Summit Exclusive Articles Receptionist Rules: Duties & Expectations One of the most important hires a spa owner will make is the position of receptionist. From booking appointments and greeting clients as they walk through the door to managing inventory or assisting management, a spa’s front staff plays a big role in the day-to-day tasks. However, what exactly should be expected from a receptionist? No matter the size or needs of a spa, there…
Summit Exclusive Articles Back To the Future: Traditional Chinese Medicine Aesthetics While Western medicine schools studied cadavers, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) studied and documented patterns of the human, living body for thousands of years. Because of this, Eastern medicine was able to establish patterns that continued in the human body in its natural state. Western medicine continues their dissection methods in an attempt at controlling symptoms, also known as allopathic medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine looks at…
Summit Exclusive Articles Finding Authenticity: The Truth of Cruelty-Free Beauty For decades, the beauty and skin care industries relied on animal testing to ensure the safety of their products. Many top brands, including renowned professional skin care brands, have moved towards cruelty-free policies in recent years. Unfortunately, the practice of animal testing still occurs in the industry today despite the increasing demand for products that are not tested at the expense of animal safety. The…
Summit Exclusive Articles Sustainably Harvested: Seaweed in Skin Care The benefits of seaweed are the subject of serious research and is one of the top subjects in international communities for development. In fact, the global seaweed market size was $13.33 billion dollars in 2019 and is projected to reach 23.04 billion in 2027. Leading scientists are looking towards seaweed and aquaculture to find numerous applications in the modern world because of its composition and…
Summit Exclusive Articles Blue Light Myths: Determining Fact from Marketing Over the past year, it seems that almost every skin care journal and newsletter is publishing anti-blue light articles espousing the detrimental effects to skin from over exposure to blue light. However, the articles have not stopped there. Mainstream publications and health and wellness websites have also been publishing articles on the effects of blue light on overall health. The common thread in these articles…