Finessing Fine Lines: Catering Antiaging Strategies to Client Age
Written by Annette Hanson
Last month we discussed all of the visible signs of aging: fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, and loss of muscle tone and elasticity. You know the main factors that add …
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Aging
What Are Signaling Peptides and How do They Benefit Skin?
Written by Susan Wade, M.Ed, L.E.
Peptides are composed of amino acids that are sequenced together and held by a bond. They are crucial to almost all biological actions of the body and thrive in a…
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Skin Care
Hormones and Acne: The Missing Link
Written by Ahmed Abdullah, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S.
Acne is considered by many to be a right-of-passage that must be endured on the way to adulthood. And, the research says this may be true. It is estimated that…
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What to Expect When Clients are Expecting: Acne Tips for Moms-to-Be
Written by Ashley Stowers
Pregnancy is such an incredible and exciting event in life, but many women will admit that it can have some challenging moments, both physically and emotionally. For some, “pregnancy glow”…
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Acne
The Menstruation Situation: Understanding Female Hormones and Acne
Written by Larry Lockhart, R.P.
Discussing hormonal acne, the menstrual cycle, and menopause is a complicated subject and cannot be covered in its entirety in a few pages. To make it understandable, this article will…
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Acne
Illuminating Alternatives: A Quick Look at Brightening Ingredients
Written by Aliesh Pierce
Summer is fast approaching. For aestheticians, that usually means the second phase of brightening season. Since suppressing skin activity actually makes skin more photosensitive, the fall is the best time…
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Disorders
10 Things About … Microblading
Written by Irene Kennerley
Microblading is a popular eyebrow service for spa and permanent makeup clients. The service creates the look of individual eyebrow hairs with cosmetic tattooing; it is used to enhance the…
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Skin Care
Peptides have become one of the most valuable tools used for skin revision, cancer treatment, immune therapy, antimicrobial for wound healing, and for overall improved health. There are increasingly new…
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Skin Care
Breaking Down the Aging Process: Its Effects on Skin Structure, Texture, and Pigment
Written by Annette Hanson
Aging is inevitable. It will happen to everyone and no matter how hard they try to fight it. But, there is good news; there are ways to slow down the…
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Aging
The stratum corneum is the skin’s barrier and is the top layer of the epidermis. In the epidermis, keratinocyte stem cells reside in the basal layer, which is the lowest…
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Skin Care
Permanent Wrinkle Reduction: Reassessing Current Approaches to Antiaging Skin Care
Written by Ben Johnson, M.D.
The number one goal of most skin care companies is to temporarily minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while using clever language that makes clients think wrinkle prevention…
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Aging
The Truth About Pore Size
Written by Nicole Majdali
A pore is defined in the dictionary as, “a minute opening in a surface, especially the skin or integument of an organism, through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles can…
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Skin Care
It’s Electric: Incorporating Electro-Modalities into the Spa
Written by Brittany Facio, L.C.I., L.C.
Incorporating electrotherapy into a spa menu can create a diverse service offering for clients and enhanced results that professional products alone cannot achieve. Choosing the correct modality for a target…
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Skin Care
Prevent, Correct, Preserve: Assessing and Treating Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Written by Gina Thompson
By virtue of daily facial movements and exposure to sun, pollution, and the environment, every face has lines. The types of lines may vary, but even flawless, youthful skin has…
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Aging
The Pimple Puzzle: Overlooked Causes of Breakouts
Written by Ginger Downey, MS, CNS, co-owner of DermaMed Solutions, LLC
Many have experienced the incredibly annoying experience of waking up on the day of some important event only to look in the mirror and see a pimple, that was not…
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Acne
Graceful Aging: Establishing Realistic Expectations for the Mature Client
Written by Brenda Linday, L.E., L.E.I., C.A.C.
All clients would love to turn back the hands of time. Skin care professionals must manage clients’ expectations with what is realistically possible, combined with superior treatments that will exceed…
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Aging
The skin care market is growing but there is still an untapped need for personalized skin care services for people of color. Women and men of color are looking for…
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Formula Whiz: Phyto Enzymes
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- Victoria Tabak, L.E., is a two-state licensed aesthetician and the president of Nature Pure Labs. She began her involvem...
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