Fact or Fiction: Psoriasis is caused by a build-up of dry skin.

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Fact or Fiction: Psoriasis is caused by a build-up of dry skin.
Psoriasis is a chronic, noncontagious, autoimmune condition where the immune system’s white blood cells (T-cells) attack the skin cells by mistake. There are several varieties of psoriasis. Plaque, the most common form, is recognized by its symptoms – dead cell build-up on reddened, inflamed skin. Other types include guttate, pustular, inverse, erythrodermic, and psoriatic arthritis. Clinical researchers believe that there are three fundamental theories that…
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New Year, New You

Written by Amanda Strunk Miller Associate Publisher
New Year, New You
The month of December makes me both nostalgic and optimistic. Both, I think, are common and reasonable feelings to experience during this time of year. Time with family, big parties, and extended periods off from work all offer time to reminisce and look back on fond memories. The month of December can also provide time to reflect over the past year and conjure up other…
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What’s your recipe for dealing with pushy clients?

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What’s your recipe for dealing with pushy clients?
by Mara Shorr, B.S., CAC II-XII and Jay A. Shorr, B.A., MBM-C, CAC I-XII In the age of social media, it is easy for everyone to think they are an expert. From DIY posts with beauty influencers to promotional videos filling Instagram story feeds, there is no shortage of at-home beauty advice available to clients.
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Fact or Fiction: Products with collagen can replace the skin’s natural collagen.

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Fact or Fiction: Products with collagen can replace the skin’s natural collagen.
Realization that collagen is essential to healthy skin is commendable and should be noted before explaining the physics of the skin and the function of particular ingredients to bust this myth. It is important to stimulate new collagen production as peak levels occur at age 18, then slowly begin to diminish. By age 30, an individual can lose up to 1.5 percent of their collagen…
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What’s your recipe for surviving as an aesthetician in a technology-driven future?

Written by Douglas Preston, L.E., owner of Preston Skin Center, Preston Beauty Professional, and Preston Private Label Products
What’s your recipe for surviving as an aesthetician in a technology-driven future?
Scientific advances in health and skin care have created excitement among today’s aesthetic professionals. It has also caused concern that the role of the aesthetician could be marginalized or even rendered obsolete through technological progress. This concern is partly true and partly false, depending on how skin care practices are positioned. The following three service areas are unlikely to be diminished by technology or convenience.
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