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Soulstice Spa, based in beautiful Sonoma Wine Country in Northern California, offers expert massage therapy and waxing services at affordable prices. The spa features eco-friendly linens, natural and vegan lotions and body care, and a non-toxic nail polish collection, Soulstice Nail Colour. With over a dozen skilled practitioners, Soulstice Spa offers integrative massage, Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, reflexology, prenatal, trigger point, shiatsu, Reiki and many other modalities. The goal of Soulstice Spa is to provide regular therapeutic massage and spa services for the community in a warm and welcoming setting. Read More
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Rescue Rittenhouse Spa is an award winning Philadelphia day spa founded by internationally acclaimed celebrity aesthetician Danuta Mieloch. Opened in 2005, the spa has filled a niche in Center City by offering results-oriented skin care performed by a staff of the best aestheticians in the area. In addition, Rescue offers exceptional nail care, massage therapy, and medical spa treatments in a modern, urban environment. Rescue uses elite skin care lines such as Biologique Recherché, Valmont, and Environ affording the aestheticians the tools and techniques to achieve the best results possible for their clients. Read More
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Award-winning Sante Spa Victoria draws from the elements of nature to inspire, nurture and empower well-being. Their full array of spa treatments offers endless opportunities for relaxation, discovery, renewal and awakening. The guests experience nature’s escape through treatments that harness the therapeutic benefits of locally inspired rituals and ingredients. Sante Spa Victoria is committed to best practices. They have a Quality Assurance Designation from Leading Spas of Canada and have great respect and vision for leading industry standards. Sante Spa Victoria recently achieved Level 3 certification from Spa Quality and are one of only four spas internationally. Read More
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A spa is like a building: each and every element of its conception and design is a stone that is part of the foundation supporting the building (or the ambiance of the spa, if you will). If the aesthetic elements are important in the creation of the ambiance, structural elements are even more essential to it. Here are 10 of these most important "ambiance building stones." Read More
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As I write this article, one of my best friends – along with many other talented aesthetic candidates – is about sit for her New York State Board examinations for aesthetics. In an attempt to help her make a study plan for the countdown to the big day, I looked at her syllabus. "Health & Safety" was the first topic after orientation, followed by "Bacteriology." Do you see where I am going with this? Health and safety is the foundation of what any health and wellness professional's training and practice should be based on! From the front of the house in our retail areas to locker rooms, lounges and laundry areas, sanitation is the key to success. Read More
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Aestheticians and other spa professionals all learn about proper safety and sanitation practices in school, but once the state exam is over, much of what was learned is forgotten. Newly licensed spa professionals begin working at established spas with this knowledge fresh in mind, but often realize that not as much attention to detail is paid in reality. Clients are not likely to question a well-reputed spa's sanitation practices. Though some spas pass a client's visual inspection, closer inspection might reveal several risks which could result in injury or illness to the aesthetician or the client, as well as fines and more serious disciplinary actions from both state and federal government agencies. Read More
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The award-winning Woodhouse Day Spa, founded in 2001 by Jeni Garrett, is an upscale chain of day spas with 30 locations across the United States. Each location prides itself on providing one-of-a-kind, exceptional service – from house-diffused aromatherapy oils to handwritten thank you notes. Woodhouse offers more than 40 different treatments that encompass skin and body care, hand and foot care, massage therapy, specialty treatments and more. Read More
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A busy aesthetics appointment schedule is a truly wonderful achievement. And, a newer but steadily growing practice is just as admirable, especially in a still stagnant economy. Though your sales are growing, your costs related to service work are increasing as well. You may not be comfortable enough to raise your prices during such a sensitive time and simply adding more appointment hours is not so appealing, either. Even if you are happy with your present business income you still do not want to throw away money you could keep. This may be an ideal time to examine your daily career practices to see if you are unnecessarily spending or giving away income. Read More
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Whether you intend to work for a spa or salon, or to begin a solo practice, the future successful aesthetician will need a good career plan and much dedication in order to grow a solid business. Beauty schools are still lacking in teaching the fundamentals of career development, and many prefer to avoid addressing the often unpleasant realities of establishing a new practice for fear of losing paying students. The ranks of newly licensed aestheticians are regularly thinned by the challenges and disappointment discovered in the first year or two of skin care practice, with small initial income and harder-than-expected work leading the list of reasons for dropping out.The good news is that aesthetics is not such a difficult career to prosper in if you know what to expect in the beginning and then follow through with some well-planned strategies. This column is dedicated to helping new (and some already-established) skin care professionals shorten the path from starting out to waiting list in a skin care practice. Read More
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A few weeks ago, I was reading a post in a spa group on LinkedIn by the owner of a well known architectural firm that specializes in the spa industry; in this posting, he stated that when designing the floor plan of a spa, the best ratio was 1,000 square foot surface for each treatment room. This does not mean that the room dimension should be 1,000 square feet, but that if you want to have a spa with six treatment rooms, your spa must be a 6,000 square foot spa! No wonder such spas do not make a profit! Read More
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