This is an article that talks about an issue that isn’t about how a client would take care of her skin, but I felt it was important for you to know about in case you have a client who is having similar issues. Click on the link to be taken to A Cautionary Calcium Story.
Proactiv Solution is a somewhat popular skin care product line. You will no doubt run into clients who have used it or are currently using it. Read the article, Proactiv—Solution? to get my opinion on this infomercial product line.
I posted this article on my layperson’s blogsite today. It has important information for you to help your female clients who have problems with breakout before and during their monthly cycles. CLICK HERE to be taken to the article.
If you have been on my layperson’s blogsite, you probably know I write a lot about the effects of sugar on skin and health in general. Click on the title to be taken to the article, 2 More Sugar Case Studies: Sue & Kim. Knowing the different outside ingredients that can influence the health of your clients’ skin is an important component to being a great aesthetician.
How many times have you had someone come into your salon who says their skin is dry and upon examination they are simply dehydrated? Knowing the difference between true-dry skin and dehydrated skin is essential information that you can pass along to your clients.
I find that there is still confusion—even in our industry—about these two separate skin conditions. See if this post on my layperson’s blogsite helps you to understand the difference. CLICK HERE to be taken to the article.
Most of the skin inflammations in this article were not discussed in my (1984) skin care school experience. Perhaps things have changed over time, but in case you aren’t familiar with dermatitises (there are many different types), it’s a good idea to read up, because at some point in your career you will run into some or all of these skin conditions. Click on the title to be taken to my blog post, Dermatitises (skin inflammations) explained.
Here is another blog post published on ageless beauty, timeless skin.
You may disagree with me about using real food as products for your
face, but I gladly stay on this side of the fence.
As you will read, I believe
eating food is much more beneficial to the overall health of the body
vs. mixing something up for your face. You may encounter clients who
either ask questions about doing this or who may use homemade products
themselves. I recommend concocting some treatments to do at home, do
them, and see if you notice any appreciable difference in your skin.
Experience, sometimes achieved through experimentation, will always be
your greatest teacher. CLICK HERE to read the entire article.
Recently I posted an article on my lay person’s blogsite about a client who had a (very) bad experience in a facial where the aesthetician used a comedone extractor. If you are a professional using one of these instruments, please know I am in complete disagreement with their use. Read this article to find out why: Just say NO to comedone extractors!
I recently posted this article from my layperson’s blogsite. As an aesthetician, I hear my clients regurgitating this myth a lot, and it’s
mostly perpetuated by the skin care industry! In my practice I do the
best I can to be completely honest and upfront with my clients. They
have come to expect this from me and I certainly expect it from myself.
Telling someone they need to completely change the individual products
they’re using because their skin has “gotten used to it” is simply
untrue. If you know how the skin functions this will sound as ridiculous
to you as it always has to me. CLICK HERE to be taken to the article.
Here is an article (one of many) I posted on my lay person’s blog site explaining the difference between dry skin (what I call true-dry) and dehydrated skin. This may seem simplistic or obvious to those of you in the skin care industry, but I can’t tell you how many clients have come in to see me after having facials elsewhere and never being counseled correctly on this most basic of skin conditions. Therefore it is my belief that many people in our own industry truly don’t understand this basic difference.
Occasionally I will direct you to my layperson’s blog, ageless beauty, timeless skin, for information that you may find helpful in your practice. Here is an article (one of many) about how sugar can affect your skin.
Click on the title to be taken to Sugar & Skin Problems.
