Discuss “Getting under the skin: The darker side of tanning”
The people who walk out of Hot Tamale Tanning and Massage all have one thing in common: They’re tan. Whether in the dead of winter or in the middle of summer, they look as if they’ve spent hours on the beach.
The tanning salon, located in its tropical location 10 minutes south of downtown Pittsburgh, is owned by Shannon Morgan, who herself sports a tan year-round. As owner, she caters to a diverse clientele.
“Right now a lot of people are coming in to get ready for vacations and to get a base tan before they get completely fried,” Morgan said. But not everyone goes tanning as a means of pre-vacation prep.
“A lot of people tan because they feel better about themselves,” Morgan said. “I can’t explain it, but you just feel better...
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