Master Dermatologist Award" from the American Association of Dermatology -- questioning whether exposure to ultraviolet rays from tanning really can cause melanoma. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=4534076 ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: Today, the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) asked Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, why he is suing a local tanning salon owner for claiming that tanning provides vitamin D, when Vitamin D experts at the University of California Riverside are saying the same thing? Anthony Norman, a distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry and of biomedical sciences at UC Riverside, is co-leading a group of 18 researchers in a "call to action" recommending that the daily intake of vitamin D for adults be revised by the government to 2000 international units (IU). Currently, the recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 200 IU for people up to 50 years old; 400 IU for people 51 to 70 years old; and 600 IU for people over 70 years old. According to a press release from the UC Riverside Newsroom, "Norman explained that a 2000 IU daily intake of vitamin D can be achieved by a combination of sunshine, food, supplements, and possibly even limited tanning exposure." New studies suggest that vitamin D, which is produced by the skin when exposed to UV light, protects against a number of cancers, including colon and breast cancer, and also decreases the risk of heart disease. "In light of new and mounting scientific evidence concerning the possible health benefits from exposure to UV light that stimulates vitamin D production in the body, Attorney General Abbot should rethink his case," said ITA President Dan Humiston. "Laws denying tanning salon owners the ability to truthfully tout the benefits of vitamin D are outdated. Now that we know moderate exposure to UV light stimulates vitamin D production, there is no reason that we shouldn't be able to make our customers aware of that fact." Source: “Indoor Tanning Association; Expert Calls on Government to Increase Recommended Daily Vitamin D Intake.” Biotech Business Week. Section: Expanded Reporting. 1 Dec 2008. Lexis Nexis. University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library. San Antonio, TX. 24 Apr 2009 |
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
