Over the past decade, sustainable skin care has helped drive spa and client product trends. No longer is it enough to simply package products in recyclable packaging. There need to be new ways to cultivate ingredients and manufacture products with low to no global footprint in order to be seen as responsible business practitioners in the wellness industry. Today, sustainability in skin care starts with…

Although a client’s acne may be long gone, the scars can be persistent and cause many individuals to become self-conscious of their appearance. The inflammation caused by acne can impact the healing process and diminish the amount of helpful collagen that occurs naturally in skin. The result is an uneven, pitted (atrophic) appearance of acne scars. While scars may fade over time, they often do…

Skin on the extremities is used and abused daily, but they are often an afterthought when it comes to taking care of them. Traditionally, skin care treatments focus on the face, neck, and décolleté with some skin care professionals offering hand massages while their clients are chilling with a face mask on. Offering hand and feet treatments during a core service can set a professional…

In Traditional Oriental Medicine, mushrooms are considered some of the most renowned herbs and commonly prescribed for their medicinal properties. In East Asia, mushrooms have been used as a medicinal food and tea for thousands of years with records of mushroom cultivation dating back to the 12th century AD. Just as the Romans considered mushrooms to be “the food of the gods,” the Chinese referred…