UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa in Trancoso, Brazil incorporates the rich traditions of the native Pataxó Indians into its exclusive range of spa products and treatments. Using raw ingredients and handmade products, the hotel offers soaps, insect repellent, massage oils, and face creams made of indigenous plants, coconut, pitanga and aroeira.

Ethics and Your Business

Written by Louis Silberman, president and founder of National Laser Institute
Business ethics is a hot topic in the suit-and-tie corporate world, but it is just as important in the beauty industry. As aesthetic professionals, maintaining high ethical standards is crucial to our success. If we do not keep business ethics at the forefront of our actions, our relationships with our clients, and even our reputation, can suffer. When discussing business ethics, I like to refer…

10 Things About...The Neck

Written by Tina Zillmann
Facial beauty is defined by structure: shapely cheekbones, eyebrows that accentuate, large eyes, full lips, and a slender neck. From the collarbone to the top of our forehead, there is bone that gives our face shape and structure. A large group of muscles also work seamlessly to communicate our expressions and help shape our words. As our body ages intrinsically, facial bones compress and change…

Recipe Box: Cornmeal Hand and Foot Scrub

Written by Erika Katz, author of Bonding Over Beauty

Impact of Music in the Spa

Written by Amra Lear, L.E., L.M.T., skin advocate for Skinification
Shhhhh… do you hear that? Close your eyes, be still, breathe slowly, and listen to the sounds around you. What images flow through your mind? Can you feel the movement of your chest expanding with each breath inhaled? Is there any sensation that you are able to feel on your body? Are the sounds harmonious, majestic, and symphonic, or are they dreary, terrifying and making…

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