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Tan Smart this Winter

January 17, 2019 tropicaltanjoplin

During the long winter months, when reduced exposure to natural sunlight might be causing you to feel lethargic and depressed, maintaining a good base tan can serve as an excellent reminder that the warmer weather isn’t all that far away. Here at Tropical Tan, our Smart Tan certified staff is ready and willing to help you manage this important aspect of your skincare regimen.

Smart Tan certification is just one of the many features that gives our skilled and caring staff the edge up on the competition. We understand the difference between a proper tan and a sunburn, and are able to fine-tune the tanning experience based on the customer’s skin type. If you have a fairer skin tone (what’s known in the industry as a type 2), the customized settings on our Smart Tan beds allow you to acclimate gradually to the equipment, thereby reducing the risk of burns.

We take sunburn prevention seriously for many reasons. First and foremost, we believe in helping our customers maintain positive skin habits—both in and out of the salon. When people neglect to educate themselves on smart tanning procedure and burn themselves as a result, it reflects poorly on the tanning industry as a whole. This is unfortunate, especially when you consider the fact that we’re actually committed to promoting good skincare habits.

In fact, proper tanning actually boosts the skin’s ability to repair damaged cells. Even fair-skinned type 2s can benefit from maintaining a base tan, as long as they follow the proper procedure and give themselves time to adjust. A real tan isn’t something that can be achieved overnight, or even in the first few sessions. At Tropical Tan, our Smart Tan certified staff is here to make sure you end up with the results you crave, without rushing the process.

In addition, we’re happy to advise you on your skincare routine as a whole, including the topic of sunscreen use. While it can be tempting to assume that your base tan allows you to frolic in the sun without fear of getting burned, this type of thinking can ruin the results you’ve worked so hard to achieve. It’s also important to use proper sun care when outside the controlled environment of our Smart Tan beds. This will ensure that you maintain the sort of base tan that works to protect your skin from further damage.

If you have any further questions or concerns about your tanning and skincare needs, feel free to stop by and share them with us! That’s what we’re here for, and we would be honored to help you achieve that sought-after golden glow in time for spring.

God bless and make it a great day!

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Tan Smart This April

April 13, 2018 tropicaltanjoplin

Now that spring is in the air, it’s the ideal time to start building your base tan for your next special event. While we understand that you must be eager to achieve that golden glow, it takes time to build a proper tan. That’s where we come in. The qualified staff here at Tropical Tan is ready and eager to assist you in designing the perfect package for your tanning needs.

A slow start is the best way to ensure a beautiful tan. Don’t make the classic mistake of overdoing it on the first few sessions–the last thing you want is a painful burn that might peel and ruin the effect. A proper base tan is the best way to avoid this, as it can reduce the risk of sunburn by more than 80 percent. Our Smart Tan Certified staff will be happy to help you customize the settings on our state-of-the-art equipment, to achieve the result that’s best suited to your unique skin tone. We’re not just here to provide the services and equipment that you need–we care about your skin care, and are dedicated to sharing the benefit of our expertise. Our mission is to never burn, but to educate the public on smart tanning.

Don’t forget our special prom season discounts! For a limited time only, students will receive a $10 discount on our spray tans, as well as a 30 percent discount on selected packages. Also in April: Buy one, get one 1/2 off mix or match on packages and bottled lotions valued at $40 or more. Note that some restrictions apply; visit the corresponding pages on our website for more details. While you’re at it, be sure to book your next appointment! We’ll look forward to seeing you soon.

God bless and make it a great day!

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The Golden Rule of Tanning

April 22, 2016 tropicaltanjoplin

With all of the new skincare studies and products in the news these days, it can be hard to figure out which claims you should be taking seriously. One thing is abundantly clear: taking good care of your skin is of the utmost importance. The interesting thing about skincare is that you get to decide which facets of it are the most important to you. Lots of women focus on reducing or preventing visible signs of aging, and others work to pack as much moisture as possible into their skin.

By this same token, it is up to you how you balance tanning with the rest of your skincare routine. When done right, Smart Tanning can be part of a well-rounded plan for making your skin look and feel its very best. You are probably already a bit familiar with the concept of a “base tan.” A base tan is a protective layer of color that shields your skin from potential sunburn.

If you know that your skin tans easily, getting your base tan in a salon like Tropical Tan may reduce your risk of sunburn by up to 81%. Tanning’s benefits for your skin don’t stop with the visible glow it imparts. The process of tanning triggers your skin cells to repair damage; getting a tan is an actively positive thing to do for your skin. We recommend building up your base tan slowly so you can gauge how quickly your skin browns and if you respond well to the settings you choose. The settings on our Smart Tan beds can be fully customized, so there is a lot of wiggle room to figure out the exact personalized tanning program that works for you. We hope to see you soon!

