When the skin is lacking in electrolytes, it can begin to look and feel depleted. Learn how electrolytes and minerals can hydrate the skin for a youthful, healthy glow.
Don’t underestimate the power of a good facial massage. There are various facial massage techniques like Gua Sha and Tapotement that will provide instant results for your clients. Learn where these techniques generated from and discover their benefits.
In an ever-evolving industry, new ingredients are continually emerging as the new superhero of skincare. Once we decipher the scientific jargon and get past the far-reaching claims, we realize these ingredients lack the crucial scientific evidence needed to back them up. However, despite these common deceptions, there are “magical” ingredients like Bakuchiol that deliver true results and force us to believe that cutting-edge ingredients do exist.
Dr. Carl Thorneldt explains the function of the skin barrier and how to troubleshoot skin barrier treatment with acneic and sensitive skin types.
Finding new ways to localize your spa menu? See how these spas are capturing the true essence of their regions through specialty treatments that best represent their state.
The way our cells communicate is not only necessary for life itself, but it plays a vital role in keeping our body and skin healthy. Unfortunately, cell-to-cell signaling declines as we get older and leads to slower healing of the tissues. This is when we begin to notice the signs of aging. Enter in topically applied growth factors and cytokines to help regenerate, heal and reverse these effects.
Training yourself to recognize these “acne imposters” is vital to the success and efficacy of your treatments. At the end of the day, your clients are coming to you for clear skin. Become a true acne expert by realizing when what your client has is actually not acne, but rather something else.
As the long, lazy days of summer give way to crisp autumn weather, it’s not only the memories of sun-splashed adventures that linger, but the lasting effects of all that time in the sun on the skin. Here are the top fall skin treatments around the country…
Taking care of the skin head to toe is important to prevent future concerns. It’s time to look beyond the face and target those harder to reach areas.
To help pores perform their design purpose, estheticians must be aware of the benefits of proper pore exfoliation. Water-based pore exfoliation, also known as “pore sucking”, goes beyond traditional methods to remove dead skin debris, oils, salts, and toxins. Estheticians and advanced medical service providers can use this system and its techniques to detoxify the skin, amongst many other benefits.
In esthetics, there are several primary derivatives of vitamin A used including retinol, retinyl palmitate or vitamin A palmitate and retinaldehyde. Learn how to differentiate these vitamin A derivatives and how to choose the best option for your client.
Understand this complex skin cell and learn how to protect it from sun and environmental damage for the ultimate pigmentation protection.
