ETS Tanning Bed Blog

Everyone in the tanning industry has been faced with the question “is tanning bad for you?” and it’s a tricky one that can leave many of us tongue-tied. If you struggle with this, remember that the best answer is the truth.

Tell your clients or potential clients the basic truth about tanning:

1. Tanning can give you a base tan and protect your skin against bad sunburns.

When discussing tanning, I often run into 5 tricky topics or, as I like to call them, myths. Here’s how I dispel them:

Myth: Indoor Tanning is 15 Times More Harmful than the Sun

Truth: According to the ITA (Indoor Tanning Association), one of the most incorrectly quoted statistics about tanning beds is that they are up to 15 times stronger than the sun’s UV rays. The truth is most beds are typically only about twice as strong as the sun.

It’s that strength that allows you to get a tan faster than you would outside. For example, a ten minute indoor tan might be equivalent to twenty minutes of direct, midday sunlight.