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Eco-Friendly Skincare

I like to look at how eco-friendly my skincare is with Earth Day (April 22) right around the corner. There are always ways to be more green, and we can all teach each other tricks to help our plane...

Skin Emergency: Fast Fixes for Common Skin Problems

Sometimes no matter how good you are your skin just has a freak-out and you need a fast fix for a common skincare problem. These are most common causes for a last minute panic call to your esthetic...

7 Skincare Tips for Beach Vacations

Warm weather is right around the corner, and that means for many families a quick jaunt to the beach.  For estheticians, it means the season's first sunburns. Here are a few packing tips that will ...

There is No Safe Tan

20-something, beautiful, voice of an angel, loved by everyone… that’s what everyone said. This is the description everyone gave when speaking about my friend that passed away from Melanoma in Janua...

Gym Skin: Resolve to Have Great Skin

It's that time of the year that everyone is in the gym.  Many of you have had an ongoing workout schedule, but I see a few start off or step up their program to get rid of the dreaded "winter weigh...

A Minimal Change

2017 is all about being minimal for me. I discovered a few years ago that I was beholden to my stuff, it was taking up so much physical and mental space for me, and if actually looked at it with a ...

Dry Skin vs. Dehydrated Skin

It's amazing how many people I have to talk to about dehydration and their skin when they come to the clinic. We know that we are made up of more than 50% water and dehydration can affect every fun...

Fall Skincare

I truly love Fall, but this year I'm really not ready for summer to be over.  With the change of seasons, we all know we have to change our wardrobe, but we never think to change our skincare. Upda...

Menopause: What the heck happened to my skin!?!?

Menopause has to be one of the least favorite words in the English language, we all know what it means but many don't realize how it will effect our skin and what we can do about it. A woman's skin...

Summer Skin Dehydration

I know it sounds crazy, dehydrated skin in summer, but it's a reality for so many of us.  Summer time in the Midwest is all about getting as much sun as you can as fast as you can before it goes a...