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Proven Tips for Staying Inspired,
Beauty From Within Enthusiastic, and Energized in Your The Perfect Skin Analysis

Business, Spa, Career and Life

by Minx Boren

NOTES by Lori Nestore
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By Jaclyn Luongo

There is a link between health and food. Nutrition has Estheticians are equipped with products, tools and
an impact on the appearance and health of one’s skin. knowledge to create customized programs for all
Supplement products come in many forms: traditional clients during each stage of acne (active, acne healing,
capsules, tinctures, gummies, and powders. A client and scarring) or to tackle a client’s anti-aging needs.
can benefit from the “Beauty From Within” approach; Estheticians have the ability to help from start to finish,
be it anti–aging or problematic skin, this approach can while tapping into a niche market that will create loyal
be customized to fit the individual needs of clients. For clientele, and improve alignment for both services and
example, collagen-based supplements are on the rise as retail.
an anti-aging treatment. These supplements are a great Here are 3 top ways to assist your service and retail
compliment to a series of advanced treatments in active alignment:
skin care.
In order to be active, dietary compounds must be able to 1. Start with surveying clients. Discover what needs
cross the intestinal barrier and reach the blood circulation. your client has or what needs a family or friend of
This step could be a limiting factor to the efficacy of the client might have. Perhaps they may not have
these compounds to benefit the skin. Therefore, before problematic skin, but they may have a family member NATIONAL AESTHETIC SPA NETWORK NATIONAL AESTHETIC SPA NETWORK
speculating about the mechanism of the skin effectiveness that has exhausted other options and nothing has
of Collagen Hydrolysate (CH), it is important to worked yet.
demonstrate whether it can be absorbed from the intestine 2. Ask a few candidates to be part of an exclusive study
and that the form and quantity can be determined. the spa is launching. In this scenario, the client will

From a clinical point of view, Sumida et al. [32] evaluated achieve results for free or a discount and then could
the effect of daily ingestion of CH (10 g) on the skin be asked to agree to write a testimonial to use before
and after pictures are taken during the study for
hydration of 20 healthy Japanese women and compared
marketing.
the experimental group to a placebo group (19 volunteers). 3. Develop a customized program that utilizes a synergy
A gradual improvement of water absorption and capacity
was observed throughout the 60 day, study in volunteers of supplements, dietary education, home care
who ingested CH in comparison with the placebo group. routine, and in spa treatments.

The following ingredients are also being used in addition 32. Sumida E, Hirota A, Kuwaba K et al (2004) The effect of
to CH as active supplement skin care products in anti-aging oral ingestion of collagen peptide on skin hydration and
products: biochemical data of blood. J Nutr Food 7:45–52
• Vitamin D • Flax Seed Jaclyn Luongo, is a licensed esthetician, make-
• L-Carnosine (Amino Acid) • Ginkgo Biloba up artist, esthetic instructor, beauty blogger and
• CoQ10 • Vitamin C business consultant with over 16 years of experience.
• Fish Oil or Omega 3 • DIM (Diindolylmethane) She has worked with some of New England’s top
resorts and day spas and has trained in Europe
• Alpha Lipoic Acid and Los Angeles with star make-up artists and skin
Innovative spas are creating customized programs to specialists. Luongo, has appeared on QVC as a guest
beauty expert, has worked with contestants for the
feed the skin with these supplements, exfoliate the skin Miss Teen USA pageants, and was a featured guest
with peels or microdermabrasion, and include micro- freelance make-up artist for Chanel for numerous
needling for collagen induction therapy within anti-aging years. Since 2002, she has been a volunteer for the Look Good Feel
programs. Better Program (American Cancer Society). She is currently a Business
Consultant in the Boston area for Iredale Mineral Cosmetics.
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