This last year, many of us has looked to Patricia and judged her for what she has done to herself, but she is not alone with her disorder. Tanning salons all across the board have seen the effect 1st hand of over tanerexcia with UV lights. It has been happening for a long time now, and I feel that Patricia has brought this more into light for our industry. Many of you may have had the discussion with a client or two over excessive tanning and possible have recommend some safe alternatives or skin treatments for these clients. If you haven't before spoken up to them, please do mention some of your concerns to them and let them know you are thinking of there health. In the end it is the clients decision if they change there methods or not, but I do think you will get some brownie points for being concerned for them.
As many of you know, tanning effects our skin. The more we tan the more we harm ourselves in health and our skin as we grow older. It is important to remember the #1 rule in tanning and that is to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Hydrating our skin while tanning helps our body heal and except the tan more. It doesn't matter what type of tanning method you use, The sun, UV lights and even sunless tanning. Our skincare is #1 not the tan. We encourage salons not to focus on just tanning products within there businesses but to look at skin care treatment and regiments that your clients may be interested in. Lotions, creams, mud mask, body wraps, mineral treatments, there are so many to choose from that can help keep our skin healthy while tanning. Offer them as retail items for purchase or start offering the services yourself and bring in extra income. Many larger salons already offer these types of treatments and even have the hydration booths.
Many women are taken more of a roll with their skin care regiments like Patricia Krentcil who is seeking new skin treatments and her skin is already starting to improve. It is never to late to start caring for your skin no matter what the damage may be. UV Tanning has come a long ways in the last 20 years and so have the people who have used these services. We all have learned a lot and we still are learning new things to this day.
Tanerexcia is something we should all look into and learn more about. It is like most any other additions we have and we encourage you to learn more on the subject. Included is a link to Wikipedia about tanning additions.
