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Ohio, Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, North Carolina and Canada have specific courses and tests. If you reside in one of these areas click on the links to your left to take you to the appropriate course material.

	Your Skin, The Largest Organ
	Understanding Ultraviolet Radiation
	Tanning Lamps, A Brief Description
	The Tanning Process
	Skincare
	Understanding MED and MMD
	Determining an Exposure Schedule
	Photosensitizers
	Risks of Overexposure
	State and Federal Regulations
	Understanding Eye Protection
	Equipment Sanitation
	Equipment Operating Procedures
	Tanning Salon Professionalism

Table of Contents

1. Your Skin, The Largest Organ
Layer of the skin
Facultative pigmentation
Constitutive pigmentation

2. Understanding Ultraviolet Radiation
Electromagnetic spectrum
UVA, UVB and UVC
Wave theory
Quantum theory

3. Tanning Lamps, A Brief Description
Low pressure
High pressure

4. The Tanning Process
Melanocytes
Tyrosine
Melanin
Immediate pigment darkening
Delayed tanning

5. Skincare
Oils
Natural moisturizing factors NMFs
Vitamins
SPFs
Sunless tanners

6. Understanding MED, MMD and IPD
Minimal erythemal dose
Minimal melanogenic dose

7. Determining an Exposure Schedule
Exposure time
Skintyping

8. Photosensitizers
Photosensitivity
Health conditions
Medications

9. Risks of Overexposure
Non-melanoma
Melanoma
Actinic karatosis
Polymorphous light eruption (PLE)
Sunburn
Photoaging

10. State and Federal Regulations
FDA
FTC
State
Common violations

11. Understanding Eye Protection
CFR 21 1040.20 (C)(4)
Structure and function of the eye

12. Equipment Sanitation

13. Equipment Operating Procedures
Equipment and salon maintenance problems
Maintenance program
a. Daily
b. Weekly
c. Monthly

14. Tanning Salon Professionalism
Customer rapport
Customer complaints
Customer service

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