Free tool
Cost Per Tan Calculator
Most spray-tan artists price off a gut feel. Enter what you actually pay for supplies and rent, and see your true cost per tan — the number you need to price every session for profit.
Rent (optional)
Amortize your room/booth/salon rent across the tans you do each week.
Your cost per tan
$4.85
Add your rent above to fold in overhead.
Run your salon on Goldenhour — free until Nov 2026Goldenhour already knows your service prices — so inside the app this becomes your live profit-per-tan.
How the cost-per-tan math works
For each supply, divide what you paid by how many tans that unit covers. A $45 bottle of solution that does 16 full-body sessions costs about $2.81 per tan. Do that for every consumable — solution, nose filters, sticky feet, prep, barrier cream, gloves, finishing powder — then amortize your rent across the clients you see each week. Add it all up and you have your real operational cost per appointment.
Why it matters for pricing
Once you know your cost per tan, every pricing decision gets easier: you can see your margin on each service, spot when a supplier price hike eats your profit, and set bridal or group rates with confidence. Inside Goldenhour, this becomes a live number — because the app already knows your service prices, it can show profit per tan, not just cost.
Run the whole business in one place
Booking, reminders, payments, and your profit-per-tan — built for solo and small-team spray-tan artists. Free for the founding cohort until November 2026.
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