Skin Treatments

You’ve devoted time and money into becoming a licensed professional. You’re committed to understanding skin anatomy, physiology, and histology. You’ve got hundreds of hours under your belt in comprehending skin care ingredients an...

Valentine’s Day is the promotions for skin care specialists and other beauty professionals. Often times January is slow because your clients are recovering financially from the holidays. Take advantage of this lull because you need that ...

It seems like the new year comes with a long to-do list: make resolutions, create goals for the year, start thinking about your taxes (ugh.) But the one thing every esthetician should have at the top of their list: update your client consent forms,...

Finally! You’re a licensed esthetician and ready to start your first job, whether as a solo business owner or as part of a salon or spa team. Let’s assume you have the administrative details, like your business license or a job lined up...

None of us want to hurt our clients, but some aesthetic treatments are downright painful, like waxing. Some clients may even be deterred from receiving a treatment because they think it'll be too painful (like the client that just watched "...

Think of it as a blind date: your client is coming to see you for the first time. Will this be a match? Will she like you and trust you enough to take care of her skin? No matter how long you've been in the industry, it's completely nor...

We recently received a question from a reader: This is a new one on me. One of my regular microderm clients wants to come in for a chemical peel...on her butt. She has some acne scars and wants to remove them by using a lactic acid peel. Any advice...

Your new client wants a treatment but her eyebrows have been microbladed on or she has a sleeve of tattoos. You must decide if it is appropriate to perform the treatment over the tattoo. What should you do to ensure an effective treatment and ensure...

After a redesign of the devices’ appearance, a treatment that originated in the 80s is experiencing a strong resurgence in spas and salons as an anti-aging option. Microcurrent is the use of tiny amounts of electrical current to stimulate mus...

The idea of using an oil to clean your client’s skin seems counterintuitive. Doesn’t oil clog pores and create acne breakouts? Let’s discover how this interesting skin cleansing option works and how you can find the best cleansing...