ist magazine June 2022

Lamp Talk with Leif

clicking on the “Lamp Talk” link. In the next issue, we will print those questions with relevant answers from Yours Truly. You can submit your question either anonymously or include your name – it’s up to you. For your participation, we’ve also created a monthly prize lot tery that will give one submitter a $150 gift certificate toward your next lamp purchase from Supra Technologies! Especially in these challenging times, the old “it is what it is” does not help your peace of mind when it comes to your business. Your tanners need to be pleased with their results and that, in turn, will help your salon flourish. We hope to hear from you soon!  Supra Technologies! Snap the QR code to submit your question! For your participation, we’ve created a monthly prize lottery that will give one submitter a $ 150 gift certificate toward your next lamp purchase from

LET’S TAKE THE MYSTERY OUT OF LAMPS! By Leif Vasstrom

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find the best solutions with regard to providing great tanning results, while also following the FDA’s requirements. We know this is often a confusing sub ject! We know that so many salon owners – whether new or veteran – are looking for the best options to meet their current lamp needs. For this reason, IST Magazine created this column with the goal of help ing operators determine which sunlamp product is correct (and most effective) for use in a specific tanning system. This is not about any specific supplier, just common sense to help you provide your salon guests with the best possible tan ning experience on a going-forward basis. How does it work? Simply submit your lamp questions and concerns to IST by visiting istmagazine.com and

he tanning industry and the manufacture of UV tanning systems have now been thriv ing in the U.S. (and in much of the rest of the world) for

About the Author: Industry veteran Leif Vasstrom founded Napa, CA-based Supra Brands Group in 2004, and has been at the forefront of sun lamp innovation since 1978. He

45 years, and that is a significant number for some of us who have been here from the beginning. Many tanning bed manu facturers are no longer in business, as well as many lamp manufacturers. This means that of the thousands of beds still in operation in tanning facilities, many have lamp labels that can no lon ger depict which product should now be employed in a particular tanning system. As it has for nearly 25 years, IST Magazine calls on decades of industry expertise – and that of its esteemed con tributing writers – to help all salon owners

opened the first tanning salon in NYC on Madison Avenue in 1978. In 1985, his company designed the Breeze Salon Software and business manage ment program, acquired by SunLync in 2003. He launched the Silver Solariumequipment line in 1978, and Dr. Müller systems in 1993. In 1986, he helped

start Applied Digital (T-Max). In 2011, Supra acquired indus try forum tantoday.com as a means to further the message about the positive aspects of moderate UV exposure.

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