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Over the past year, it seems that almost every skin care journal and newsletter is publishing anti-blue light articles espousing the detrimental effects to skin from over exposure to blue light. However, the articles have not stopped there. Mainstream publications and health and wellness websites have also been publishing articles on the effects of blue ... Read More
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There’s a joke often told regarding business partners: Q: What do you have when you’ve got a business partner? A: One too many partners. Douglas Preston’s career spans 38-plus years in professional aesthetics, spa management, and skin care career mentoring. His business articles appear in many of the top trade journals and magazines. He is ... Read More
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The universal question that is asked over and over again throughout childhood is what a person wants to do when they grow up. As the years pass, the answers vary from stay-at-home mom to doctor to prosecuting lawyer. For spa professionals, the choice to get their aesthetic or massage therapy license may have been their ... Read More
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No one in the skin care field can argue the importance of applying sunscreen. It protects skin from harmful ultraviolet rays, reduces risk of skin cancer, and prevents premature aging. People often look first to sun protection factor (SPF) rating when selecting their sunscreen, including 72% of consumers according to a recent study, but there ... Read More
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Sweat is a critical piece of the puzzle for healthy, vibrant skin, and it is also vital for one’s health. Sweat occurs during exercise, hormone fluctuations, fever, and nervousness. The human body temperature resides at around 98 degrees Fahrenheit. When it becomes too hot, the hypothalamus sends a message to the eccrine glands to cool ... Read More
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Holistic skin care has been on the rise with a greater focus on whole-body health and its relationship to skin. Many professionals in the holistic space question whether the treatment they are performing is holistic enough. However, they may not be aware of the term integrative aesthetics. This comes with the realization that treatments can ... Read More
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Skin care is more than what is applied topically each day. It is also what is put into bodies. Collagen supplementation has been controversial since it arrived on the scene. However, the ingestion of collagen-rich foods has been around since ancient times. Historically, humans have eaten a high collagen diet from bone broth, animal skin, ... Read More
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Skin care does not just come from a bottle and a facial massage is a sustainable, earth-friendly, clean, and accessible form of skin care that everyone has available to them all the time. To achieve vibrant, healthy glowing skin with each treatment, facial massage is the most significant step of the facial. Even though it ... Read More
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Today there are so many options and products for treating teenagers and their acne. While the consumer market is riddled with less-than routes, skin care professionals know they have the superior treatment plans for their younger clients. These clients come with their own hurdles, such as getting them to commit to an acne regimen, especially ... Read More
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It seems the world is beginning to head back to business as usual. Many people in the beauty industry are rethinking what they are doing and how they will continue forward. Whether they are just starting out in the field of aesthetics, a spa owner, or the head a thriving business, this past year has ... Read More
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