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2024 SALON TODAY 200: Customer Service

Salon Today

In Day 3 of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, meet the salons in the category of Customer Service. These honorees, including Eneth and Michell Eubanks, founders of MW Salon in Ovideo, Florida, know that customer service impacts the overall experience, and salons and spas that deliver it with each and every visit boost sales, as well as client loyalty.

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Acne Interferes with Gender Expressions in Transgender Patients

MedEsthetics

A January 2024 study in JAMA Dermatology found that acne can interfere with desired gender expression and contribute to negative stigmas and stereotypes towards gender-diverse individuals.

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Are You Applying The Right Amount Of Each Skincare Product?

Beautiful With Brains - Skincare

Ever wondered what’s the right amount of each skincare product to use? Back in the day, I was a huge Girls Aloud fan back in the day (I’m going somewhere with this, I swear). My music taste is a little more grown up these days, but I still listen to them when I work out. […] The post Are You Applying The Right Amount Of Each Skincare Product?

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Do You Want to Know the Latest Women's Sexual Wellness Treatments? [Survey]

MedEsthetics

sexual wellness, women's sexual health, hormones, menopause, mommy makeover, menopause makeover, hormone therapy, labiaplasty

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Considerations in Weight Loss Medication: Losing weight without losing your healthy skin

First Derm

Online Dermatologist Considerations in Weight Loss Medication: Losing weight without losing your healthy skin Weight loss medications | Skin changes due to weight loss medications | Skin changes due to weight loss procedures | Skin Changes Associated with Rapid Weight Reduction | Misuse of medications for weight loss | Management strategies | Future Directions and Research | Conclusion Key Takeaways Rising Obesity Treatments : More people are using weight loss methods as obesity increases global

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The Sweet Side Of Skincare: The Benefits Of Honey

Beautiful With Brains - Ingredients

Is honey good for skin? I was thinking about it as I laid in bed with the flu over the holiday period. One of the few things that helps me feel better when I’m sick is a hot cup of tea with lemon and honey. The warmth soothes my inflamed throat and the honey has […] The post The Sweet Side Of Skincare: The Benefits Of Honey appeared first on Beautiful With Brains.

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2024 SALON TODAY 200: Client Retention and Referral

Salon Today

In Day 2 of the 2024 SALON TODAY 200, we celebrate the honorees in the category of Client Retention and Referral, including Rachel and Jason Gribbin, owners of Define Hair & Skin in Ellicott City, Maryland. These owners know a salon's ability to attract new guests fuels its growth, and its ability to get those clients to return again and again dictates its overall success.

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HS Pipeline Watch: MoonLake Immunotherapeutics’ Sonelokimab Heads to Phase 3

The Dermatology Digest

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and E.U. European Medicines Agency (EMA) have greenlighted MoonLake Immunotherapeutics’ Phase 3 Program for the nanobody sonelokimab (SLK) in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Sonelokimab is a novel investigational nanobody for the treatment of inflammatory disease. Sonelokimab inhibits IL-17A and IL-17F by inhibiting the IL-17A/A, IL-17A/F, and IL-17F/F dimers that drive inflammation.

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Celebrity Stylist William Whatley Returns to Scruples Hair

Salon Today

Scruples CEO Bahira Shami leveraged Cosmoprof Miami to share news about celebrity stylist William Whatley's return to Scruples as the new creative education director.

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What’s Really in Tattoo Ink? Study Shows Ingredient Labels May Not Be Accurate

The Dermatology Digest

Ingredient labels on tattoo ink don’t match the actual substances in the bottle, new research finds. For the study, the researchers analyzed tattoo inks from nine manufacturers in the United States and compared their actual contents with the label. The manufacturers included fmajor, global companies to smaller producers; the inks in question came in six colors.

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Top Medical + Spa Skincare and Protocols For Spring 2024

Lipgloss and Aftershave

Roccoco Botanicals, Germaine de Capuccini, BiON Skincare, Pure Pro Aesthetics, and Sorella Apothecary are among the top 10 brands that we’re showcasing in the Medical + Spa Skincare industry for Spring 2024 for their medical + spa skincare treatment protocols that will allow doctors, nurses, and estheticians to incorporate clinical cosmeceuticals into advanced treatments including: microneedling, laser resurfacing, dermaplaning, hydrodermabrasion, LED Light Therapy, and microchanneling.

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Senior Wellness Retreats

Spa Industry Association

With advancing age comes the increasing risk of many health issues that can diminish the quality of life. However, the senior population is growing very rapidly. According to the projections, the global population aged 65 and over is expected to surpass 1.5 billion by 2050. This highlights the growing need to support the seniors’ well-being. One emerging option is senior wellness retreats – getaways catering to the health needs of older adults.

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Why “scientific” products don’t always work: mechanistic reasoning

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

There’s a troubling pattern with a lot of “science-based” cosmetic products. Many of them make claims solely based on mechanistic reasoning, rather than any actual measured effects on humans. This is a big problem because mechanistic reasoning often doesn’t predict what happens on actual humans – and it’s especially the case with the ways these claims are often used for.

