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S un is Life® Certification is the factual information salon staff throughout the continent can rely upon to combat incorrect or negatively-biased informa tion about indoor tanning. Throughout Of course, as responsible owners and staff (especially Sun is Life grads) know, professional salon operation includes cleaning and sanitizing every tanning system after each session. If you haven’t invested in the super-affordable and acces sible Sun is Life Training & Certification program yet, it’s a great time to make it happen. Check it out at sunislife.com!  C’mon, Man! By Joe Schuster It’s a great time to invest in the super-affordable and accessible Sun is Life program! tanning industry’s premier training program because it is supported by seen acquired bacterial infections, warts, and herpes infections from tanning beds.” Really? Can you share how you ascertained that the herpes simplex virus contracted was the result of contact with a tanning bed acrylic and not via person-to-person contact? Oh, let me Cancer Foundation claims that approxi mately 10 million people tan on a sunbed each year. That number was considerably less than during the ‘80s and ‘90s, but let’s use it in this example: 10 million x 45 years of indoor tanning in the U.S. = 450 million people. If Dr. H’s statement were correct, wouldn’t there be an incredible epidemic of herpes traced to contact with a sunbed? C’mon, Man!

guess; it’s because not one person you asked said they had any sexual relations with an infected partner? Well? We’re waiting ... but I’ll cut to the chase. She did not offer any substantiation for her declaration. Read more from her at Why Your Tanning Bed Might Give You Herpes | YourTango Well, let’s check in with the CDC for their stance: “You will not get herpes from toilet seats, bedding or swimming pools. You also will not get it from touching objects such as silverware, soap or towels.” Read more at: STD Facts - Genital Herpes (cdc.gov) Let’s put this into perspective. The Skin

COVID, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was clearly involved in getting factual information to the masses – a challenge for them as new information seemingly surfaced continually, sometimes counteracting what was previously stated. However, they do a solid job on many fronts. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Exhibit A: a question answered in the Sun is Life program supported by information supplied by the CDC. The question is “Can you get herpes from a tanning bed?” Well, Dr. Mary Jane Hackenbush (name changed to protect the innocent, apologies to Groucho Marx) says “you can.” She states in a recent article ... “I’ve

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