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The skin care industry is ever changing and growing by leaps and bounds. It took a huge hit during the pandemic, but it is back now. The last season of tradeshows proves that excitement and motivation. Increased demand for education, increased retail options, and increased attendance are a sign that most professionals are happily moving on from the last two years of uncertainty. However, with much sadness, they have lost some of their more seasoned and experienced professionals who retired, had to close their shops, or had to go into different fields,. Who will take their place and take the industry to the next level?  

The future of the skin care industry are aesthetic students. Everyone remembers their mentors, heroes, and people who helped, encouraged, coached, and motivated them to do and be better professionals. It is time to return the favor, and it is now professionals’ turn to give back. Many professionals have now become the seasoned group, the current top grossing and most successful, and it is time for them to pay it forward. 

While every pregnancy is unique, there are some common skin conditions and changes that pregnancy brings on. If professionals educate themselves on these skin concerns, they can provide safe relief for their clients in their time of need. 

Dasha Saian Marchese is the co-founder and CEO of Saian Natural Clinical Skincare and has over 22 years of experience in the spa industry. She is a licensed aesthetician, AIA Ambassador, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of DERMASCOPE Magazine. In addition to her aesthetics schooling, Saian Marchese has a degree in business and marketing. She gives lectures and classes internationally and regularly contributes to global trade publications.  

The beauty industry has been dominated with services targeting women for decades, but the cultural acceptance of gender fluidity means skin care professionals have an enormous, new opportunity. Offering services and products curated for men as well as those who identify as nonbinary gives professionals the ability to build a stronger client base. To understand this shift, it is vital takes a deeper dive into hormone activity, common hormone-related issues that affects skin, and professional and at-home treatment options. In addition, becoming educated on client transitioning and how to address those skin concerns, as well as modifying one’s mindset to revising the service menu to attract a wider and more diverse clientele will be beneficial. 

Technician, educator, mentor, and business owner, Mary Nielsen has been at the forefront in medical aesthetics since its infancy in the early 1990s. She is an Oregon-certified advanced aesthetician and a licensed aesthetics instructor. She serves as vice chair of the Oregon Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians. She is the author of several aesthetics books, including four chapters in the latest “Milady’s Esthetics” textbook. 

Professionals may have wondered about the effects menopause has on skin. They have all worked with clients who have relatively good skin and seem to be aging graciously, then suddenly skin begins to exhibit increased dryness, loss of tone, breakouts, and other conditions in a seemingly short amount of time. What exactly is happening inside the body to bring on these changes? 

Karen Asquith is recognized as an honored member of the Stanford International “Who’s Who” of business executive professionals. Currently, she is the national director of education for G.M. Collin Skin Care, based in Montreal, Canada and in Plattsburgh, New York, where she provides skin care training programs and guidance for an international staff of 140. For the past decade, Asquith has consistently been featured as a guest lecturer at skin care industry forums, presenting cutting-edge skin care protocols and topics throughout North America.  

More and more men are regularly treating their skin both at home and in spas. For many professionals, male clients may be some of their most loyal clients. But when looking at the reality of the state of cisgendered men’s skin care, it is by no means as normalized in the mainstream markets as experts have long been predicting. Why is this the case? Why is it rare for cisgendered men to place value in properly caring for their skin with consistent morning and night skin care routines? 

Michael McGuire is the CEO of GM Revolution. With a background in mechanical engineering, entrepreneurship, and growing up in the skin care industry, McGuire is on a mission to normalize men taking care of the health of their skin. GM Revolution is introducing men to the concept of skin health while empowering them to be positive agents of change in their communities. GM Revolution wants to shape the future of men’s skin care.  

