Hot Spot Beginnings

(A Note from Our Owner)

I wanted to let any of you who have not heard the Hot Spot Story, know a little more about how we got started. 

Seven years ago, I was like the biggest percentage of the public, I had heard so many bad things about tanning from the media.  Yet I loved it.  However, I would almost always get red or pink.  One day I went to tan and I asked the salon attendant why I always got pink.  Her reply was, “I don’t know, are you tanning?”  So as I tanned that that day I decided that I was going to find out for myself and if tanning was so bad for me then I would just get over it and not tan anymore.

Well, I began my research.  It was easy to find all the myths and the bad media.  Then I ran across a paper written by a Doctor Michael Hollick.  He was studying the effects of UV light.  His research was proving that without UV light the body could not process Vitamin D.  As I went on to find out that it is also very good for a lot of different things.  Most of us feel that our mood is better with a little color; however it is the endorphins that our bodies need and only get from UV exposure.  Those of you who know me already know that I could talk or write all day and not tell you all the things about tanning.  I won’t bore you today with all of it.  But to make a long story short, I decided to open the first Hot Spot so that I could educate the public.  Give them the truth about tanning and teach them to tan in moderation and to take care of their skin by using the proper products.  With one and even two locations, I was able to teach every employee all the positive effects of tanning.  All of our staff is excited about sharing their knowledge with the clients and with every one they meet.