Suntanning Association for Education 
  ....Your source for factual information on indoor tanning.

SAE educates individuals about responsible indoor tanning practices and advocates the individual choice to tan indoors, responsibly, and in moderation. 

SAE offers the longest, continually operating format of accredited indoor tanning training operator training in the US through the acclaimed B.A.N.C.-- Basic Associate National Certification.  These trainings are also available in Canada.

For a list of our upcoming training sites, visit our 2009 calendar link.


SAE also provides positive and factual information about indoor tanning to the media in an effort to balance the controversial and sometimes inaccurate image that is often presented. Visit our Media Response Samples link to view our replies to many of the media distortions on indoor tanning.





Attention Salons! -You can now download our Brighter Side of Indoor Tanning section as well as our Operator Pledge.  It's a great reference for your staff as well as your customers--And best of all it's FREE!

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SAE  Media Response Samples
Teen Age Tan Retrictions
State by State
The Vitamin D Debate--Here's the latest!
Cosmo magazine tries to explain tanning myths -click here for our reply!
Look for Schuster's newest column
now featured in Island Sun Times

FDA Warning Label Update
12/15/08

New section on Vitamin D!
Taking on the "Health Gal"
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Research Study on Effectiveness of State Tanning Regulations
Paul Germek
Suntanning Association For Education
800.536.8255  voice
801.348.9571  fax
850.384.7325 cell
e-mail: suntanningedu@gmail.com
PO Box 1181
Gulf Breeze FL 32562
Gulf Breeze, FL
1 800 536 8255
Taking on Oprah and her skin care myths!
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