As a career-long aesthetician, spa owner, and business coach, Preston has strived to separate fact from fiction, in both skin care treatment approaches and the various influences on new and seasoned industry professionals. He has often been considered an outlier in this business, bucking popular trends and readily embraced beliefs. Such work has made a positive difference for those trying to find success in a…

Anyone have a client who comes in every single month for a treatment, buys retail, and their skin still looks like a nightmare? Tanned, lined, dry, and so dehydrated it vaguely resembles parchment paper? The first time it happened, I was convinced I was the worst aesthetician in the world. But, during a marathon laundry session with my manager, who was also an aesthetician, I…

Powerful Study + Video Challenge Everyone to Redefine Beauty Lycored, industry leaders at the forefront of the ingestible skincare market, recently launched a video to support their latest body of skin health research. As an extension of their #rethinkbeautiful campaign, the video seeks to change how people define and see beauty in themselves, drawing on their own experiences instead of glossy images. The video goes…

Skin care professionals have been the unsung heroes in the beauty industry for years. They work tirelessly to help others achieve the complexion of their dreams. That’s why COSMEDIX established National Aesthetician Month and National Aesthetician Day, October 15th, to praise skincare professionals who expertly transform and protect the body’s largest organ—the skin. Performing treatments anywhere from chemical peels, blemish extractions, at-home regimens and facials,…

COSMEDIX, a trailblazer in clean, clinical and luxurious skin care, today announces the release of their new CBD product offerings—Serenity Targeted Relief Rollerball and Recovery Face & Body CBD Lotion—part of their Body by COSMEDIX line. Serenity Targeted Relief Rollerball is infused with skin-loving ingredients like cannabis sativa oil (CBD) and vitamin E to help soothe dry skin and alleviate discomfort on the body. Recovery…

Bellus Academy owner Lynelle Lynch has been elected to the 2019-2020 International Spa Association (ISPA) board of directors. Lynch’s election to the board was announced during the 2019 ISPA Conference & Expo, September 10 to 13 at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lynch brings to her role a fierce commitment to professional beauty and wellness education and a vision for uniting the industry…

Bioelements is excited to announce their new national sales director, Kelly Melvin. Melvin brings more than two decades of experience in the consumer goods industry to her new role at Bioelements. She got her start working as an account representative for companies including Warner Lambert (now Pfizer) and Kraft but chose to make a career shift in pursuit of her enthusiasm for beauty and wellness.…

Bioelements is excited to announce their new e-commerce and web content manager, Jenny Almandarz. Almandarz comes to the Bioelements team with extensive experience in digital marketing across channels. Her expertise is in data analysis and using that data to develop digital marketing strategy. She also has hands-on experience managing e-commerce stores, building e-mail marketing programs, and crafting paid ads, in addition to her success with…