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Our Skin is a Mirror of Internal Health
By Sheilah Fulton, L.E., B.S., M.B.A., aesthetics instructor | December 1, 2014
Human beings have trillions of cells throughout the body that perform intricate functions to maintain the overall integrity and health of the skin. The metabolic processes and utilization of energy – ATP (adenosine triphosphate) – all impact the overall ...
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Recipe Box: Skin Restoring Aronia Berry Mask
By Elina Fedotova, CEO of Elina Organics | December 1, 2014
Aronia has traditionally been used in Russia to rejuvenate and heal the skin. Each berry offers an organic cocktail of vitamins, minerals, and other skin-nourishing nutrients. It has a higher concentration of antioxidants than blueberries, grapes, acai, ...
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Identifying and Understanding Menopausal Skin
By Suki Kramer | December 23, 2014
Our skin changes in menopause just like during puberty (what fun huh?). In fact, the skin goes through normal, hormonal shifts every seven years, and clients should be ready to change up their skin care routine along with those shifts. Along with these ...
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Winter Skin Under the Sun
By Alison Adams-Woodford, L.E. | January 27, 2015
It all started in the 1920s when Coco Chanel fell asleep while outdoors on vacation in the French Riviera and woke up with an unintended sunburn. The style icon singlehandedly changed previous views that skin should be pale and pristine to one that viewed ...
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Diet and Lifestyle Changes Known to Improve Skin
By Rachael Pontillo, L.E., B. Msc., A.A.D.P., C.H.C. | April 7, 2015
Wellness is a growing trend in the spa industry. While it began with holistic therapies such as body wraps and hydrotherapy, it has now expanded beyond facial and body treatments and into a full health and lifestyle regimen that incorporates nutrition, ...
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Skin Care MYTHS: Titanium oxide and zinc oxide in
By | January 28, 2015
STATEMENT: Titanium oxide and zinc oxide in sunscreen cause cancer. Facts: Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are minerals frequently used as physical solar filters in sunscreens. These chemicals scatter ultraviolet radiation away from the skin, compared ...
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Eye Skin Care
By | January 28, 2015
An English proverb proclaims that the eyes are the window of the soul. Clearly, the eye area is a focal point for human interaction. The aesthetic appeal of the eyes is directly related to the skin surrounding them as demonstrated by the wide variety ...
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What’s your recipe for the perfect summer skin
By Ahmed Abdullah, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. | January 26, 2015
You might notice that clients are increasingly savvy about how to properly manage their skin at home. With the availability of skin care lines and anti-aging formulations in a range of price points, most of the women (and many men) I encounter have put ...
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When is it Okay to Peel Sensitive Skin?
By Rhonda Allison | February 11, 2015
There are a lot of questions and much trepidation around administering chemical peels and corrective treatments on sensitive skin. Are rejuvenating treatments safe? Will the skin react negatively to a peel or enzyme formula? How much is too much? The ...
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Ethnic Skin Conditions
By Linda Gulla, L.E. | March 3, 2015
When treating skin conditions, it is essential for the skin care professional to have a thorough understanding of ethnicity and predisposed factors when assessing the client during the initial consultation, treating skin conditions, and determining treatment ...
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10 Things About...Sensitive Skin
By Lydia Sarfati | March 6, 2015
Sensitive skin is a broad term ranging from easily irritated skin to conditions like eczema and rosacea. Aestheticians should be able to clearly identify sensitive skin types and diagnose a plan of action to alleviate the symptoms to provide clients with ...
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Skin Care MYTHS: There are only two types of wrink
By Monique Enriquez, C.N.H.P., anti-aging skin therapist | March 6, 2015
STATEMENT: There are only two types of wrinkles. Facts: Aging is a natural biological and physiological process that occurs as time passes. How this aging occurs and manifests itself on the skin is an indication of a person’s genetic code, lifestyle ...
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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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Skin Care MYTHS: Facial toners are not a necessity
By Erica Suppa, L.E., B.S., C.O.E., owner of Fresh Faced Skin Care | September 3, 2015
STATEMENT: Facial toners are not a necessity. Facts: Toners have three functions: finish the cleansing process, exfoliate the pores, and reset the skin’s pH. After cleansing the skin, toner ensure that leftover cleanser has been removed, ...
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Face Mapping: What Is Your Client’s Skin Telling
By Amra Lear L E | May 19, 2016
When skin care professionals perform a skin analysis, they often use a magnifying lamp to survey the skin for moisture loss, dehydration, fine lines, elasticity, macules, papules, hyperpigmentation, telangiectasia, couperose, puffiness, dark circles, ...
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