Retinol, Retin-A, Retinal, retinaldehyde. What is going on here!? Don't they all do the same thing, remodel skin and stimulate collagen? Not so fast.

During an ultrasonic facial, high-level sound wave technology penetrates deep below the surface of the skin. This facial therapy promotes cellular renewal and repair, tones facial muscles, increases blood circulation, encourages lymphatic drainage, combats puffiness and swelling and improves skin care product penetration

Let's face it, we all love free advice from experts and professionals. Today there is a new "voice" and it's called the Influencer. Some Influencers are actually experts in their field and on the topic, product or service that they share about! Many are not. It's important to make that distinction before blindly following what you're being offered.

Products alone are not enough! The face is made of 43 muscles and all of them develop tension just like the rest of the body. With consistency, the benefits of facial massage are better than Botox!

In 2005, when I became an Esthetician, I had already been in the Holistic wellness field since 1992! In the late ‘80s, my personal healing journey led me to leave a well-paying corporate career and move in the direction of helping others have a better, more congruent relationship with their “body-mind-spirit.”

It started in the ‘80s. The beauty industry began to convince us that in order to have younger, more radiant skin we had to adopt the concept that when we force a wound on the skin with things like chemical peels and lasers, it will inspire the (body) skin into “repair mode”.

Skin exfoliation is one of the single most overused treatments that people do. Exfoliating the skin has far-reaching benefits; however, depending on what is used to exfoliate and how often it's done, will determine how well the skin performs.

Before 2020, most of us couldn't even begin to embrace the idea of the many services and opportunities that went “virtual.” Now, it’s almost an expected service. Skincare with a professional esthetician is no exception!

Everything we consume has an influence on the body and skin. However, some foods and supplements have “extra” tremendous benefits – collagen is one of them.

When it comes to skin care, men want it fast, easy, and painless. It's funny, when I first work with a male client, he wants to feel good, feel cleaner, be relaxed and for the facial not to hurt! I'm always so amazed how much this contrasts with what women expect.

Everyone has experienced some form of acne in their lifetime. The important thing to understand is that there are different types of acne, along with causes, solutions and considerations. For a long time the medical community believed that diet and lifestyle did not influence acne. Today we know for an absolute fact that it does.

I hear it from my clients all the time; “What's the difference between my $12 moisturizer and the Professional $50 moisturizer?” Is there really even a difference? The answer is yes.

I hear it from my clients all the time; “What's the difference between my $12 moisturizer and the Professional $50 moisturizer?” Is there really even a difference? The answer is yes.

Have you ever wondered how a Holistic Esthetician approaches skincare? There are several foundations that a Holistic Esthetician will use to build their skin care philosophy. Personally, my specialty is in what's called Corneotherapy.

At some point most of us will experience irregular pigmentation in our skin. This issue will typically show up as either dark spots, brown splotches, and sometimes what looks to be a dark, patchy mask that covers the upper half and sides of the face.

NO PAIN, Only GAIN! Tighter, firmer, younger looking skin doesn't need to hurt or be damaged with overly invasive treatments like lasers and needles to achieve great results. In fact, regular microcurrent treatments give your face the “workout” it needs to help give you the lift and tone that you desire.