Any time that you hear the word “aging,” it seems to have such a negative connotation to it. Very few people embrace not only the term, but even the process. For those who have read any of my past articles or heard me speak, you all know that I have replaced “aging” and “mature” with sophisticated in my vocabulary. I, by far, would prefer to be classified as sophisticated over aged, and I am sure I am not alone.

In any case, the process is inevitable, but the magnitude of the process allows for a multitude of control factors. Diet, exercise, proper sleep, minimal stress, and a happy heart have an immeasurable impact on painting youthfulness. Mix proper skin care, professional skin treatments, and the blessed hands of an aesthetician into the mix and the effect will be multiplied tenfold.

Our profession is a plethora of new ingredients, innovations, and technology. We are constantly gifted with new ways to turn back the hands of the aging process and trigger the true, youthful, healthy function of skin. But rather than focus our objectives on aging, I invite readers to shift their mindset to a simple core focus of the word “healthy.” Healthy means hydrated. It means pliable, soft, smooth, and radiant. Healthy means cell renewal and collagen reformation. Healthy means youthful. Scour through these pages and fill yourself with every bit of knowledge and skill you can to offer your clients the ability to be ageless.