Sexy without Risk

Which is a better tag line?  Sexy without Risk or Zero to Sexy? I wonder.  Would Sexy without Risk include massages or what would be a better tag line to include massages.  Running a small business is a lot of work and now I know why it is good to have people to bounce ideas off of.  Anybody out there listening?

Massage therapist not masseuse

Remember when we called the masseuses and along with that came all kinds of ideas of shady business.  Massage therapists get a bad rap.  People that are not educated to the professionalism of massage therapist sometimes get the wrong idea.  This puts the massage therapists in a bad spot.  Sometimes clients come in expecting more than just a massage.  Shall we say a dessert is expected.  How many professions have to deal with such things?  They are trained professionals not shady "escort services."  Get a life folks.

Congressional Report Exposes Tanning Industry’s Misleading Messaging to Teens - SkinCancer.org

Congressional Report Exposes Tanning Industry’s Misleading Messaging to Teens - SkinCancer.org

How do you know what to blog about tanning and massages?

As I sit here at the cabana, I wonder what would people like to know.  Shimmer Place offers excellent organic spray tanning and and super massages but that is not what they want to hear about.  I often get questions such as "Does it turn you orange?"  Not ours.  I have told several clients, "If you turn orange, I will give you your money back."  I remember listening to the entrepreneur who developed Ivory soap.  He said it is so good for you, you can eat it and the man chomped off a big bite of the soap.  That was impressive.  I don't think I will drink any tanning solution anytime soon but I do know that April accidentally sprayed the solution in Tina's eyes and Tina was fine.  No redness, no swelling, nothing.  I was amazed that our tanning solution did not cause any reaction.  That was quiet a testament.  In addition, the the Shimmer tan is so natural looking and a person can look sexy without risk.  

In addition, I know Sandy is an excellent massage therapist.  Her massages don't feel like a feather.  She gives you a good deep tissue massage and all those nasty knots are gone from your back.  Who isn't stressed these days.  We all are.  Sandy helps to work the effects of that stress from your body.

Fawn Feather expo today

We participated in the Fawn Feather event today.  Met a lot of wonderful people who we enjoyed talking to.  Weather was perfect for it.  I think we convinced some folks that organic spray tanning is the way to go.  I was surprised at the number of people who did not realize that it is all organic and that more than white people get spray tanned.  Seeing is believing.   So glad I had Rhonda's picture on our Facebook page.  People of color whether they are Asian, Indian, Hispanic, or Black enjoy our organic spray because it gives them a beautiful glow and evens out their skin tones.  In addition, people of color have a higher rate of skin cancer because they do not think they have to worry about skin cancer.  Go to our website and take a look at Rhonda's comments.  :-) 

 

 

Why do young people not realize the danger of tanning beds?

I research skin cancer because I own an organic spray tanning business.  The more I read; the more I wonder why young people (especially females) don't realize what those tanning beds do to them.  How do you make them realize the dangers of tanning beds and this too can happen to you.  In addition, how much they will regret it when they are my age (if they make it to 56).  If I could figure that out, I would love it. 

Organic tanning not tanning beds: Tanning beds cost compared to spray tanning cost

Organic tanning not tanning beds: Tanning beds cost compared to spray tanning cost: Spray tan prices vary from salon to salon. Single spray tanning session can range from $25 to $60 but Shimmer Place tans are $35 for a sin...

Tanning beds cost compared to spray tanning cost

Spray tan prices vary from salon to salon.  Single spray tanning session can range from $25 to $60 but Shimmer Place tans are $35 for a single tan.  If you want to do spray tanning regularly, here is how to calculate the cost of spray tanning.  The spray tan prices are amazingly affordable, especially, if you purchase a package.  At Shimmer Place we offer $75 unlimited tanning for a month and several other packages.  Unlike tanning beds, where you have to have few sessions to build up your tan, the very first time you go for a Shimmer Place spray tan, you come away with a beautiful tan.

If you spray tan regularly, your skin gets accustomed to the solution, and holds the tan much longer. To get to this stage, you will need about 3 sessions 5 days apart. From then on you can spray tan every 2 weeks, if you learn how to use tan extending products properly.  So, let’s work it out on prices that I charge at Shimmer Place.

At Shimmer Place, the price of a single tan is $35 and unlimited tanning/month is $75.  First month’s tanning: 3 sessions to get the skin used to the solution + one additional maintenance session all for the $75.  Additionally you need to use tan extending lotion: $24/month. Total for the first month is $99.

Subsequent months: We offer 2 sessions/month for $50.  Add the cost of a can of tan extending lotion at $24 and the cost/month is $74.  If you pay for single tans at $35 each = $70 plus a can of tan extending lotion $24.  This brings the cost to $94.  Let’s compare it to tanning bed tanning.

In my area a tanning bed session in a package is $15.  You need about 5 sessions every second day to build up a nice tan.  For about 3 of those days you don’t see much of the color at all.  Later, you will need two or three sessions a week to maintain this level of tan.  You will also have to use various products to accelerate the tanning process, and protect your skin.

First month: 5 tans to build up your tan plus 6 more sessions to maintain your tan $75+$90=$165 +Products at $35 brings the total for the first month to $200.  Subsequent months: 8 sessions at $15 each=$120 plus products at $35 adds up to $155.

From my experience, not many people calculate the real spray tan prices like that.  My clients are often surprised when I show them the difference between spray tan prices and cost of tanning bed tanning.  In the long run it makes a lot of sense to the pocket.  But this is not all.

Here come the best savings of all!

1. How much time will you save, if you do only 2 spray tanning sessions instead of 8 per month?  Your sessions can take as little as 30 minutes, and that includes undressing, preparation, spray tanning and putting your clothes back on.  You can easily do it on your lunch break!

2. Save thousands and thousands of dollars on cosmetics and procedures reversing sun damage from sun tanning and tanning beds.

3. Save your skin from skin cancer. 

In addition, sun tanning and tanning beds produce such huge damage to the skin that a 30 year old woman, who tans regularly, will have skin of a 40 year old woman that does not tan.  That is why Botox, laser resurfacing, chemical peels and tons and tons of specialized cosmetics are a multi-billion dollar industry.  If you do not expose your skin to the sun or tanning bed tanning, you will be able to save on most of those treatments.

Did you know that if you suffered sunburn 3 or more times during your lifetime, you double the chance of skin cancer?  Now that is quite scary.  And did you know that UVA rays in tanning beds penetrate much deeper than UVB rays from the sun?  The result is that tanning beds do damage to you skin on much deeper level.  There is quite a lot of evidence that tanning beds also greatly increase the risk of skin cancer.

When you look closely at different tanning methods, a spray tan price becomes truly affordable.  Spray tanning not only saves you real dollars, but also helps you to maintain beautiful skin your whole life.

If those spray tan prices are still too much for you, check on the price of plastic surgery to remove the damage done by UVA rays. 

Organic Spray tan or this from beach or tanning beds????