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Skin Care MYTHS: Tea tree oil clears acne
By Catherine Atzen, M.B.A., CIDESCO, NCEA certified, founder of ATZEN | December 1, 2014
STATEMENT: Tea tree oil clears acne. Facts: Tea tree oil is an essential oil steam-distilled from the melaleuca alternifolia tree from Australia. It is an ancient remedy for nail fungus, lice, and acne. Used pure, it tends to irritate the skin ...
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Skin: The Meeting Place Between our Inner and Oute
By Kate O’Brien, CEO and founder of Alima Pure® | September 1, 2015
When my mother and aunt were diagnosed with breast cancer and ovarian cancer, respectively, and as I watched my children grow, I became increasingly concerned with the contaminates implicated in the health issues my family was facing and to which my children ...
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Mastering the Treatment of Acneic Skin
By Ahmed Abdullah, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. | May 21, 2015
Acne is, by far, the most common skin condition in the United States. In fact, the American Academy of Dermatology estimates that 85 percent of people will have it at some point in their life, whether that be during the teenage years – the decade when ...
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Plumping and Volumizing Technologies in Skin Care
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 ...
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The Business of the Skin
By Alexandra J Zani | August 31, 2015
Arecent conversation with a skin care professional revealed that she had concerns regarding her skin care practice. She expressed that she had difficulty rebooking clients. Many came once, but never called back for another appointment. As incentives, ...
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Winter Skin Solutions
By Dasha Saian | August 31, 2015
The cold and windy wintertime is ahead of us and that can mean dry, flaky, and irritated skin. The majority of clients who wish to hydrate their skin are not sure how and when to use a serum as opposed to a cream; the overwhelming amount of moisturizers ...
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Professional Tips for Sensitive Skin
By Tina Zillmann, L.E., C.L.H.R.P. | July 27, 2015
As an aesthetician with sensitive skin, it is difficult to sample and savor the different beauty products available on the market without experiencing some form of adverse reaction. Having experienced this condition throughout adulthood, it is easy to ...
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Skin Care MYTHS: Cucumbers treat puffy eyes.
By Bella Schneider | July 30, 2015
STATEMENT: Cucumbers treat puffy eyes. Facts: For centuries, women have been using cucumbers to beautify their eyes, and for good reason. Eye puffiness is caused by an accumulation of lymphatic fluid, inflammation, and swelling of the eye area due ...
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Underlying Causes of Sensitive Skin: Analyzing Int
By Linda Gulla | July 27, 2015
Sensitive skin is a common condition that affects a majority of people and commonly has predisposed factors such as ethnicity. Factors such as an impaired skin barrier, a weakened immune system, inflammation, and digestive health can contribute to the ...
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Skin Care MYTHS: Heat makes wax pots sterile.
By | July 6, 2015
STATEMENT: Heat makes wax pots sterile. Facts: The proper temperature to kill all bacteria is 212 degrees Fahrenheit, for at least 30 minutes. Wax at this temperature would be scalding hot and extremely dangerous if it were to be applied to the skin. ...
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Simplicity: The Key to Unlocking Male Skin Health
By | July 6, 2015
In the realm of male skin care, simplicity is the key to education, lifestyle integration, results, and ongoing dedication. By nature, males are focused and minimalistic in their approach to obtaining and maintaining their skin health. Therefore, multifunctional ...
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More than Skin Deep: Technologies that Take Beauty
By Celeste Hilling | July 1, 2015
How do you make a connection with your clients that goes beyond skin deep? How can they benefit from your talent and guidance beyond the four walls of your treatment room? Most importantly, how do you harness technology rather than letting technology ...
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Aging Skin: Prevent, Maintain, Reverse
By Dieter Kuster, Ph.D. | July 1, 2015
All too often, we use the term ‘aging skin’ to describe the visible process of getting older on the body’s largest organ. We as humans start to age from the moment we are born until we pass, so when we refer to aging skin, we are actually talking about ...
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Skin Care MYTHS: Chocolate makes you break out.
By | June 16, 2015
STATEMENT: Chocolate makes you break out. Facts: Cacao beans, which is what chocolate is made from, “contain several nutrients that are important for overall health, such as magnesium, vitamin C, iron, antioxidant flavanoids, omega fatty acids, and many ...
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Toxic Sugar and Skin: What You Do Not Know Can Age
By | June 10, 2015
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and toxic too! Sugar is an enticing and dangerous seductress: obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cavities, and a litany of other health woes are all well-documented sugar-related problems. Sugar ...
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