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If you want to start a tanning bed salon then you are lining yourself up for a very lucrative business opportunity. Of course there is negative press but, the tanning bed business is booming. However, you know that you want to start a tanning bed salon business but you may not be sure of how to go about it, so here are a few first steps you should consider as you plan to get started.

Know your starting budget

As with any business you will need some start up capital for your early costs. The costs are going to be many things from getting equipment to having money for premises, and do not forget you will need cash flow to pay yourself and any employees for the first month or two as your business starts up. Also marketing will need to be done so that people know you are there. Because of all this it is vital that you set yourself a budget to work in and make sure you stick to it so that you are not creating any financial headaches for yourself before you even get going properly.

Know Your Competition and USP

There are lots of tanning salons these days so it would make sense to visit any in the area where you are planning to open up. When you visit these salons make sure you check out various factors such asthe decor and what they are charging their clients. How does there salon make you feel? If it makes you feel relaxed and comfortable then use some of that in your salon. If it makes you feel uncomfortable then of coursedo the opposite of that salon.

Also what can you do to make you a bit different and build your USP (unique selling proposition). Try not to be run of the mill and do, something like a free drink for your customer or or even have a beautician working at the salon so the client can get a manicure or something similar after they have had their tanning session.

Market Your Business

Marketing your business will be crucial in the early days. After a while if you do some of the things mentioned above then you will have a tanning salon with a great reputation and you will get more and more business from referrals, but in the early days you will have to advertise. But advertising does not have to break the bank, you can use cheap tools like flyer's to get you going (and remember to include your USP on the flyer), or you could do a press release about your salon and its USP and send that into the local papers (that method is FREE by the way). Finally you could put a small classified in the local paper or your local business directory. This should be enough to get the first few clients for you.

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I do hope you have found this information helpful. There is a great deal more information just like this at http://tanningbeds4less.info/getting-started.html and all this information put together should make opening your tanning salon seem a lot less daunting and give you the confidence to go forward and do it and hopefully make yourself a very lucrative business

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If you've read our article How Sunburn Work, you know that skin is made up of two main layers: the epidermis on the outside and the dermis on the inside. Whether you are talking about sun tanning or self-tanning, the epidermis is where the action occurs. The epidermis is also made up of layers. The deepest layer of the epidermis, called the stratum basale (basal layer), is affected during sun tanning. The stratum corneum (horny layer) is the outermost layer of the epidermis - it is this layer that is affected by most sunless-tanning products.

There are several different kinds of sunless-tanning products available today. People have been able to pour on a tan since 1960, when Coppertone® came out with the first sunless-tanning product -- QT® or Quick Tanning Lotion. If you are old enough to remember this, then you are probably thinking of the incredibly orange hue this lotion produced. Since then, there have been several advancements made on the sunless-tanning front. These days, you can find tanning pills, sunless- or self-tanners and bronzers. You can smooth, swipe or spray on a light bronze glow or a deep, dark tan. Many of these products take 45 minutes to one hour to start taking effect, and once you factor in drying time, you could be looking at about three hours spent achieving that sun-free tan.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the most effective products available are sunless- or self-tanning lotions that contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as the active ingredient. DHA is a colorless sugar that interacts with the dead cells located in the stratum corneum of the epidermis. As the sugar interacts with the dead skin cells, a color change occurs. This change usually lasts about five to seven days from the initial application.

Every day, millions of dead skin cells are sloughed off or worn away from the surface of your skin. In fact, every 35 to 45 days, you have an entirely new epidermis. This is why tans from sunless- or self-tanning lotions will gradually fade -- as the dead cells are worn away, so is your tan. For this reason, most of these products suggest that you reapply the sunless- or self-tanner about every three days to maintain your "tan."

Although gels, lotions or sprays that contain DHA are said to be the most reliable and useful, there are dozens of other types of products on the market. Tanning accelerators - lotions or pills that usually contain the amino acid tyrosine -- claim that they stimulate and increase melanin formation, thereby accelerating the tanning process. At this time, there is no scientific data available to support these claims.

Another sunless-tanning product is a tanning pill that contains canthaxanthin, which is most commonly used as a color additive in certain foods. Although the FDA has approved the use of canthaxanthin in food, it does not approve its use as a tanning agent. When used as a color additive, only very small amounts of canthaxanthin are necessary. As a tanning agent, however, much larger quantities are used. After canthaxanthin is consumed, it is deposited all over your body, including in your skin, which turns an orange-brown color. These types of tanning pills have been linked to various side effects, including hepatitis and canthaxanthin retinopathy, a condition in which yellow deposits form in the retina of the eye.

Another popular form of sunless tanning is the bronzer. These powders and moisturizers, once applied, create a tan that can easily be removed with soap and water. More like make-up, these products tint or stain your skin only until they are washed off.

It's important to remember that most of these products, unless they contain an added sunscreen, will not protect you from the sun's UVA and UVB rays. Even products that do contain a sunscreen won't be of much help, since they lose their efficacy within hours of application. So, if you're planning to head outside to show off your new glow, be sure to apply some extra sunscreen.

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