There is a new term in the skincare word and maybe you’ve heard it. The word is glycation and it refers to the way sugar affects aging. Estheticians spend most of our time treating the epidermis and trying to educate our clients on the importance of sun protection and...
Let’s start with the basics: Peptides are the building blocks of amino acids, which bond together to form proteins. Collagen is a long segment of protein that gives our skin its thickness and fullness. The more collagen we have the more youthful we appear, so...
How does the food I eat affect my skin? We’ve all heard the phrase “you are what you eat”, but is it accurate? Well…. Yes. Estheticians have our tried and true phrases to categorize skin conditions such as “sugar face”, “dairy face” and “gluten face”. It may sound...
LED Face Masks LED, or light emitting diodes, are very effective in treating a myriad of skin conditions including acne, eczema, rosacea and aging for a variety of skin types. What colors of LED work for each condition? Blue LED kills acne causing bacteria, which is...
