Fun without sun
Students start tanning early to ward off winter blues
By Angie Brunkow
Staff Reporter
An apple a day may keep the
doctor away, but a healthy tan
might chase away the blues, a
local merchant said.
Ann Bauerf, manager of Aloha
Tan and Tone, 5555 S. 48th St.,
said doctors referred a few of her
clients to tan in hopes of curing
depression caused by winter
“cabin fever.”
But many students don’t need
doctors orders to motivate them
to tan. Sometimes the weather is
incentive enough, she said.
Ken Ore, owner of Catch A
Ray, 233 N. 48th St., said business
picks up at most salons in mid
February and lasts until June.
Reasons for this increase in
business vary.
Many students come in to get
an early start on their tans before
spring break or vacation, Bauerf
said.
Three-fourths of business dur
ing peak times comes from
college students doing just that,
Ore said.
“People want to get ready for
summer and spring and get ridjof
the winter blahs,” he said.“~
Students also tan to get ready
for parties over the holidays, or
weddings that are held in early
spring and summer.
Angie Kline, a junior family
science major at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, said she started
tanning in September to prepare
for a Christmas formal she was
planning to attend.
“I didn’t want to look like a
ghost," she said.
Business during peak months
can increase up to 30 percent,
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owners said.
Ore said he fills about 140 ap
pointments a day compared to
the 25 to 30 appointments filled
during non-peak months.
Bauerf said because of the in
crease in business, clients may
have to experience a one- to
three-week waiting period to get
an appointment.
Salons often increase their
hours to deal with the high
volume of business.
“As the spring rush hits, we
add hours to accommodate
people to make it more conven
ient,” L e said.
Bauerf said clients could avoid
scheduling conflicts by buying a
package deal that offers several
appointments for one price.
“When you buy a package you
can schedule sessions ahead and
be assured of a spot,” Bauerf
said.
Not only do the packages have
scheduling advantages, they are
more cost-effective.
Ore said that by buying a
package, tanners get about a 40
percent discount.
Single tanning sessions can
run from $3.50 at Aloha Tan and
Tone to $5 at Catch A Ray while
package deals average $2 to $3 a
session.
“Most people that tan will do it
five to 10 times anyway,” Scott
Heitman, partner and manager of
the Sun Tannery at 3230 S. 13th
St., said. "They might as well buy
a package — it’s cheaper.”
Overall, tanners will have the
best luck if they shop around to
find the best salon, Bauerf said.
Good things to consider are
the types of bulb and the fre
quency with which bulbs are
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Teri Carter, (pictured on the cover) a student and an employee of Aloha Tan and Tone, 5555
S. 48th St, tans three times a week. She said being tan gives her more confidence.
changed, she said.
Bauerf said some bulbs give a
reddish-orange tan instead of the
ideal golden-brown one.
“We don’t want other people
to know if they got their tan at
the Bahamas or here,” she said.
Bauerf said salons also should
advise customers about tanning,
depending on their skin type.
Overexposure and long-term,
excessive tanning can lead to
skin cancer, she said.
To decrease risks of overexpo
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sure, tanners should start out in
beds with low intensity, he said.
Baucrf said tanning in a salon
rather than outside is Detter,
however, because it is a more
controlled environment.
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