Lydia Sarfati

AUGUST 16, 2023

As I outlined in a recent article in Dermascope Magazine , visual branding is key to the success of your business. However, your client’s perception of your services and your product begins before they even get in the facial chair in the way you have visually branded your business. If possible, it should be registered.

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Renee Rouleau

JANUARY 19, 2024

With new brands popping up every day, and each claiming to be superior, it’s only natural to question: What makes one better than another? If they all have access to the same ingredients, then what’s the difference? Though we all may use the same ingredients, the resulting flavor can vary drastically. This is a fair point.

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American Esthetician Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As pet owners become more educated about skincare ingredients and practices, they seek out products that align with their own values and preferences. Concepts like natural ingredients, organic formulations, and cruelty-free practices have transcended from human skincare to pet skincare.

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Kim Gallo Esthetics

MAY 31, 2023

Keep reading to find out why medical-grade skincare works better and which brand of professional-grade product is right for you. They also contain a higher concentration of active ingredients compared to OTC products, which can make a major difference in the results you experience. Which medical-grade skincare brand should you choose?

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Renee Rouleau

MARCH 10, 2023

As we’ve collectively embraced the concept of strengthening our moisture barriers, we’ve also eschewed irritating ingredients that can weaken or disrupt those barriers. While this is mostly a good thing, I also think some ingredients have been unfairly demonized. In the world of skincare, few topics are as hotly debated as fragrance.

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Renee Rouleau

JULY 28, 2023

Lately, you may have noticed an alarming trend of skincare and beauty brands being called out for mold growing in their products. Grab any skincare product off your vanity and look at the ingredient list—chances are, water is a top ingredient. What Causes Mold To Grow In Skincare Products? Why is this?

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The Dermatology Digest

MARCH 3, 2025

” The Unbeatable Performance campaign will feature Maher in a variety of content, including a modern recreation of the brand’s beloved girl-and-dog pose used on product packaging and in the brand’s marketing. Uni uses marine-inspired ingredients and packaging.

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Renee Rouleau

APRIL 18, 2024

Vitamin C, when used topically in a serum, is widely acclaimed as one of the best ingredients for brightening skin, boosting collagen production, and protecting skin against environmental damage. Enhances Skin Hydration This ingredient has also been shown to have moisturizing properties, helping increase hydration levels and plump skin.

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The Organic Esthetician

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

As we’re gearing up for Christmas shopping I thought I’d put together some easy shopping guides from my favorite sustainable fashion brands to the best #cleanbeauty gifts! I’ve included some of my favorite brands that exemplify these practices and items that have become daily drivers for me or are on my own Wish List.

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Renee Rouleau

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Going forward though, I think we’ll see more body products with active ingredients to combat targeted concerns. Average monthly search volume for “deodorant” and “antiperspirant” have been steadily increasing all year, and I think it’s a category of body care many brands will be expanding into.

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Renee Rouleau

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sink Filters WILL NOT Minimize Damage From Microplastics Some bathroom sink filter brands claim that using a filter prevents microabrasion and damage caused by microplastics in water. Depending on your choice of toner, you can also provide your skin with soothing ingredients, stimulating ingredients, exfoliating ingredients, etc.

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The Organic Esthetician

AUGUST 15, 2022

Solara Suncare is one of my favorite sun protection brands. Chemical SPFs, used by most big brands here in the US, are known skin irritants that break down the skin’s barrier and cause inflammation; some even create carcinogenic effects in the body. Left unchecked, these aggressors prematurely age the skin. You won’t regret it!

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The Beauty Brains

OCTOBER 3, 2016

How can I tell if a store brand mouthwash is the same as the expensive name brand? Victoria says…My husband insists that all name brand products are stronger and better than store brands. When discussing store brands, I don’t think we’ve ever said “there’s NO difference” if the ingredients are the same.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

APRIL 9, 2025

In an industry racing toward innovation and obsessed with results, theres a rare breed of skincare brand that manages to balance clinical-grade technology with the power of plants. The brand harnesses: Epidermal Growth Factors + Stem Cell Activators to rejuvenate mature, sun-damaged skin. During the early testing phases of P.E.T.,

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Lab Muffin Beauty Science

JUNE 10, 2024

The La Roche-Posay UVMune 400 range has been super hyped up because it contains a brand new sunscreen ingredient: Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate (MCE), or Mexoryl 400. It’s currently exclusive to L’Oreal, and was developed in conjunction with BASF.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

JULY 25, 2024

Clinical Skincare Branding: The Top 10 Products You Should Be Selling This webinar provides an in-depth overview of market skincare trends, hot products, and ingredients. You’ll learn why you should consider offering similar products under your own skincare brand. Your clients rely on you for services and advice.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Game-Changer for Hyperpigmentation: glowTone Corrective Serum Face Reality Skincare, the #1 esthetician-recommended acne skincare brand, is brightening up the world of acne-safe skincare with the launch of glowTone Corrective Serum! And today, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new launch from Face Reality Skincare!

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Spa Industry Association

JANUARY 7, 2025

Leading luxury skincare brand enhances unique aesthetics practice with masks for face, eyes, lips and hands to hydrate, firm and repair. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. January 7, 2024) KNESKO Skin has partnered with Beverly Hills-based Cupid Lips on pre and post treatment protocols.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

APRIL 17, 2025

With over 200 brand partners, 12 educational tracks, and the largest expo hall to date, AmSpa 2025 proved once again why its the premier destination for anyone serious about advancing in the world of medical aesthetics. These brands didnt just show upthey made it memorable.

