Beauty and Wellness Journal — facial

The most common question I hear when I tell people that I am an esthetician is whether I “put people to sleep” or not. While that sometimes happens during relaxing treatments, it seems that many confuse estheticians with anesthesiologists. The two, however, have hardly anything in common. Beauty treatments, to which esthetics is largely related to, have been around for thousands of years. Esthetics in the United States has emerged into a separate profession only about two decades ago. Nowadays, nearly everyone tries to put their best face forward.  This trend has been driving a tremendous growth of the skin...

Whether you want to address a specific skin concern or just looking for relaxation a spa appointment is always a good idea. Too often, however, we feel too intimidated by those fancy words on a spa menu and instead of taking advantage of new procedures we stick with the same old facials or waxing. Spa is a billion dollar industry in the US alone with so many different treatments available already and new ones coming out on the market all the time. As a licensed esthetician I know how hard it can be to try something new, especially if you are a "spa newbie"....