God bless and make it a great day!

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Thanks for voting us your #1 Tanning Salon!

February 29, 2016 tropicaltanjoplin

Hi Tropical Tanners! We are so happy and excited to announce that we’ve won FAVORITE of the Four States for Best Tanning Salon! We’ve won every year, and we’re so honored to know that you enjoy our service as much as we enjoy working with you! Thank you for making us #1. We work hard to ensure that you receive the highest quality in customer service, cleanliness, & the most technologically advanced equipment.

Every single one of Tropical Tan’s employees is Smart Tan Certified. We are so serious about providing top-notch service that this certification is a non-negotiable requirement for working here. This certification is necessary because our tanning beds must be adjusted for each session to accommodate the clients’ current skin tone and desired tan level. Our staffers don’t just turn on a timer and push the “on” button. They program a fully customized tanning program every time.

All of this means you can rest assured that you’re receiving the highest quality of sanitation, customer service and the best kept equipment in town! Gyms with tanning do not offer this degree of one-on-one personalization, so you risk developing a painful sunburn instead of a beautiful tan glow. We are also able to give you the best product recommendations for maintaining your color and keeping your skin in good condition. Bad sunburns can lead to permanent damage and we are 100% committed to making sure that never happens to you at Tropical Tan.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards that far exceed the basic requirements for our industry, something that gyms do not do. We care about your skin, educating you on Smart Tanning, and helping you design the right package to meet your tanning needs and your budget. Its so important to build a base tan and to never burn.

We properly sanitize our tanning beds after every session, something that gyms shockingly do not do. We care about our clients, and your trust is important to us. We would never take advantage of your trust by being lazy about our commitment to quality and service.

A session at Tropical Tan is about more than boosting your skin tone. We take pleasure in giving you the royal treatment so you can unplug from your everyday life and enjoy a few moments of pampering and relaxation. Our clients know that they can depend on us to deliver that experience, which is why they have named us the FAVORITE of the Four States! Keep up to date on all of our latest specials, promotions and contests by liking us on Facebook and registering for our text club.

God bless and make it a great day!

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Joplin’s Tropical Tan is Smart Tan Certified (FACEBOOK CONTEST)

June 9, 2014 tropicaltanjoplin

Join our Facebook Contest at the bottom of this post.

At Tropical Tan in Joplin, we hold a high standard for our employees. We expect the most from them so that we can give the most to you! To ensure that you receive the highest level of satisfaction, we require our employees to become “Smart Tan Certified.” What does this mean and why is it important to you as a customer?

Our employees must become Smart Tan Certified in order to operate our tanning beds. The certification is necessary because many of our beds are customizable to meet the needs of your skin tone. To tailor your tanning experience to your skin tone, our Smart Tan Certified staff has been thoroughly trained in order to understand and recommend the correct duration and intensity for you!

Creating a personalized setting for your skin helps ensure that you receive an even, beautiful tan rather than a red, itchy sunburn. At many tanning salons, you have minimal control over your experience. However, when you come to Tropical Tan in Joplin, you become part of our team, and together we’ll customize the beds to your skin tone.

Our Smart Tan Certified staff not only assist you in creating a unique tanning routine, they’ll also help you select products to maximize your tan – such as tanning lotions, moisturizers and other skin care products.

We value the relationships we have with all of our Tropical Tan friends. When you come to Tropical Tan in Joplin, we’ll treat you like royalty. Our Smart Tan certification allows us to provide the best service to our customers and sets us apart from any other tanning salon in town. We adhere to the highest industry standards so you can relax during your session, knowing that you’re receiving the best possible experience. Come by Tropical Tan today to enjoy our knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and qualified staff! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Facebook Contest Details

And don’t forget that we’re running a special all throughout June. Receive 40 percent off a yearly membership if you sign up during the month. We’re also running a contest throughout June. We’re giving away a “Run of the House” package, which includes 30 days unlimited in tanning bed and daily aqua massage – a $130 value.Those who wish to participate can share the contest on Facebook, Like the Tropical Tan page and please tell us what you love most about Tropical Tan, or how we can best serve you. Then provide a name and email address in the registration form below. The winner will be announced during the first week of July.

