Selling Outdoor Lotion - tanTALK

tropicalescape · 05-24-2004, 07:38 PM

Just curious if anyone sells an outdoor lotion in their salon?

We are six months old and just carry one. I felt people need a good outdoor lotion and one they can take on vacation with them.

Thanks for your input.

lil_missfit · 05-24-2004, 07:45 PM

I don't sell a specific outdoor lotion, but if you check DS has a few that are indoor/outdoor lotions and I tend to push Secret Rapture as one that clients can use outdoors as it has no bronzers in it.

Rhino · 05-28-2004, 06:34 PM

We push spf arizona sun to our members never an in door product for one thing you get more money another thing they will burn outside because people dont know how to judge when its enough or they dont watch the uv index.

Malibu_Stacey · 05-28-2004, 07:50 PM

A lot of indoor lotions these days do say suitable for outside on them as well, check your bottles. However we usually do carry SPF lotions in the summer months for tanners who are going away somewhere or just want to use them outside with a bit of protection. Many also like to keep with the same brand they use indoors. If you sell a customer an indoor brand with no SPF make sure that they realize that this lotion will not protect like an SPF does, some clients get a little confused over this for some reason....

Stacey

TanningEmporium · 06-02-2004, 08:26 AM

SPF is the only thing we suggest or sell for outdoor tanning.

susanlatte · 06-09-2004, 03:51 PM

We have some Cal Tan outdoor lotions..with the SPF ...but they move very very slow...clients just don't purchase these..we do try to sell them..but concentrate on selling our indoor lotions.

ALOHATANCA · 06-09-2004, 07:01 PM

We sell SPF's and Synergy Tan..most of them say indoor/outdoor except the Tingles

X-Treme Tropix · 06-10-2004, 03:33 PM

Some clients will buy the indoor tanning lotion for outdoors. I do inform them that they do not contain SPF. Do you suggest applying the SPF lotion on first than the indoor tanning lotion on top of it? Or does it matter how they apply it? I know this is a stupid question. Any thoughts?

iliotherapeftria · 06-17-2004, 03:59 PM

regarding offering outdoor lotions with SPF: I think this is a great selling opportunity. We get a multitude of customers that come to tan JUST in order to prepare for a tropical vacation. Why not take advantage of this opportunity and offer them products for their vacation too? We are tanning professionals after all, why should we only limit ourselves to the indoors? As for SPF, when tanners are outdoors, they are not in a controlled (timed) environment, so you want them to use an SPF lotion to protect themselves. Without protection, even the hard core tanners will eventually burn after sitting in the hot sun for 3 hours.

PeppermintPatty · 06-25-2004, 12:27 PM

Australian Gold makes a great kit called Vacation Kit. It has 1 Cheeky Brown, 1 SPF 8,1 SPF Lip Balm, Scrunchie, 1 Tattoo, 1 Tan Extender, 1 SPF Face Guard. The coolest part of all is the bag that it comes in blows up to be a beach pillow. I have sold quite a few of those as a distributor to tanning salons.

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05-24-2004, 07:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
tropicalescape Join Date: Sep 16 2003 Posts: 268 Rep Power: 21	Just curious if anyone sells an outdoor lotion in their salon? We are six months old and just carry one. I felt people need a good outdoor lotion and one they can take on vacation with them. Thanks for your input.

05-24-2004, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
lil_missfit Join Date: Sep 29 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,374 Rep Power: 24	I don't sell a specific outdoor lotion, but if you check DS has a few that are indoor/outdoor lotions and I tend to push Secret Rapture as one that clients can use outdoors as it has no bronzers in it.

05-28-2004, 06:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rhino Join Date: Jul 17 2001 Location: Washington/PNW Posts: 181 Rep Power: 23	We push spf arizona sun to our members never an in door product for one thing you get more money another thing they will burn outside because people dont know how to judge when its enough or they dont watch the uv index.

05-28-2004, 07:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Malibu_Stacey Join Date: Jun 18 2001 Posts: 721 Rep Power: 23	A lot of indoor lotions these days do say suitable for outside on them as well, check your bottles. However we usually do carry SPF lotions in the summer months for tanners who are going away somewhere or just want to use them outside with a bit of protection. Many also like to keep with the same brand they use indoors. If you sell a customer an indoor brand with no SPF make sure that they realize that this lotion will not protect like an SPF does, some clients get a little confused over this for some reason.... Stacey

06-02-2004, 08:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 2,613 Rep Power: 22	SPF is the only thing we suggest or sell for outdoor tanning.

06-09-2004, 03:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
susanlatte Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 1 2003 Posts: 137 Rep Power: 0	We have some Cal Tan outdoor lotions..with the SPF ...but they move very very slow...clients just don't purchase these..we do try to sell them..but concentrate on selling our indoor lotions.

06-09-2004, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
ALOHATANCA Tan Talk Industry Pro member Join Date: Nov 14 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Age: 65 Posts: 3,455 Rep Power: 24	We sell SPF's and Synergy Tan..most of them say indoor/outdoor except the Tingles

06-10-2004, 03:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
X-Treme Tropix Join Date: Dec 22 2003 Location: MO Posts: 274 Rep Power: 21	Some clients will buy the indoor tanning lotion for outdoors. I do inform them that they do not contain SPF. Do you suggest applying the SPF lotion on first than the indoor tanning lotion on top of it? Or does it matter how they apply it? I know this is a stupid question. Any thoughts?

06-17-2004, 03:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
iliotherapeftria Join Date: Jun 17 2004 Posts: 74 Rep Power: 0	regarding offering outdoor lotions with SPF: I think this is a great selling opportunity. We get a multitude of customers that come to tan JUST in order to prepare for a tropical vacation. Why not take advantage of this opportunity and offer them products for their vacation too? We are tanning professionals after all, why should we only limit ourselves to the indoors? As for SPF, when tanners are outdoors, they are not in a controlled (timed) environment, so you want them to use an SPF lotion to protect themselves. Without protection, even the hard core tanners will eventually burn after sitting in the hot sun for 3 hours.

06-25-2004, 12:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
PeppermintPatty Join Date: May 5 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 493 Rep Power: 21	Australian Gold makes a great kit called Vacation Kit. It has 1 Cheeky Brown, 1 SPF 8,1 SPF Lip Balm, Scrunchie, 1 Tattoo, 1 Tan Extender, 1 SPF Face Guard. The coolest part of all is the bag that it comes in blows up to be a beach pillow. I have sold quite a few of those as a distributor to tanning salons.

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