Skin cancer is a growing problem internationally. The incidence of melanoma has increased by 4% to 6% annually in fair-skinned populations in North America, Northern Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.1 One in 50 Americans develop skin cancer, and melanoma skin cancer kills one American every hour – that is almost 10,000 people per year.2 During the last 30 years, the incidence of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) has been rising 3% to 10% per year whereas the basal cell carcinoma (BCC) incidence rate has risen between 20% and 80% in the United States.3 

Aestheticians, massage therapists, hairdressers, and beauticians regularly observe skin of clients, and therefore, any skin therapist plays an important part in the diagnosis and referral of skin cancers. Aestheticians professionals see clients, especially women, more often than dermatologists or family physicians, which means that they play an important role in early skin cancer detection, thereby saving some lives.4  

Any cancer is an overgrowth of cells, and skin cancer is no different. Cellular abnormalities are caused in skin’s outer layer, the epidermis, by ultraviolet rays that trigger genetic mutations and cause basal, squamous, and melanoma skin cancers in skin.  

Dr. Sharad P. Paul is a skin cancer specialist, skin care formulator, and medical doctor. He is known for one of the largest series of skin patients worldwide. In 2015, he received the Ko Awatea Global Award for “improving skin cancer management, education, and patient-centered care internationally.” TIME magazine called him an “Open Heart(ed) Surgeon.” The New Zealand Medical Association described him as “one of the most inspiring, intelligent, and compassionate men [one is] likely to meet.” He has authored best-selling books like “The Genetics of Health,” “Skin, a Biography,” and several medical textbooks. He is the founder of Healthy Skin Lab and recently launched Skin by Dr. Sharad, featuring No-ToxÒ technology, in the United States. 

Over the last several years, sheet masks have gained popularity in both professional treatments and home usage. The increase in popularity has led to an abundance of sheet masks being rapidly produced to increase product and service offerings.  

In the world of sheet masks, many options are available, but there exists a wide variance in the quality of the masks depending on the technology, structure, production, and ingredients. To understand these variances, it is essential to understand the different types.  

 Sheet masks provide more tools to give the usual skin care routine a boost. They are easy to utilize, results are visible immediately after removal, and they are generally inexpensive. Technological advances in the production of sheet masks are rapidly changing to provide the most advanced result-driven treatments. 

Susan Wade joined Viktoria De’Ann in 2015 as the director of education and sales after working in the health and education industry for over 30 years. She holds a Masters in Higher Education, is a licensed aesthetician and is currently completing her license in functional medicine. Wade taught Kinesiology courses for 12 years at Boise State University, along with owning and operating a sports training business working closely with physicians, physical therapists, faculty members, and athletes. Her passion lies in learning about the complexities of physiology, nutrition, and cellular functions coupled with peptide science, and she enjoys sharing her knowledge in a simple and applicable format.  

There has been a lot of focus on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the news over the past few years in response to their detrimental effects on people and the environment. Research is finding that these can have an effect on skin, including exacerbating acne. New research also shows that specific species of seaweed can be beneficial in mediating the detrimental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Using mineral-based environmental protection can be a good strategy as well. Still, it is important to know what endocrine-disrupting chemicals are and how to combat them with new ideas on treatment options. 

Lydia Sarfati is an international industry leader with over 46 years of experience as a spa owner, consultant, and aesthetician. She is the founder and CEO of Repêchage, the first company to bring seaweed-based skin care treatments to the United States market. She is also the President of CIDESCO Section U.S.A, the world’s major international beauty therapy association. She appears at industry trade shows, is the author of Success at Your Fingertips: How to Succeed in the Skin Care Business and The Repêchage Book of Skincare Science & Protocols, and is a contributing author to textbooks, such as The Milady Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals, Twelfth Edition, and Oncology Esthetics.  

As we fight the aging process with new science and technology, there are some basic factors that are constantly overlooked. The old saying “you are what you eat” is still extremely relevant. Plus, hormones have major importance in the body, especially regarding appearance and physical and emotional health. 

Southern California native Nicole Majdali has worked as a makeup artist since she was 18 years old. She then studied aesthetics and became a licensed aesthetician. After working in spas for a few years, she opened her own studio and began working as a representative for two German companies. Her passion for educating others on taking care of themselves, their skin, and their health advanced her career as a speaker. She was certified twice overseas in Aachen, Germany with Janssen Cosmetics and continues to go back for education. She has been working for Janssen and Dr. Schrammek in Midwest and Southern California as an educator and account manager for over 18 years. Majdali’s career has expanded beyond the aesthetics industry into the entertainment industry, but she incorporates her knowledge of wellness and beauty into both worlds.