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By Bella Schneider | January 26, 2015
Throughout time, women have created homemade body creams to smooth, soften, and keep their bodies youthful. Commercialized body creams have only been in the marketplace for the past century. The plethora of options available can often be confusing to ...
By Claudia Aguirre, Ph.D. | April 6, 2015
We are in the midst of one of the biggest movements the wellness industry has ever seen. In the beginning of 2014, TIME magazine published an article titled “The Mindful Revolution,” and 2014 has been dubbed the “year of mindful living.” The word mindfulness ...
By Dr Erin Madigan-Fleck | May 6, 2015
Pelotherapy is defined as the therapeutic application of clay (mud), specifically through clay baths or localized applications called “peloids.” Clay has been a staple in beauty rituals for thousands of years and its medicinal use dates back to the ...
By Catherine Atzen, M.B.A., CIDESCO | June 8, 2015
The trend spans over a generation and solidifies. As years pass, an increasing percentage of men value the benefits of skin care products and many seek spa services. Demographics support that men’s use of products and more frequent bookings of spa visits ...
By | June 10, 2015
Saunas and steam baths are hyperthermic procedures earning a special place in balneology. They are meant for the healthy, rather than the sick, their purpose being prevention of disease and physical strengthening. Sweat baths were very popular in central ...
By Reinhard Bergel, Ph.D. | July 28, 2015
Thalassotherapy is the therapeutic use of the ocean, its climate, and marine products like algae, seaweed, and alluvial mud for health and beauty. The name comes from the Greek words thalassa (sea) and therapia (treatment). The principle behind thalassotherapy ...
By Mia Hartmann | August 31, 2015
As different aging processes take over, the need for ingredients and procedures that target loss of volume increases with age. Gradual alteration of the extracellular matrix leads to loss of elasticity, just as changes in adipose tissue distribution lead ...
By Reinhard Bergel, Ph.D. | September 29, 2015
Once viewed as a luxury, massage has come to be recognized not only as a pampering procedure, but also as an alternative, medical treatment. According to a consumer survey sponsored by the American Massage Therapy Association, 77 percent of respondents ...
By Karym Urdaneta | October 2, 2015
Many skin care professionals have read about aromatherapy. Some of them have experienced it. Chances are that many people know what aromatherapy is because of its undoubted popularity. Yet, the question continues to arise: Does it work? There are still ...
By Shannon Esau | February 27, 2018
Most people know saké as the drink that accompanies sushi or other Japanese dishes. Aside from being a rice wine beverage, it actually has many benefits for the skin and body. Saké contains 18 different amino acids – the building blocks of protein ...

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