Facial Serums
As skin care professionals, we all know what a dramatic difference using an amazing serum can make. It can take years off a client’s appearance, reduce fatigue, tighten pores, minimize rosacea, soothe dryness, reduce hyperpigmentation, and diminish wrinkles.
Yin Yang Your Employee/ Employer Relationship
It is all about balance and understanding how everything and everyone can work together. I have been in the employer’s seat for more than 23 years now and I am still learning life lessons. As I reflect on the past, I can honestly say that I was not always the best employer. However, I have […]
Skin Care Ingredients as Surgery Alternatives
Earlier this year, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), released its 17th annual multi-specialty statistical data, indicating a 12 percent overall increase in cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2013. According to ASAPS, Americans spent the largest amount on cosmetic surgery since the great recession of 2008.1 More than 11 million […]
The Red Face of Rosacea Classifying and Treating Rosacea
Many clients may walk through an aesthetician’s door with common facial manifestations, often agonizing over what once was clear skin that has now erupted into inexplicable redness, dryness, skin thickening, and even bumps and pimples that resemble acne. While these symptoms may be a sign of a variety of skin conditions, they may also be […]
The Key Three: Be Prepared for These Disorders
Aestheticians are in the unique position to observe many skin disorders and some diseases. Even though it is out of the aesthetician’s scope of practice to treat skin diseases, having knowledge is power, and skin care professionals should be able to recognize disorders and diseases that require medical referral to a physician or dermatologist. Many […]
More Than Skin Deep | How the skin protects against disorders
There is a great correlation between the morphology of a skin condition and what is chosen for correction in both treatments and the cosmetic chemistry found in product lines. At times, there may be a great deal of emphasis placed on a brand or isolated ingredients without realizing that a manifested skin condition requires research […]
The Irrelevant Price Tag | How to effectively sell high-end skin care products
Oh no! Your spa just introduced a brand new line of treatment products that you are expected to sell to clients. That is great, but look at those retail prices! They are higher than anything the spa previously carried. You have built up the confidence to sell your existing lines for facial customers, but what […]
Celebrating Selling | Mindful Retailing to Elevate Your Bottom Line
Spa and salon experts agree: Retailing is critical to success and expertise in this area is often the missing X-factor. Developing retailing skills consists of several parts, the most essential of these being the brands which are represented in your skin care center, salon, or spa. Does the skin care brand you are carrying truly […]
Teen Skin
When working with teenage skin, there are various factors to consider. The biggest concern with teenagers is acne. With the approach of puberty, most teenagers become self-conscience of their appearance, and the onset of acne comes with changing hormone levels. As a skin care professional, you should approach your teenage client with sensitivity towards their […]
The Endocrine System
We all remember learning the systems of the body back in high school, then most of us also re-learned them during our aesthetics training. So do you recall the endocrine system and what its function is? The one thing that we all probably do recall is that it has something to do with hormones!
