Staggering Breast Cancer Statistics
Breast cancer incidence rates are highest in non-Hispanic white women, followed by African American women, and are lowest among Asian/Pacific Islander women. In contrast, breast cancer death rates are highest for African American women, followed by non-Hispanic white women. Breast cancer death rates are lowest for Asian/Pacific Islander women.
Skin: The Meeting Place Between our Inner and Outer Worlds One Woman’s Journey to Creating Interesting and Natural Cosmetics
When my mother and aunt were diagnosed with breast cancer and ovarian cancer, respectively, and as I watched my children grow, I became increasingly concerned with the contaminates implicated in the health issues my family was facing and to which my children were being put at risk.
Breast Self-Examination
In addition to regular mammograms and clinical breast examinations, clients should watch for irregular changes in their breasts by performing regular breast self-examinations. As a skin care professional, it is important to remind clients to stay aware of breast health and irregularities in their breasts. If a client performs a breast self-examination regularly, they will […]
Oncology Aesthetics Benefits
Due to an increase of cancer statistics in the world today and with many more survivors seeking out spas for relaxation and help with their appearance, most survivors concentrate on having a good quality of life. Advanced education in oncology aesthetics is very necessary for skin care professionals when working with clients with health challenges.
How do you practice what you preach?
“I practice what I preach by leading by example. If I have an employee that is uncomfortable with retail, I take the time to role-play with them so that they can have a better understanding of the situation. It would be easy for me to just tell my employees what to do, but I prefer […]
September 2015
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10 Things About… Cosmetic Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer
Chemicals linked to breast cancer have no place in anyone’s beauty routine, yet they are found on store shelves across the United States. Due to an outdated and weak law governing cosmetics, carcinogens have not yet been banned, or even restricted, for use in cosmetics in the United States.
LuLu at Lavender Spa
The Lillian S. Wells Women’s Health Center, located inside Broward Health® Medical Center, has partnered with LuLu™ Cosmetics to offer onsite, professional skin care and makeup services by licensed skin care professionals.
Growth Factors: What works and what’s hype?
The quest for eternal youth is as old as mankind itself; the desire of aging men and women to find methods of looking younger has been chronicled in literature since writing first began. Some of the earliest prescriptions that have survived from antiquity are elixirs for youth, creams, and salves designed to produce or maintain […]
Skin Care MYTHS: Facial toners are not a necessity.
STATEMENT: Facial toners are not a necessity.