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Positive Effects of Tanning

January 18, 2013 tropicaltanjoplin

Many people have preconceived notions about tanning. They receive information from all over the web, television, and from their friends. Tanning is not just an activity that can be done outdoors in the Caribbean, but also can be done in Joplin, Missouri!

Research & Consideration

Before tanning, be sure to review guidelines provided by your tanning salon and any other trusted resources such as TanningTruth.com or SmartTan.com. It is important to make sure you are considering your body and the effects tanning will have on it. Everyone is different. Bodies produce different amounts of vitamins, they have different personalities and feelings, and their skin tans differently. We are all unique so tanning will be a unique experience for each individual. Despite some unsubstantiated hype about tanning, there are many positive results that tanning can provide.

Ultraviolet Light

Tanning can provide an ample source of UVA and UVB light, which enables you to have a positive experience. Just like tanning outdoors can make you feel relaxed and fantastic, so can tanning indoors. The warmth and ability to relax, especially during those winter months, can be just the stress reliever that you need. Many people feel refreshed and have a new sense of motivation after tanning, and it can even make them feel beautiful with a new look, hiding many of the blemishes that can be seen on more pale skin.

Vitamin D

UVB rays can also help the body produce vitamin D. Keep in mind that people’s bodies are different and may not need the same sun requirements for production of this vitamin. There are other ways to obtain vitamin D in your system, but tanning may be one of them.

Sunburn Prevention

Getting a good base tan can help you avoid sunburns. Have you ever gone on vacation and on that first day you wanted to spend so much time in the glorious sunshine that made you feel sexy and wonderful that you turned into something that resembled a lobster? Well tanning regularly can help you avoid that! Having a good base tan and only tanning for short periods at a time can help protect your skin for that first time exposure on your luxurious vacation.

Tan Smart in Joplin

The positive effects of tanning indoors are both physical and mental. To learn more about positive effects of tanning, visit WeAreSunshine.com or contact a Tropical Tan team member. We are the only Smart Tan certified tanning salon in Joplin. As a Smart Tan Member, we adhere to the highest industry standards to ensure the best indoor tanning experience possible. Our team is fully trained in UV light administration, properly teaches sunburn prevention indoor and out, insists our clients wear FDA approved protective eyewear and hold tight to the highest sanitation standards.

We provide Joplin with the largest selection of beds and the newest in tanning technology. Our salon offers 9 levels of tanning including high pressure beds and the latest in UV Free spray on tanning. Enjoy our clean, cool and comfortable atmosphere before, during, and after your tan. Call us or come in to learn of the great tanning packages we have available and our monthly specials. Tropical Tan is located at 7th & Illinois. Walk-ins are always welcome! (417) 782-3900

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We Are Smart Tan Certified

December 27, 2012 tropicaltanjoplin

Tanning can offer a person many benefits, especially in climates where the rain is ample or the days are short for long periods of the year. In order to optimally take advantage of the benefits that tanning can offer a person, the facilities chosen should staff employees that are adequately trained to help a client gain the most out of their tanning experience.

One way salons are able to make this happen is through the Smart Tan certification process for their employees. This process teaches providers sanitation standards in addition to the proper tanning procedures to help keep clients from becoming burned on their skin or eyes.

These high standards ensure that operators are able to educate their clients on the proper method of tanning for the absolute best results possible. This certification is not only a big deal for the salon or facility, but should be equally important to the tanner as well. Knowing that you are tanning properly and with adequately trained staff will put your mind at ease and allow you to enjoy the experience. Our salon is the only one in the area that has obtained this certification and proudly stands behind the quality expectations that it carries along with it.

If you have been with us for a while, you will know that we take tanning seriously and want you to enjoy the process and the results you get. The Smart Tan certification helps us to accomplish this for you and allows you to be more at ease that the staffers you interact with are knowledgeable and able to guide you in the right direction.

To learn more about tanning with confidence with Smart Tan, visit SmartTan.com, call Tropical Tan at (417) 782-3900 or visit our location at 7th & Illinois in Joplin.

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What’s Driving the Anti-Tanning Message?

October 25, 2012 tropicaltanjoplin

Tropical Tan provides Joplin with the largest selection of beds and the newest in tanning technology. We offer 9 levels of tanning including high pressure beds and the latest in UV Free spray on tanning. Enjoy our clean, cool and comfortable atmosphere before, during, and after your tan. Call us or come in to learn of the great tanning packages we have available and our monthly specials. Tropical Tan is located at 7th & Illinois. Walk-ins are always welcome! (417) 782-3900

We are the only Smart Tan Salon in Joplin. As a Smart Tan Member Salon, we adhere to the highest industry standards to ensure the best indoor tanning experience possible. Here at Tropical Tan, we:

are fully trained in UV light administration
properly teach sunburn prevention indoors and out
insist clients wear FDA approved protective eyewear
meet the highest sanitation standards

It is our desire to provide our readers with facts on indoor tanning. The following is an excerpt directly from TanningTruth.com explaining why our industry is under attack.

