Consumers are constantly bombarded by global corporate brands with marketing claims and media hype that promise much and deliver very little. Skin care professionals are highly skilled at skin analysis and the recommendation of clinical-grade products ...

Many skin care professionals dream of starting and running their own private skin care spa. There are a number of assumptions that influence this big decision, including the presumed satisfaction of owning an independent business, having creative freedom, ...

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes the appearance of raised, scaly, and red patches on the skin. Typically seen on the elbows, knees, and scalp, this non-contagious condition affects people of all ages, races, and genders. Clients with psoriasis ...

Throughout history, the skin's color, whether a result of sun tanning or sun shielding, has served as a sort of status symbol. For many years, pale and refined skin was almost globally revered and sometimes attained through drastic measures. It was not ...

Many skin care professionals find that ethnic skin can be extremely challenging to work with because its color makes it harder to treat. Any form of trauma, such as one extraction, can lead to inflammation followed by a dark spot. Ethnic skin should be ...

Sensitive skin is often misunderstood as a skin type when it actually results from interference or distress to the body's natural biological function. The skin is the reflection of a person's overall health condition. When the body is healthy, all organs, ...

While clients with sensitive skin are often told by their doctors to use hypoallergenic products, there is no industry standard for products that are labeled as hypoallergenic. For example, companies can remove the fragrance from their product and call ...

Your birthday suit is the one outfit you will wear your entire life. At two square yards and six pounds, the skin is the body's largest organ. Every square inch tingles with over one thousand nerve endings, which can probe the surrounding world. It ...