In a world where youthful skin is highly coveted, great emphasis is placed on ridding the face of fine lines and wrinkles in a quest to remain eternally young and wrinkle-free. With all of the attention focused on the face, many tend to neglect body skin. Because ...

In our zealousness to incorporate new modalities into client treatments, skin care professionals often ask, “Which modalities can I combine with chemical peels?” However, the questions that professionals should ask themselves instead are: What is ...

If a client asks a skin care professional what the most important part of a good homecare routine is, they will probably tell the client that it all starts with the right cleanser. Body cleansing most likely dates back to the Stone Age when people ...

Sometimes even the best aestheticians get a little stuck in ruts, and can think of skin simply as either dry, oily, mature, acneic, or sensitive. Client intake forms usually ask for current routines, skin types, medications, and goals, but rarely ask ...

Long before the word ‘cellulite’ became a common term in the health, fitness, and beauty industries, women have struggled with the age-old curse of unsightly orange-peel dimples and hard to lose inches, particularly around cellulite’s most prone areas ...

The origins of Kneippism and hydrotherapy are deeply rooted in the philosophies of natural healing and, in particular, naturopathy. Naturopathy is a time-honored health philosophy that advocates total balance and harmony in life through treatments and ...

Today’s purchasing environment is very different than it was 10 years ago. Not only is competition is greater, but social media has also changed the way the consumer shops. Big box stores are becoming more aggressive with skin care specials and different ...

“It has been helpful to me to keep an 8:30 to 5:30 timeframe, Monday through Saturday, for my business. Outside of this is purely personal time and I try my best to stick to it.”Virginia Anderson, clinical aesthetician at VNA Skincare, Inc. “I recently ...