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Rilzabrutinib Rapidly Reduces Itch Severity in Adults with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Dermatology Times

Late-breaking phase 2 data was presented at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

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Why you can’t trust study abstracts

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

One of the biggest sources of myths in beauty is misunderstanding how scientific research works, and how to interpret scientific evidence. A huge problem I’ve seen is people relying on abstracts – the short summary of the paper – instead of reading the full text. Here’s why this isn’t a good idea. This article is based on part of this.

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ICYMI: FDA Approves Third Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar Simlandi

Dermatology Times

Simlandi (adalimumab-ryvk) joins Pfizer’s Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb) and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm) as an interchangeable Humira biosimilar.

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Does rosemary oil work for hair growth? The science

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

Is rosemary oil a natural, science-backed treatment for hair growth? According to a lot of doctors, scientists and trichologists across the internet, yes – there’s “scientific proof” that it works as well as minoxidil. But unfortunately, that isn’t true. It all seems to be a misunderstanding of a single study: Rosemary oil vs minoxidil 2% for the treatment of androgenetic.

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Why “peer reviewed” studies aren’t reliable (especially for beauty science)

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

There are a lot of myths in beauty, and over the years, I’ve noticed that a lot of them come from misunderstanding how science and scientific evidence works. Here’s one big misconception: the idea that if a source is “peer reviewed”, it’s automatically higher quality than a source that isn’t. Unfortunately, it isn’t any sort of guarantee, especially for a.

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Can Costs and Benefits of Psoriasis Treatments Be Better Aligned?

Dermatology Times

Biologics to treat psoriasis can cost between $1664 and $79,277 a year in the United States, one study found, and these prices are not commensurate with clinical benefits.

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Moisturizing Skin Care Ingredients

Aesthetic Back Bar

Do you know what ingredients make up your back bar or skincare line? Keeping with the theme of hydration and moisture, we wanted to do a go to ingredient list of moisturizing skin care ingredients. Take a look at your products and see if any of the below ingredients are formulated in your skin care. How to Stay Moisturized Does your clientele struggle with dry, cracked and dull skin?

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Platelet-Rich Plasma for Hair Restoration and Skin Rejuvenation: Benefits Recognized, Consensus Needed

Dermatology Times

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for regenerative hair and skin applications, but trials, standards, and protocols are needed, one review has found.

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Moisturizing Skin Care Ingredients

Aesthetic Back Bar

Do you know what ingredients make up your back bar or skincare line? Keeping with the theme of hydration and moisture, we wanted to do a go to ingredient list of moisturizing skin care ingredients. Take a look at your products and see if any of the below ingredients are formulated in your skin care. How to Stay Moisturized Does your clientele struggle with dry, cracked and dull skin?

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Despite Maternal Mental Health and Child Atopic Disease Association, This Link Is Not Attributable to Child Mental Health Disorders

Dermatology Times

Maternal mental health conditions are associated with the majority of atopic diseases, according to a study.

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Debunked: The Truth About 11 Common Chemical Peel Myths

West Lake Dermatology

Chemical peels have gained popularity as an effective treatment for various skin concerns, including acne, aging, and pigmentation. However, misconceptions and myths surrounding chemical peels have left many people hesitant to try this treatment. In this blog post, we will debunk common myths about chemical peels and provide you with the facts you need to make an informed decision about this treatment option.

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FDA Nod for a “Truly Transformational” Melanoma Therapy

The Dermatology Digest

By Ted Rosen, MD The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a truly transformational therapy, Lilileucel (Amtagvi,Iovance Biotherapeutics), designed for unresectable or metastatic malignant melanoma previously treated with other modalities. Prior failure of immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1 blocking antibodies) or of a BRAF inhibitor (with or without a concurrent MEK inhibitor) is a prerequisite to receive this novel cellular immunotherapy.

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DecisionDx-Melanoma Improves Risk Stratification of Patients with Stage I Melanoma

The Dermatology Digest

Castle Biosciences, Inc.’s DecisionDx-Melanoma significantly improves risk stratification of patients with stage I melanoma compared to American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition (AJCC8) staging, a new study shows. DecisionDx-Melanoma classifies patients as having a low risk (Class 1A), intermediate risk (Class 1B/2A) or high risk (Class 2B) of tumor recurrence, metastasis and melanoma-specific mortality based on the patient’s tumor biology.

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AAAAI News: Neffy Performs Well in Phase 2 CSU Study

The Dermatology Digest

Neffy, a needle-free epinephrine nasal spray, showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in pruritus, hives, body surface area and erythema in treatment-resistant chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) patients, according to phase 2 data presented at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) in Washington, D.C.

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Weighing Risks Vs. Benefits of Systemic AD Treatments

The Dermatology Digest

Shared-decision making focused on weighing risks versus benefits is key when choosing the most appropriate systemic atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment for a patient, according to new research presented at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. For the study, researchers reviewed the benefits and harms of all systemic and phototherapy treatments for atopic dermatitis from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL.