Top-Notch Training IS Out There!
It’s easy to become the sunless-tanning expert in your community – just take any of the training programs offered by the industry’s top sunless manufacturers and educational professionals. These advanced curriculums will teach you about your spray booth and/or airbrush unit, as well as the complexities of how DHA solution reacts with the skin, proper pH balancing, application techniques and much, much more. In today’s competitive market, salon pros should be looking to gain every advantage in their markets and these training programs are a great way to become a sunless-tanning expert almost overnight! Here’s a preview of the various training courses available to salon owners and employees wishing to become sunless superstars!
Sun Is Life®
Everyone on Team Sun Is Life believes proper sunless tanning training is so important that they’re providing the program’s sunless training module for free during the month of April! With a focus on providing a premium “guest experience,” the sunless module starts by encouraging salon pros to highlight this service right from the start – during the tour given to all new and prospective tanners. From there, it teaches salon pros ways to identify what type of person might be interested in sunless tanning through interaction and qualification, as well as how to prepare guests for their sunless experience and how to maintain sunless systems for peak performance.
California Tan®
California Tan Sunless® is proud to present the Doctorate of Sunless® training certification program. Taught by Sunless Training Professionals Ashley Wottring or Shalene Fisher, this course is designed to educate and train individuals on sunless tanning. The two-to-four-hour course discusses DHA, sunless tips, sales techniques and more! Salon professionals can become California Tan Sunless Certified at many major trade shows, regional distributor events or in the convenience of your salon if you are a New Sunshine Premier Salon. This year, California Tan is excited to announce their Destination Sunless program, a two day sunless experience held all over the U.S. For additional info on the Doctorate of Sunless and Destination Sunless programs visit California.com.
Four Seasons Sales & Service, Inc.
Four Seasons Sales & Service now offers its customers sunless education from start to finish. The training introduces salon professionals to all sunless equipment offerings available through Four Seasons, including the new Ergoline Sunstyle Sunless Spray System and handheld units from all major brands, including California Tan, Norvell Skin Solutions, Playboy and Solaire. The session includes hands-on operation and an opportunity to test the equipment in the company’s sunless spray-tech room, staged just like a salon environment. Trainees also test some of the most current spray-tan solutions available, including the newest addition to the Sunstyle Catwalk family. The goal is to show tanning operators how to offer the best and most professional spray-tan available to create repeat clients. Salon pros interested in taking this course are encouraged to contact Four Seasons at 800.325.2769 or visit fstanning.com to schedule a one-on-one session.
Heartland Tanning
Whether you’re new to spray-tanning or wishing to improve the profitability of your current offerings, Heartland Tanning is here to help. The company’s sunless training provides advice to manage and take a spray-tanning business to the next level and beyond by helping clients achieve a natural bronzed glow with the Pura sunless tanning booth. Since a salon’s tanners are “walking billboards,” it’s important they receive the best experience from owners and staff who are confident about their sunless tanning services.
Heartland’s sunless training provides ongoing support and plenty of business-building assistance. The sunless training program is taught by experienced Pura Trainer, Loren Groom, and offers hands-on instruction at salon locations, via Skype sessions and conference calls. Training covers the history of DHA, how sunless solution reacts with the skin and skin-typing, as well as features of the Pura solution, Pura retail products, and salon tours. There are plenty of additional tips on marketing and promotions, cleaning, maintenance and much more. Heartland provides follow-up consultations via email or phone to make sure no questions go unanswered.
Infinity Sun
Industry pioneers and creators of the state of the art spray-tanning systems, sunless tanning solution, beauty treatments and products that maximize performance, Infinity Sun has launched a 360 degree approach to training. Infinity Sun Academy educates technicians and salon professionals on all aspects of setting up and running a successful spray tanning business, from the latest spray-tanning techniques, to sales and marketing and results driven strategies to turn investment capital into profit in record time. The Academy offers education via Skype as well as training and at Infinity Sun Academy in West Hollywood, which ensures that its top-notch spray-tanning standards are passed on to clients around the globe.
In addition to world class technical training, Infinity Sun emphasizes business and marketing modules to help salon clients reach their highest business potential. Professionals trained by Infinity Sun go on to running global spray-tanning businesses and becoming the world’s leading spray-tan experts, spraying celebrities, pageant contestants, fitness competitors and many other high-profile clients. For more info about The Infinity Sun Academy, call 323.782.1049 or visit infinitysun.com.
Norvell Skin Solutions
A second straight IST Magazine Industry Choice Awards winner for Best Training Program, Norvell University’s™ core focus is on the services salon pros provide their guests on a daily basis. Not only will it hone technicians’ spray-tan techniques, the course instructor will also help salon owners build a strong, successful presence in the sunless industry. Through an interactive, hands-on training environment, the Norvell Certification program provides the skill-building tools and techniques required to thrive. The company is passionate about helping salon operators improve their overall tanner experience through education and to keep guests returning for more.
Norvell Skincare wants salon operators to have 24/7 access to the training they need to build a better business. Norvell University™ offers six options for training in professional tanning techniques – the Online INTRO to Sunless Certification Course, Basic Certification Program in a Class or Live Webinar, Colorology, Advanced Hands-On, Retailing Powerhouse, Master Certification and the NEW Specialist Class. Norvell has a certification program that will fit any salon’s sunless needs and will continue to build for the future. Norvell is offering over 100 classes in cities across the United States. For more info, call 888.829.2831 or visit norvelluniversity.com.
Skinfit Cosmetics
When tanning salon owner Todd Earnhart launched Skinfit in 2011, he introduced the sunless solutions and pre- and post-spray products at his Glo Sun Spa chain in Houston. Wanting other salon pros to be successful with his sunless product system, Skinfit offers three training options. The first is an all-inclusive Power Point presentation on the company’s Website that highlights all the products, how they react with the skin and everything else a salon operator needs to know to succeed at marketing and selling Skinfit Cosmetics. Salon pros who need further assistance can contact Earnhart by telephone to get additional advice, and he also hosts on-site training at salons across the U.S. Those interested in learning more about Skinfit products and training are encouraged to visit skinfitcosmetics.com. ■
