Exfoliation, Resurfacing and Peels States That Support Advanced
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CHAPTER 1 The culture in the United States did not emphasize in their experience. Some, however, do train these TURN BACK THE CLOCK: the importance of the care of one’s skin and skills but may only train very basic information the need for regular professional cleansing as that is insufficient to support good decisions. A few EXFOLIATION, RESURFACING AND the European culture did. Even now, with the schools do train the topic well, and hopefully you PEELS awakening interest in skin care, few American attended one of them. Which category did your (4 CE Hours) women are committed to the professional school fit into? Were you one of the rare estheticians cleansing of their skin, and few schedule routine who received great information and were taught Learning objectives: facials. Until recent years, only a few Americans good skills to treat aging? ! Distinguish between esthetic and medical- even knew what the word “esthetics” meant or Estheticians hired without sufficient skills in level acid treatments. even how to spell it. Then, in the 1980s, affluent ! anti-aging treatments are apprehensive and poorly Define each: exfoliation, resurfacing and peels. women became interested in the relaxation ! prepared and sometimes make dangerous decisions Describe the actions of the skin after resurfacing. element of professional skin care, and a market ! concerning treatments for these conditions. As State the benefits of exfoliation, resurfacing was developed for that type of treatment. But it time passes, the situation may not change, sadly, and peels. was not a large market and financially supported ! as many of you will not be exposed to a structured Describe microdermabrasion. few beauty professionals. However, the market ! training program. So what are you to do as a new State the recommendations of the Cosmetic was maturing, and in the ’80s and ’90s, skin care esthetician if your spa does not have excellent Ingredient Review Board on alpha hydroxy acids. courses began being developed in many states for ! training in anti-aging? You must seek out your List the five most frequently used alpha a specialty license. Now, the only state without a own training to ensure the safety of your clients. hydroxy acids in esthetic skin care. specialty esthetics license is Connecticut. ! Discuss the advantageous of buffers in This course will address this topic for those Baby boomers, those persons born post-World resurfacer products. of you just out of a school who have not been War II between 1945 and 1964, are changing the ! Compare and contrast resurfacers with peels. provided the information and for those who landscape and cultures of the world. Included in ! List the categories of peels. have not found the information available to this change was the outlook of women in the U.S. ! Describe the effects of exfoliants, resurfacers them during their practice of esthetics. You who towards skin care. Slowly, it became a part of and peels on the layers of the skin. are already knowledgeable and experienced in American women’s preferred treatments. ! State why a series is important in the use of AHA these topics will find this course will refresh and treatments and microdermabrasion for anti-aging. Many North American boomers grew up in reinforce the proper techniques you presently ! The skin is exposed to different kinds of a time of relative affluence as the American perform and may contain some new information sunrays. List them. economy turned from war to growth; for the most to which you have not been exposed. The overall ! State the labeling requirements for SPF part, their prime working years were a time of function of this course is to 1) enhance your products concerning the measurement of each prosperity. These 76 million people who once confidence in these important topics, 2) elevate type of sunray. aspired to change the world are now reaching your knowledge, and 3) to ultimately ensure ! List and describe the purpose of two types of retirement age, and they are indeed changing the the safety of the clients who experience these SPF ingredients. look and lifestyle of retirement and advancing treatments under your recommendations. age. Many remain physically active, and they Introduction: Evolving American esthetics have adopted healthy lifestyles. They want to As in all personal care industries, skin care has think, act and look as young as they feel. States that support changed over time. Initially, it was a European By 2000, the media was whetting the appetites advanced training treatment performed by European-trained of American boomers for information on how to Two states, Utah and Virginia, have beauty therapists. It’s been said that European look their best and control fine lines and wrinkles. women consider the condition of their skin more bi-level training available for their Many began seeking out professional anti-aging important than women in America, and that estheticians. The first level trains basic treatments for what came to be called “results- they make appointments for their skin cleansing anatomy, physiology, chemistry and oriented” skin care, treatments that were designed more often than they do their haircut. As a esthetic and relaxation treatments, the to reduce the signs of aging. These people are result, the training in Europe for estheticians important basic knowledge estheticians insisting on remaining young and active; the old was and still is longer, lasting years instead of look and perception of aging is not an option they need to support taking the licensure months as in the U.S., and requires internships will accept without a fight. exam in their state. The second level and other specialized training. In addition, it is course trains the more advanced skills, Now skin care has become ingrained in the completely separate from hair design. Skin care those that actually can change the skin, is considered a more personal service, closer to culture of the United States, with sales of skin being a medical treatment than hair design, and care products over $10 billion in 2009. The such as exfoliation, resurfacing, peels is taught in a semi-medical-clinical environment. children of boomers are already seeking anti- and microdermabrasion. Estheticians The U.S. esthetic industry began much later aging treatments, some as young as their 20s, in these states are not allowed to than the European industry, and most of the first and they are looking for the best professional perform these skills without this estheticians in the U.S. were European-trained they can find. For that reason, you must be fully advanced training. professionals that brought their skills and services knowledgeable in the products and treatments to the American public. available and how they can be optimally used to achieve the results these clients want and expect. Few professionals in the U.S. beauty industry Chemical peels specialized in skin care before the 1980s, and if Information on the treatment of aging is rarely When considering anti-aging treatments, as they did, for lack of an appropriate professional taught in cosmetology schools in the U.S., though an esthetician you think of peels as the pivotal license, the states required them to have a license it is the most sought after treatment in the skin care treatment for anti-aging. Peels are not a new in cosmetology. Sadly, the skin care training in industry. Many schools are allotted too few hours in treatment concept; they go back to Ancient Rome cosmetology courses was and still is very short, their skin care program by the legislatures to train and the Middle East since before the time of a mere week or two and at most three, and the the assigned information, so it is difficult for them to Cleopatra. This infamous queen of Egypt used training is usually in how to perform a basic (or get even the basic program into the required hours. lactic acid (found in sour milk) and tartaric acid cleansing) facial; no program includes sufficient Other schools believe information on anti-aging (found in wine) to give herself mild chemical training in skin analysis and in how to design a is considered advanced topics and skills, beyond peels, and noble women followed her example. treatment plan. what their students should be learning this early The practice was passed down through the www.elitecme.com Page 1 Middle Ages as the women of those times indeed where peeling is legal for estheticians to perform. People with the following conditions also wanted beautiful skin. They are very effective without the pain of the should not undergo peels or resurfacing: In the late 1800s, these treatments were performed deeper peels. ▪ Pregnant/lactating. with “secret beauty formulas” by mystical beauty Medium depth chemical peels create an injury ▪ Herpes simplex. therapists, though the formulas were probably that extends through the epidermis into the ▪ Current or very recent sunburn. still similar to those of Cleopatra. These skin superficial portion of the dermis (upper reticular ▪ Autoimmune disease. improvements were popular among the affluent, dermis). In proper hands, these peels are very ▪ Recent chemotherapy. and the formulas for the products remained the effective for the conditions that affect these areas ▪ Recent radiation therapy. ® secret of the beauty therapists to the wealthy. of the skin. Due to their immediate improvement, ▪ Use of Accutane or similar medication Modern scientists now know that the sour milk the therapeutic effects of medium-depth chemical within one year. (lactic acid) and wine (tartaric acid) that Cleopatra peels go far beyond what can be achieved with ▪ Use of retinoid products or similar and her descendants passed down through the superficial peels and as such are selected by medications within one year. ages contain alpha hydroxy acids, ingredients that patients who are willing to go though more pain ▪ A tendency for keloids.