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The Economics of TanningYou save the rent and pay for it in hours. A solo mobile tan earns about £14.89 an hour against £42.38 in a room — and the fix isn't your price, it's how many tans you do per journey.
The Economics of TanningNational price ranges can’t tell you what your salon should charge. Start with your own costs instead. In our worked example, the April 2026 wage and business-rates changes add about £1.53 per tan after expected first-year rates support, although your actual figure will depend on your payroll and rates bill.
The Economics of TanningThree items a week is £1,404 a year and costs you no chair time at all. Here's why it beats every other lever in your business — and the real reason it isn't happening.
The Economics of TanningThe solution is £2.14. Your consumables are £3.24. Add chair time and a share of the rent and a £30 tan leaves you £11.30 — and the cheaper litre you've been eyeing is the smallest lever you've got.
The Economics of TanningAbout 28 — roughly 36ml a client and £2.14 of solution. How to measure what you actually get, in one week, and whether the difference is worth chasing.
