Regardless of your craft, you should always make sure that you have the right tools to get the job done. Having the correct tools in your arsenal allow you to be precise, efficient, thorough and sanitary. Professional makeup artists have several items in their arsenal which are needed to create a beautiful look. The most obvious tools you find in a professional kit are makeup…
The world is full of strange diseases and how people pick them up is often one of the great mysteries of life. Once a person has an infection, they will likely assign blame to the last known service or treatment they received. If that treatment was at a spa, there could be a claim. Staph infections can happen if a person has an extended stay…

Motivation Maker: 5 Ways to Motivate Employees

Written by Mara Shorr, BS, CAC II-XIV and Jay A. Shorr, BS, MBM-C, CAC I-XIV
It’s a fact: without a staff and team that’s excited and motivated to help the business succeed, nothing else matters. Having great services and excellent care mean nothing if the staff is not excited to perform, sell, and market them, or if a client spots an unhappy staff and unfriendly faces the second they walk in the door. So, how can you motivate your team…

Bioactive Peptides: Superior Antioxidants

Written by Susan Wade, M.Ed., L.S.
Free radical damage has been a popular topic with numerous research articles since the late 1800s, but little is known about bioactive peptides playing a superior role as an antioxidant. This article will address the causes of free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress, and the damage that occurs to cells that contribute to accelerated aging and many other skin conditions. FREE RADICALS Let’s…
If you’re currently breathing, you’ve probably been asked if you’d like an “opportunity to give your family a better life and still get to work from home!” or “afford to take the family to Disney this year, working in your spare time!” These offers sound fabulous, right? Ahhh, the good ol’ pyramid scheme. The new, less scary name for this type of company is multi-level…

March 2024

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