Any new skin care innovation is met with great excitement for industry insiders. For every new topical ingredient innovation, there is a host of skin care fanatics at the front of the line. On the other hand, taking a chance and trying brand new skin technology can be met with trepidation from clients. Finding something that works often means being reluctant to make the change.

The challenge of bringing exciting, new skin care techniques to the masses becomes even more taxing when the technology attached to it carries outdated misconceptions and stigmas. This is the case when it comes to combining two superpower ingredients: human stem cell extract and CBD.

Calling all TEXAS skin care professionals! Are you social media savvy? Are you interested in growing your platform to gain national recognition? We are growing our aesthetician staff and are now seeking an educated professional to become the face of DERMASCOPE Magazine for 2023.


Description:

We’re looking for someone to represent DERMASCOPE Magazine in a big way through social media. This professional will carry the title of DERMASCOPE’s in-house aesthetician. We need someone who can bring engagement to our social media through product reviews, treatments, and spa reviews. This aesthetician must have good social engagement on their personal page and have a vast understanding of Instagram.


Compensation:

Representing DERMASCOPE Magazine will be richly rewarded with a huge platform with which to grow exposure for you and your business. Not only will you be compensated through marketing across our print, digital, and social media platforms (which reach almost 300k professionals each month), but you will also receive the incredible opportunity to expand your product and treatment knowledge. In-house aestheticians are listed in print in our monthly Staff Box department, as well as highlighted through editorials and prominently featured on our Instagram page. You’ll get to try new products, equipment devices, and treatments from top brands in the professional skin care industry on a regular basis – for free!

Candidates must be:

• Available to commit to approximately 6 hours per month, through the end of 2023
• Based in the DFW area and able to travel to DERMASCOPE office quarterly
• Licensed in the state of Texas (bonus if you have a medical director over you!)
• Able to offer unbiased feedback and speak knowledgeably about products and treatments
• Willing to try new products and treatments, even those that are unfamiliar (should not be exclusively tied to any one particular brand)
• Willing to sign a non-compete agreement with DERMASCOPE
• Comfortable in front of the camera
• Have a spa space that is appropriate for recording treatment and product reviews, as well as a phone that can film and send files
• A following on social media
• Fluent in all things Instagram including stickers, polls, gifs, hashtags, Instagram aesthetics, and optimal posting times
• Understanding of Dropbox and WeTransfer

To apply for either position:
Just email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.! Send us your bio/credentials, headshot, social media handles, and the best way to reach you. We’ll confirm your submission and respond with additional questions as needed.


We look forward to hearing from you!
800-961-3777  DERMASCOPE.com

 





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Appointment scheduling system, point of sale, and confirmation e-mails are all examples of how the skin care industry has successfully implemented technology. The management of these technology systems has allowed skin care professionals to maintain their current book of business. However, consider dreaming bigger in the beauty space by becoming digitally dangerous. With the simple implementations of text message marketing, e-mail campaigns, chairside check-in and check-out, and an e-commerce store, a spa professional has the opportunity to create a deeper client connection and grow impressive retail sales while offering service upgrades.

Starting any business can come with a roller coaster of feelings – from overjoyed and ecstatic to tension and anxiety. New entrepreneurs often go back and forth with themselves contemplating if this is the right decision. Will they be ready for the responsibilities, accountability, and challenges ahead?

Starting a wellness business is difficult and the journey will not be an easy one. However, if becoming a top spa was an easy task, everyone would do it. And although there may be a gameplan to follow by those who have come before, for the minority of the many, representation or available mentors are not prevalent in the majority of areas. In fact, many entrepreneurs of color usually must learn much of their chosen trade on their own, which can often lead to mistakes. Nevertheless, any skin care professional looking to begin a wellness business will eventually lead to instances of recovery, but they can equip themselves with the tools they need to succeed in this niche.

Microneedling remains one of today’s top cosmetic, nonsurgical treatments because radiant skin is always in style. This treatment involves pricking skin with tiny, sterilized needles that cause small wounds to the area being treated; in turn, more collagen and elastin are produced to heal those wounds. Collagen is nature’s skin filler that results in dewy, glowing skin. As far as pain goes, typically, a topical numbing cream is applied to the treatment area to minimize discomfort.

