Accelerating your Spa Business with Guaranteed Success with the CIDESCO Beauty & Spa Management Diploma Program
Imagine having the skills and confidence to write a business plan that lands you a $100K line of credit to open your own business the day you walk into the…
The Importance of pH in Skin Care and the Skin Barrier
As a professional esthetician, understanding pH and its effects on the skin is an integral part of education. Studies have shown that pH is not only an important factor in…
Power Up Your Facial Treatments with LED Technology
Many estheticians globally are now using the Repêchage LED Radio Frequency and EMS Skin Tightening Machine both in their practice as well as teaching their clients how to use the…
Sensitive Skin: Sensitive Skin Conditions, Causes, and How to Care for Sensitive Skin
As a Master Esthetician with over 40 years of experience, I know that one of the most important modalities the esthetician must master is how to properly identify and address sensitive skin concerns. As an esthetician, you should be able to clearly identify sensitive skin types and create a plan of action to provide clients with the best possible skin care results .Read below to learn about how to identify sensitive skin, sensitive skin conditions, what causes sensitive skin, and the best treatments for sensitive skin.
The Best Facials for Spring
Learn about the best facial treatments to refresh your facial menus and help your clients get glowing radiant skin just in time for spring.
How to Heat Up Your Treatment Rooms for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is approaching! As a spa business, there are many ways in which you can take advantage of this holiday revolved around love. Learn what treatments you should be highlighting on your spa menu.
How to Beat the January Slump — Spa Treatments for the New Year
After all the excitement of the holidays, January can be a slow time for salons and spas – but it doesn’t have to be! In fact, skin treatments should be just as popular in January as gym memberships. Your clients are looking at the year past and making changes for a happier, healthier and more beautiful New Year. So get them back in the spa with great detox packages and winter skin care that will have them glowing from head to toe.
How to Increase Business with Upgrades and Rewards
Enhancing customer service with upgrades and rewards can go a long way in making an experience memorable and increasing client retention. Here are tips on how you can increase business through upgrades and rewards.
The Best Express Facials for the Holidays | Spa Marketing Tips
Learn about the best express facial treatments to offer during the holidays that will have your client’s skin, and your register, glowing!
Be Sweet to Clients with These Mini Facial Treatments | Express Facials for Fall
We’re officially into the fall season which means Halloween and the holidays are right around the corner. How can you get into the holiday spirit and get new and established clients walking in your doors? Offer them a sweet treat for their face!
Hyperpigmentation: Causes, Brightening Ingredients, and Skin Brightening Treatments
Summer is officially over and we know what this means for estheticians – many clients have sun damaged skin, particularly skin with signs of hyperpigmentation. As an esthetician, it is important for you to understand how hyperpigmentation occurs, the best skin brightening ingredients, and what skin care services are available to your clients to help minimize the appearance of sun damage.
3 Express Facials for Post-Summer Skin
Now that summer is over, clients will be visiting the spa seeking facial treatments to whip their skin back into shape for the fall. Do you have facial treatments that can be offered to all clients, including those on the go and looking for a quick fix? Learn about seaweed facials to help address all of your clients end of summer skin concerns: uneven skin tone, clogged pores, and dehydration.
Does Your Skin Breakout After a Facial?
“Will a facial cause me to breakout?” Throughout my career I have heard this question from clients and from time to time have estheticians ask me this question as well. Learn why clients and estheticians should not worry about experiencing severe breakouts after a facial.
Extraction Techniques all Estheticians Must Know
Performing extractions properly is one of the most important skills we can have as an esthetician. This month I want to share extraction tips that all estheticians should be following. These tips make the extraction process easier for professionals and leave clients fully satisfied with their facial results.
GLOW and GO! How to Create New Excitement at the Spa with Facial Massage and Mask Services
As estheticians, we are licensed and have advanced knowledge in both skin and facial massage, yet many estheticians are not fully capitalizing on this. There is a new popularity in facial massage “boutiques” and “gyms” available at airports and department stores, but these focus almost exclusively on massage. Estheticians can expand this concept so much more by creating a facial massage menu that complements a full service salon and spa offering, especially when paired with express sheet mask treatments at the Facial Bar. Learn about four new facial massage protocols that provide estheticians with step-by-step instructions to perform facial massage and skin treatments for brightening, calming, hydrating and helping reduce the signs of aging.
How to Serve Young Clients | Spa Business Tips
Learn how to care for the teens, tweens, and the younger generation of clients that may be walking through your spa doors.
How to Create a Unique Waxing Treatment
Go above and beyond your client’s expectations and your business will grow—that is my mantra when it comes to succeeding in the skin care business. One unique way you can create a fabulous, unexpected experience that keeps your clients returning week after week is to re-imagine your waxing service.
Waxing: How to Implement Proper Sanitation and Prevent Infection
Believe it or not, sanitation can be THE most important factor to not only create an effective waxing program, but to build your business and increase profits. Here, we’ll review all the important aspects of proper sanitation for waxing so you can build your business.
Facial Treatment Spotlight: New! Repêchage® Glow Facial
I am very excited to introduce the new Repêchage® Glow Facial—a new facial that deep cleanses, brightens, and restores moisturize in just 30-40 minutes! Learn about the skin benefits of this facial, the key products in the treatment, and how to perform the facial so that you can offer a new express treatment that will leave your clients with glowing skin.
Aging Skin: How to Address Visible Signs of Aging Skin at Every Decade
Lessening the appearance of visible signs of aging is more than just reducing the appearance of wrinkles.We must look at the entire complexion, addressing the skin’s tone, clarity and color. Learn how to address visible signs of aging skin at any age.
Aging Skin: Visible Signs of Skin Aging and Facts about Skin Aging
Learn the characteristics of aging skin and what happens to your skin as you age.
Sensitive Skin: 5 Things to Know About This Skin Type
Sensitive skin is a broad term ranging from easily irritated skin to conditions such as eczema and rosacea. While estheticians cannot diagnose, prescribe or treat skin conditions or diseases it is important to know these five facts about this skin type so that you can provide your clients with the best skin care possible.
The Best Exfoliating Body Treatments for Your Spa Menu
Exfoliation is a form of deep cleansing and an important step to maintain glowing skin. Learn about professional exfoliating body treatments that you can add to your spa menu.
How to Get Your Spa Ready for Spring
Spring is almost officially here! And, just like a restaurant changes its seasonal offerings, the change in the season means it’s time to switch things up in your spa.
Skin Care Superfoods: Seaweed | Skin Health
At Repêchage, we have known about seaweed as a super-ingredient for skin care for decades. Today, seaweed is one of the emerging new superfoods. This week I want to share with you the skincare, antioxidant, health and nutritional benefits that make seaweed an amazing superfood for your skin and diet.