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Precision Practice: Making Skin Care Inclusive

Skin Care|28 July 2021

Historically, skin care has been constrained to a generic approach of product development research, product development, and clinical testing that is not representative of client diversity or need. This has created two orthogonal client problems which can be referred to…

Distorted Reality: The Miseducation of Popular Skin Care Ingredients

Skin Care|27 July 2021

With modern clients using the internet to research everything, it is no surprise that they are savvy when it comes to the latest skin care ingredients and trends. Skin care professionals commonly get requests from clients asking for treatments they…

The Best from Mother Earth: Detoxifying Body Treatments

Skin Care|27 July 2021

Some might say that 2020 was a toxic year in a multitude of ways. Now that 2021 is here, signs of life are returning to some resemblance of what it was like pre-pandemic – what better time to focus on…

A Subject to Distinguish: Marketing Versus Science

Business|27 July 2021

Clients and professionals alike are exposed to powerful marketing machines to influence their purchasing decisions. Science is based on evidence, objective observation, measurement, and verifiable data. Scientists speak in a language that is science-based and free of marketing messaging. Marketing…

Antioxidant Application: Giving Clients the Right Tools to Protect Skin from the Inside Out

Wellness|20 April 2021

Antioxidants are essential nutrients that provide enormous health benefits to all parts of the body including the skin. When free radicals meet oxygen in the body, they play a role in protecting skin against ultraviolet radiation and other oxidative reactions.…

Gimme Sunshine: Getting More Out of Mineral Powder Sunscreens

Skin Care|20 April 2021

Sunscreen use has slowly been increasing over the years because there is more information about the damaging effects of the sun on the skin.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just over 40% of women reported using…

Kathleen Carney: Custom Blending Sensation

Skin Care|20 August 2020

Generations removed from the Emerald Isle, Skin Blends CEO Kathleen Carney returned to Dublin’s cobblestone streets back in 2015 in search of distant relatives. With a wee bit of genealogy homework in pocket, she knocked on doors in hopes of…

Success at Her Fingertips: Lydia Sarfati, founder and CEO of Repêchage

Skin Care|30 July 2020

Lydia Sarfati, founder and CEO of Repêchage Skin Care, has built her career on innovation and dedication to raising the standards of the aesthetics industry. Creating excellence in all that she does, whether with new product formulations, professional treatments, or…

Self-Care for the Aesthetician: Spa Services

Wellness|30 July 2020

Have you ever heard the saying “it’s always the bakers’ children who have no bread?” Did you ever feel like as an aesthetician, you were the last one enjoying the benefits of your top-of-the-line treatments? We are so good at…

Foolproof Fall Specials & Enticing Ethnic Skin Treatments

Business|30 July 2020

It is the time of year when Mother Nature puts on her fashion show with amazing shades of red, gold, and green leaves against a backdrop of brilliant blue skies. For owners of medial spa practices and spas, this is…

Top Mistakes When Opening A New Practice

Top Notch Spa|30 July 2020

Opening your new office is a major undertaking for anyone. But now, your practice must be practical yet welcoming, friendly yet functional, and one that is above all undeniably you – and makes money. Without a strong plan, costly mistakes…

Maintaining Mental Wellness on the Road to Spa Business Recovery

Wellness|30 July 2020

As we begin our spa business recovery from the recent economic recession due to the COVID-19 virus the stress of being out of work combined with the concerns on how to re-open the economy safely can take a big toll…

Making Time: The Aesthetician’s Need for Self-Care

Wellness|30 July 2020

As an aesthetician, we are trained to help clients through so many stages in their lives, as well as their skin changes. Teenage acne, adult acne, major milestones, weddings, aging, trauma, you name it, we see it. We also play…

Finding a Network: Aesthetician Self-Care Through Support

Wellness|30 July 2020

We have all heard the term self-care, seems like everywhere you look nowadays it is being promoted, but what does it mean? Well, I think that varies from person to person; however, what is universal is that it is necessary.…

How Much Time is Enough for Self-Care?

Wellness|23 June 2020

I think by now we all know how important self-care is, right? So why aren’t we doing it? I have found it comes down to three questions: Q: Where can I find the time to fit it into my (already)…