Despite the pandemic, skin care has had a banner year. The NPD Group data shows that United States prestige skin care sales totaled $1.1 billion in quarter two of 2020, and during that period, e-commerce sales spiked 93% year-over-year. Skin care sales not only overtook cosmetic’s dominant position, but revenues of skin care tools increased by 16%. Prescient & Strategic Intelligence reports that the increasing awareness among consumers about devices and skin technology for addressing lines, blemishes, and sagging skin is leading to their increased adoption and attributing to their vast growth in the market.

Recognizing developing trends and what technology will impact the future is invaluable to skin care professionals. Because technology now touches every aspect of life, clients not only desire it but expect it in their services.

Radiofrequency (RF) devices are commonly used in skin care and medical practices for skin tightening, body contouring, hair removal, minor skin imperfections, and much more. Radiofrequency waves are a form of radiation, which is the release of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. These waves can be classified as low or high energy depending on the amount of energy dispersed.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates radiofrequency devices under the category of electronic-electric products or devices that are capable of emitting radiofrequency energy by radiation, conduction, or other means. It should be noted that nearly all electronic or electric devices are capable of emitting radiofrequency energy, even cell phones or an FM radio.

As medical spa treatments become more innovative and inviting, the potential client market is growing with every passing day. More individuals are discovering the value of aesthetic medical spa services after having spent the past year or so by themselves. Treatments like body sculpting, once deemed supplemental and superficial, are now being reexamined with a self-care lens. Muscle toning and fat reduction have their obvious, visible body benefits, but how exactly does body sculpting equipment further along a client’s health and beauty journey? 

Skin care professionals are trained in proper sanitation and cleanliness protocols in school, and following those standards is part of everyday routines when taking clients and setting up spaces. While the guidelines set by the state board are a great starting point, providing clean conditions has become more complicated due to the current events of the world. With viruses and even the common cold becoming harder to detect and stay away from, it seems clearer more than ever that additions to these existing protocols are needed. Clients and professionals alike are looking for ways to easily and effectively keep themselves and each other as safe as possible. As a result, upping standards in the treatment room can be the difference between an unsure client who is not booking a service and a client feeling confident that their health and safety is the number one priority of their skin care professional. There are many sanitation devices that can easily be added into the day-to-day protocols that make this difference.

Glowing, smooth, and radiant skin is usually the ultimate visual sign of youthfulness. Yet, in a world where the impacts of harmful ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and oxidative stresses are never ending, it makes this goal seem intangible to many clients.

Hyperpigmentation is one of the most common skin problems that affects both men and women. Usually, it worsens with age and is most prevalent in darker skin. Although in most cases it is harmless, skin discoloration and pigmentation can cause aesthetic concerns which can influence an individual’s self-esteem.

Hyperpigmentation is localized excess pigmentation of skin and can be induced by numerous intrinsic factors as well as extrinsic factors. It is also known as a deposition of melanin (pigment) due to the stimulation of melanogenesis. Melanogenesis is the production of melanin by specialized cells called melanocytes and duplicates in skin. It is the result of the immune system triggering an inflammatory response, which then triggers melanocyte activity to protect skin’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from damage and mutation. This process is instigated by hormonal triggers or dermal inflammation such as heat, trauma, and sun exposure. Damage to DNA also triggers melanocyte, stimulating hormones to produce melanin. Within the melanocyte, a chain of events occurs, and tyrosinase begins to be released. Tyrosinase is the enzyme that stimulates the melanocytes and thus, produces melanin. The tyrosinase then binds with copper and acts on the levorotatory form of dopa, converting it into melanosomes. These melanosomes are transported along the dendrites (the arms or cellular projections) that branch out to interact with other cells resulting in hyperpigmentation.

Beatrice Van, an award-winning aesthetics master educator, enthusiastic, positive, self-starter with over 17 years of progressive experience in the beauty industry. In addition to her role as Clinical Master Aesthetics Educator at Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics, she is the clinical director for Fearless Beauties, certified advanced aesthetician, makeup artist, and nail specialist. On her days off, she is off working at Indie Esthetics helping her client look and feel like the very best versions of themselves or off traveling throughout North America as an education ambassador for CND and Fearless Beauties. Her passion is to empower both students and beauty professionals to boldly invest in their education, strengthen their skills, while elevating standards in the industry.