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…

Many skin care professional may often dream of clients who pay as much attention to their nighttime skin care routine as they do to their morning routine. Generally, when recommending a daytime skin care routine during summer, the textures and products gravitated towards include lightweight sun protection, weightless serums, and gel-based, oil-free hydrators. Additionally, brightening products are frequently incorporated to control hyperpigmentation triggered by hotter…

Skin is a visible indicator of dysfunction often occurring elsewhere in the body or from the environment. It is aestheticians’ and clinicians’ purpose to find solutions for each individual, to discover what works for clients’ skin and curate a regimen that will fulfill their skin care needs not just immediately, but over time. In a society where modern comforts and quick fixes arrive through a…