Ancillary Services/Add-on Services

Tanners are obviously body-conscious—that’s why they pay money to tan in your salon. But have you thought about taking advantage of that mindset with something other than tanning? If not, you’re missing out on a great add-on sales opportunity through health- and fitness-related products and services. Fitness and the tanning industry always have been closely connected; in fact, when tanning ...

Does your salon offer sunless services? Summer months can create additional cash flow for tanning salons offering sunless services, as many customers who tan indoors or outdoors turn to sunless to even out tan lines or pressure points. Similarly, sunless is a perfect option for those clients who cannot—or should not—tan in UV equipment or outdoors. Given that roughly 45 ...

While the public’s perception of sunless spray tanning used to include the words “orange” and “streaky,” reality television shows like ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” and the E! Entertainment channel’s “Sunset Tan” have completely redefined that view. Now, people are flocking to tanning salons across the country to get sprayed, and salon owners are more than happy to oblige—especially during ...

Light therapy is the process of exposing skin to certain wavelengths of light for a prescribed amount of time in order to treat a variety of health conditions, including psoriasis, acne, eczema, vitiligo and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). In addition, light therapy has been shown to have powerful skin-rejuvenation properties—making it a perfect alternative for those who are interested in ...

Who: Jim Barnes, owner of three franchised Planet Beach Contempo Spa locations in Idaho.  What: Lumière Light Thèrapie.Jim Barnes’ salons have been in operation for about five years. Two years ago, he decided to add a Lumière Light Thèrapie unit to one of the locations. A year later, he added it to the other two. “We had heard good reports ...