The average income of an aesthetician is about $30,000 annually, with the high end of the spectrum being closer to $200,000. In order to reach a higher income tier, skin care professionals often incorporate body treatments, devices, and wellness options into their practices. But, is the introduction of these services for everyone? What are the needed demographics to grow this type of business? In today’s…

Trips to the spa are a client’s favorite way to nurture themselves from external stressors, regardless of the season. Whether life has them down, they need an escape, or they just want to celebrate the weather, aesthetic and spa services are the perfect, nurturing treat. Make sure spa offerings reflect what is en vogue, in-season, and weather sensitive.

Once upon a time, professional skin care thrived upon mystique. Experts who called themselves facialists and aestheticians were great at keeping secrets – it was their stock in trade. They applied mysterious products to the client’s skin with the authority of true ritual, commanding that they return frequently to produce lasting effects. This was back in the day of heavily perfumed creams, a profusion of…

Oh no! Your spa just introduced a brand new line of treatment products that you are expected to sell to clients. That is great, but look at those retail prices! They are higher than anything the spa previously carried. You have built up the confidence to sell your existing lines for facial customers, but what will they say when you show them new products that…