Best UV Free Tanning Options

Documented price lines, service by service

29 documented amounts, split into services, add-ons, plans and policy charges. Each keeps the exact label it was published under so you can match it against the menu you are shown at booking.

Published prices change without notice. Check the review date above to see how current this set is.

National price context for these services

This table is market context, not a brand price list. It exists so you can tell whether a quote you have been given is routine, cheap or costly for the U.S. in 2026.

Compiled national figures for context only. No brand on this page has published these numbers, and none of them is a bookable rate.

What women's haircut costs in your metro tier

Rent and wages flow straight into the menu. Applying published metro cost bands to the $69 national median for women's haircut gives the following planning ranges.

Bands scale the $69 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.

Six things that decide what you pay

Ranking these matters. Most of us compares the headline price of two salons and ignore the next few lines below it that actually decide the bill.

• Geographic market+30–90%

  The same service swings widely between metros.

• Required add-ons+$20–$70

  Some finishes are effectively mandatory but quoted separately.

• Tax and gratuity+20–30%

  Neither appears on the menu price.

• Provider experience+15–60%

  Junior through master tiers are priced in bands.

• Service complexity+$20–$120

  Length, density, area size and condition all add time.

Related cost breakdowns: Annual Tanning Cost, Stand Up Tanning Cost and Tanning Lotion Cost.

From menu price to what you actually hand over

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $83 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

Illustrative. The 8.4% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Takeaway: budget $134 when the board says $83. The difference is $51.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can do this with your own quote.

Annual cost of ownership

A single $69 appointment is easy to justify. Maintained every 10 weeks, women's haircut becomes a $414 annual commitment at the national median — and that is the number worth deciding on.

Cadence reflects typical maintenance intervals. Your own interval is the largest variable.

Before hunting a less expensive provider, look at the interval. One fewer visit a year is about $83 kept; two fewer is $166. Neither costs you any quality.

Gratuity, converted from percentages into money

Two rules do most of the work: tip on the service before tax, and tip the person who performed it.

• Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.
• Salons that add an automatic service charge should say so when you book. If you see one at checkout, ask whether it goes to the provider before adding more.
• At a resort or hotel spa, check for an automatic service charge before adding a second gratuity on top.
• Holiday tipping is a separate convention from per-visit tipping and is typically a one-off larger amount.

Avoid these ahead of booking

Listed by how routinely they occur rather than dollar impact. All of them are solved at the booking stage.

1. 1Not asking what is required versus optionalcosts $20–$70

   Some finishes are effectively mandatory but quoted separately.

2. 2Forgetting tax and gratuitycosts $20–$30

   Together they add roughly a quarter to the menu price.

3. 3Comparing headline prices across different scopescosts $20–$70

   Two "haircut" prices can include entirely different work.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Prepare For UV Tanning and UV Tanning Aftercare.

Exactly what to ask when you book

You do not need to negotiate. You need the price to be stated before the service starts. These questions do that without any awkwardness.

1. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
2. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
3. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
4. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
5. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
6. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
7. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed separately?"

Then do one thing at checkout: ask for an itemised receipt. If a line appears that you were not told about, that is the moment to raise it — not after you have left.

Your other options, and when each wins

The number alone rarely decides it. Line up the inclusions first — what is actually included — then compare the number.

Straight answers to the usual questions

Sources and how we checked them

Brand-specific amounts on this page come from the pages below. A source covering one location is not used as evidence of a national price, and market ranges are labelled on a separate line.

1. Official pricing and rewards
2. Official FAQ
3. Official pricing and specials
4. Official membership store
5. Official UV service
6. Official pricing
7. Official homepage
8. Risks of tanning
9. Sunless tanners and bronzers
10. Official Premier One page
11. Official membership freeze information
12. Official VIP membership terms

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