RA Blog — Your Skin Connection

Always remember, a treatment is only as good as the aesthetic professional delivering it. This is essential, because your application will have a significant effect on the outcome of the procedure. Focus and approach are critical, and it begins the moment you place your hands on the client’s face. 

Is it just us or is this month flying by at warp speed? The holiday season is officially here and it’s time to start gathering gifts for friends, family and co-workers. Maybe you’re the type who has their holiday shopping done in November, but for the rest of us…we better kick into high gear.

Deciding what to get is 75 percent of the battle. So,in hopes of eliminating some of the guesswork, we’ve compiled a list of skincare gifts you can give this holiday season. Who wouldn’t want the gift of better skin?

If you offer, or are thinking about offering, skin peel treatments, knowledge of the types of agents available is essential. While duration, Fitzpatrick classification and technique all play a role in determining peeling depth, the peeling agent used is one of the most important factors. There is an art to preparing acid formulations and requires a very specific understanding of acids. I will focus mostly on the agents used in the aesthetic world, as the more intense formulas are only recommended for medical use.