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Ingredients

Healthy Fat

Loaded with fatty acids and antioxidants, marula oil is a powerful ingredientMarula oil, with its powerful mix of antioxidants, skin-loving vitamins, and anti-inflammatory properties, is an ingredient you should have in your treatment room. Marula oil has a clear, light yellow color and nutty smell. The oil can be used on its own as a ...

Ingredients

Among the Willows

Help clients reduce inflammation and control excess oil with white willow extract.There are several species of willow trees, each with their own unique extract. The type most commonly used in skin care is derived from white willow bark. The extract comes from the white willow tree (Salix alba), a medium-to-large perennial deciduous species. The name ...

Informational, Reviews

The Black Leggings Of Skincare

I almost called this story the "Little Black Dress Of Skincare". See I was going to be all like, OMG, it's so versatile. It can be casual and laid back or super dressy. Then I thought of the Lulu lemon pants that I dress up with fierce loafers and a blazer when I speak at ...

Disorders & Medications, Skin Health

Bringing Peace to Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a common skin condition that speeds up the lifecycle of skin cells and causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin. The extra skin cells form scales and red patches that are itchy and sometimes painful.1 Scientists believe that at least 10% of people inherit one or more of ...

Hormones

The Highs and Lows of Hormones

Many people associate hormonal fluctuations with women and teens, but these chemical messengers go up and down in all walks of life—male and female, as well as young and old. It is important for skincare professionals to be knowledgeable about hormones for a number of reasons. Being able to associate hormonal fluctuations with the phases ...

Business, Disorders & Medications

Update Your Intake

The beauty industry is always changing. There is a constant influx of new modalities and ingredient technologies being launched in the spa market, as well as in the mass market. Knowing what your clients are doing and using is critical to bringing them skin care success and avoiding adverse reactions. The good news is skin ...

Diseases

Psoriasis Spa Therapy:

Calm your clients’ sensitive skin with these psoriasis spa therapy tips.Psoriasis is a skin condition that estheticians are seeing more often these days in the treatment room. Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin. It’s a disease that comes and goes. At this time, there is ...

Diseases

Show Eczema What’s Up

Over 30 million people have some form of eczema,1 and skin care professionals are seeing more of this in the treatment room. In many, eczema started in childhood and dissipated by adulthood; however, adults that never had it as a child are presenting the condition in growing quanitities. Since skin care professionals do not want ...

Ingredients

New in Natural: Probiotics, Saffron Stem Cells and Monkeygrass

Today's skin care professional needs to stay up to date on the newest ingredients out there. Our clients are always searching for the latest and greatest as well. It is always good to stay on top of what is trending but also do your research in a variety of areas so you can make a ...

Aging, Diseases

Fighting Glycation for the Diabetic Client

As skin care professi­onals, we spend a lot of time protecting the skin from external stressors that can cause damage and aging. We sometimes forget there are factors that can age the skin from the inside out, too, and one of these internal factors is glycation. The term “glycation,” along with the consumer desire to ...

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