Within the skin care industry, products are often marketed for skin types that fall within very specific categories – oily or dry. As a result, when people seek to learn more about what type of care their skin really needs, it is easy to overlook many parameters of how skin behaves and changes in response to other factors like hormones, diet, and age. Not only…

Waxing is different than other aesthetic services when it comes to booking time. For example, for a facial or microdermabrasion, one hour might be booked. For waxing, however, the time allotted for the service is often based on the experience of the waxing professional. A more experienced waxer may schedule 15 minutes for a Brazilian wax service, while a fresh graduate may need 45 minutes…

While the pandemic saw a massive increase in mask sales, it was at the expense of one cosmetic staple – lipstick. The result was a drop in lip product sales by 40%, according to market researcher, NPD. As society makes its way out of the pandemic, lipstick sales are back, hitting $34.2 million in the four weeks ending April 18, 2022 and up more than…

There are many different types of waxes available in the marketplace today but not all waxes are made equally or with the same ingredients. Different types of waxes serve different purposes, and different added ingredients also have various underlying purposes. Becoming knowledgeable on the base ingredients and the added ingredients that compose a wax will help when selecting the right wax for a client. {mprestriction…