Sunshine is free – it has no marketing department for its life-giving benefits. If a pharmaceutical company patented and sold sunshine, the public message we receive about it would be completely different. Instead, the professional indoor tanning community is the only entity in a position to challenge the $35 billion anti-UV industry’s total sun abstinence messaging. This explains why indoor tanning is under attack from this powerful coalition of industries who profit from the exaggerated and largely unsubstantiated anti-UV message.

Cosmetic Dermatology

The cosmetic dermatology’s powerful fear-based marketing message, which drives millions of customers into their offices, has helped grow their businesses by 320%. And the existence of the indoor tanning industry is competitive to dermatology’s multibillion-dollar phototherapy industry. Consider, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology:

In 1993, 873,000 phototherapy sessions were delivered in dermatology offices in the U.S. By 1998, sessions had fallen off 94 percent to just 53,000.

The cost of a single phototherapy session – which utilizes indoor tanning equipment in a dermatologist’s office – is nearly $100 per session, about 20 times more than an indoor tanning session. An estimated 1.5 million indoor tanning clients today successfully treat psoriasis in indoor tanning facilities.

If tanning salons were closed, the cosmetic dermatology industry would gain up to $5 billion in phototherapy sessions which would be charged to health insurance companies and the Medicare system. (According to dermatology’s own reports, psoriasis patients average 35 sessions per year at an estimated average of $85 per session.)

The dermatology industry is in a hypocritical position when it comes to indoor tanning:

According to the phototherapy industry’s own practices, dermatologists use sunburning dosages of UV light for the clinical treatment of psoriasis, a non-life threatening disease. If any UV exposure were as dangerous as a recent statement from the AAD claims, then dermatologists would be guilty of violating their Hippocratic oath for using UV in burning dosages to treat purely cosmetic skin conditions.

Melanoma mortality is increasing in men over age 50, but dermatology is targeting its anti-sun campaign almost exclusively at women under age 50 – the group most likely to visit cosmetic dermatology practices for its services.

The American Academy of Dermatology and other skin-care groups get much of their marketing budget directly from the chemical sunscreen industry. The AAD receives millions for putting endorsement logos on chemical sunscreen products – a much-criticized “pay for play” program.

Chemical Sunscreen Industry

Chemical sunscreen is mis-marketed as a daily use product – as a “fear-based purchase” – designed to be worn 365 days a year (in daily cosmetics for women) – which has turned chemical sunscreen into a $5-6 billion business controlled by a handful of major players. Sunscreen also block as much as 99% of vitamin D production. Consider:

Sunscreen does not prevent melanoma, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes policy recommendations for the federal government, “The evidence is insufficient to recommend sunscreens for the prevention of skin cancer.”

According to the independent Environmental Working Group – a consumer watchdog group that has analyzed hundreds of sunscreen ingredients, “Most sunscreen chemicals are far from innocuous. In sunlight, some release free radicals that can damage DNA and cells, promote skin aging and possibly raise risks for skin cancer. Some act like estrogen and may disrupt normal hormone signaling in the body. Others may build up in the body and the environment.”

A 2008 Centers for Disease Control study showed that 97 percent of Americans have the sunscreen active ingredient oxybenzone in our urine. This ingredient has been linked to killing coral reefs, changing the gender in fish and potentially causing cancer.

Chemical Sunscreen manufacturers are not allowed to advertise that chemical sunscreen prevents melanoma. So chemical sunscreen companies pay Dermatology groups millions of dollars to endorse their product and make that claim on their behalf. The AAD received an estimated $6-8 million in 2009 to help misbrand chemical sunscreen as a daily-use product.

The Skin Cancer Foundation is a marketing front group organized by sunscreen manufacturers to create a “Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Approval” which appears on sunscreen products to convince consumers into thinking their products prevent melanoma, which they are not allowed to claim themselves. The SCF website says: “For adequate protection against melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers and photo-aging, everyone over the age of six months should use sunscreen daily year-round, in any weather.”

Notice: You do not need to become tan for your skin to make vitamin D. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation may increase the risk of skin cancer and can cause serious eye injury.

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