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Eminence Organics

JULY 5, 2024

From Hungary With Love Eminence Organic Skin Care began years ago with the organic ingredients and natural skin care techniques used for generations by Koronczay family estheticians. A Global Brand It was nine years before Eminence Organics took off in North America. Here is a brief look at our incredible journey.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Face It Skincare is an indie brand in the Portland, Oregon area that L+A discovered while visiting Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics in 2023. We instantly fell in love with Face It Skincare and wanted to learn more about them so we reached out to brand founder Genelle Holub to learn more about the brand and her plans for its future!

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

MARCH 17, 2025

Among the stars of the show is Nelly De Vuyst , a globally recognized, premium, certified organic skincare brand that blends the best of nature and science. From anti-aging to acne solutions, their certified organic line is designed with the highest-quality active ingredients to deliver real, long-lasting results.

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The Beauty Brains

MARCH 25, 2020

If you use volume measurements like cups or tablespoons, you won’t get the right ratios of ingredients. If you don’t get the right ratios of ingredients, you are deviating from that very specific recipe the FDA has set. Both use the same basic ingredients, a wax base candelilla & microcrystalline wax.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

JULY 10, 2024

Hale & Hush, a leading sensitive skin brand continues to grow! When L+A met Hale & Hush in 2017, the brand had a dozen or so products, several of which were mindful of those with cancer. They made their mark in the medical + spa skin care industry as a go-to brand to treat sensitive skin, reactive skin, and Rosacea.

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Beautiful With Brains - Antiaging

JANUARY 11, 2024

It’s no secret that Paula’s Choice is one of my favourite skincare brands. Saves a girl hours deciphering ingredient labels trying to find the gem in a sea […] The post Can Paula’s Choice Resist Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum Really Repair Wrinkles And Make You Look Younger?

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Christal George is the pharmacist turned esthetician who uses her medical education to understand the science of ingredient technology when investigating brands that she carries in her spa. When she was looking for a brand of skin care to treat compromised skin, she loved what she saw in Hale & Hush.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

JUNE 19, 2024

IECSC Vegas Booth #743 Get FREE All-New Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser Stop by the Face Reality booth to receive a FREE full-size of our brand-new Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser , the first-of-its-kind creamy cleanser formulated for acne-prone skin. Don’t miss the Rxtractor® Demo with Douglas Preston.

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The Glow Edit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Niacinamide , tranexamic acid , vitamin C — every day, it seems like there’s another, have-to-try-it active ingredient in the skincare world. Technically, argireline is the brand name for a singular, specific peptide manufactured by Lubrisol, a personal-care chemical ingredient company. One you’ve might have heard about lately?

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Spa Executive

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patina Hotels & Resorts is a modern luxury lifestyle brand from the award-winning Capella Hotel Group designed for travelers seeking seamless transitions between work, play, and wellbeing. The brand emphasizes sustainability, meaningful connections and transformative experiences.

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Lipgloss and Aftershave

APRIL 19, 2024

We are thrilled to announce an all-new brand sponsor, Nelly De Vuyst! Nelly De Vuyst is a high-end skincare brand with natural, organic, and environmentally friendly formulas. It uses carefully selected ingredients and high-quality standards to ensure unrivaled efficacy and sustainability. James in the Ritz Carlton.

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Alison Bladh

JANUARY 16, 2025

To get the most benefit, choose a product that lists Serenoa repens extract as the active ingredient. Its essential to use a reputable brand to ensure quality and effectiveness. How to Use Saw Palmetto Saw palmetto is available in various forms, including capsules, soft gels, liquid extracts and teas.

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Beauty Launchpad

MARCH 7, 2024

ARETÉ founder Ashley Mooney shares more about the ethos of the brand, how she made this dream come to life and how stylists can achieve beautiful color with kind ingredients.

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Skin Inc

JUNE 21, 2024

With some news headlines signaling caution when using DMAE-containing skin care, consumers have lingering questions about the ingredient. Brands that address these questions in marketing and product detail pages have an opportunity to engage shoppers.

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Eminence Organics

MAY 1, 2024

Facial oils are designed to provide hydration and keep moisture in the skin and usually contain botanical and herbal ingredients to nourish the skin. In comparison, serums contain a high concentration of active ingredients that target a multitude of skin issues at once (like wrinkles and fine lines) and have a gel-like texture.

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The Beauty Brains

AUGUST 6, 2019

On this episode of the Beauty Brains we answer a number of beauty product questions and talk about big companies and the brands they own. Beauty Questions What is the big deal about squalane Does the number of ingredients in a product impact its effectiveness? Are dip nails safe? And how do anti-dandruff shampoos work?

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Lab Muffin Beauty Science

JUNE 2, 2023

Beauty brands are talking a lot more about sustainability and the environment, and it makes sense. Climate change is a huge problem, and most of us don’t want to make things worse. But beauty marketing is full of false promises and meaningless buzzwords. Well… a lot of it is.

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Renee Rouleau

MARCH 20, 2023

While it’s important to choose a cleanser without harsh ingredients that will strip your skin , the main function of a cleanser is to, well, cleanse. What you’re really activating here is sucrose laurate, the ingredient responsible for this cleanser’s transformation. No greasy mess here! Otherwise, you’re just smearing it around.

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