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Service Spotlight: Feet
It’s never too early to start prepping for pedicure season, especially if you have a lot of clients taking off to warm climates in February and March. Here are some decadent feet treats from spas around the country.Ultimate Rescue PedicureWhere: Rescue Rittenhouse Spa, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOn the
Service Spotlight: Wraps
There’s nothing better during a long cold winter than a snuggly, warm wrap treatment. Not only do they provide a warming respite, they can also leave dry, flaky winter skin soft and smooth or transform and refine lumpy areas of the body. Here are some options from spa menus around the country.Alihi
Best New Product Winners
This week at the EX·TRACTS/New York International Gift Fair, winners of best new product in six categories were chosen from more than 70 entries. Here are this year’s winners and finalists, guaranteed to show up in a spa near you!Best of Show:Voluspa, for its James Boyce Collection by Voluspa. These
10 Ingredients for 2009
Knowing the industry’s latest ingredients may give you an edge in troubled economic times. Be ready to discuss them as well as their benefits. Beauty PR firm Pierce Mattie predicts which ten will be big in 2009. Beauty PR firm Pierce Mattie predicts which ten will be big in the New Year.Argan Oil: This
Tweaking the Menu
Tired of skirting the issue when it comes to your clients and the economy? Take a page from five spas in Alabama. In response to the current state of the economy and its increasing stresses, those five spas (Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, the Spa at the Battle House
’08 Spa Snapshot
ISPA recently released their annual, comprehensive study of the spa industry – here’s a look at some of their key findings. - The number of spas in the U.S. has continued to grow, with 18,089 spas as of June 2008. The breakdown of the types of spas in the U.S. has remained consistent, however:Day spas
Renew How-To: Beauty Garden Organic Professional Treatment
company: Sothys/800-325-0503/www.sothys-usa.comtarget results: A four-step procedure linking beauty with nature.service summary:1. Remove make-up. Cleanse the face, neck and neckline with Beauty Garden Make-up Removing Fluid with cherry buds. 2. Follow with Floral Water with angelica and hawthorn to
Renew How-To: Exfoliating Lip Treatment
company: Brush-Up with Barbara and Mineral Mine/ 800-338-1423/www.mineral-mine.comtarget results: Slough away dry skin and moisturize lips.service summary:1. Wipe away any lip color or products from the lips with a clean tissue.2. Apply Mineral Mine Lip Buffer to lips.3. Using Brush-Up with Barbara’s
Renew How-To: Dehydrated Facial
company: Cures by Avancé/800-777-SKIN/ www.curesbyavance.comtarget conditions: Dehydrated skin, fine lines around eyes and mouthservice summary:1. Remove eye make-up with Eye Make-up Remover.2. Cleanse and tone with Gentle Cleansing Milk and Sea Mist Toner. Analyze skin.3. Cleanse with Algae Deep Pore
Renew How-To: Manicure Paraffin Treatment
company: GiGi (a division of American International Industries)/800-621-9585/ www.gigi.comtarget results: Fast-acting heat therapy relaxes muscles and increases circulation while softening and soothing dry skin.service summary:1. Complete client manicure but do not add polish.2. Massage GiGi Hand and
Renew How-To: Hydra Medic Acne Facial Treatment
company: Repêchage/800-248-SKIN/www.repechage.comtarget conditions: Problem/acne skin service summary:1. Cleanse skin with Hydra Medic Face Wash Foaming Gel Cleanser. Apply 1 dose Hydra Medic Prep Serum to affected areas using effleurage massage and steam. Work in for 5 minutes, avoiding the eye area.
Renew How-To: IP5 Illuminating Peel
company: Murad/800-242-1103/www.murad.comtarget results: Brighten and rapidly resurface skin. service summary:1. Cleanse with Essential-C Cleanser under steam, analyze skin.2. Apply Prepping Solution on a gauze pad over face, neck and décolleté. 3. Dispense ½-oz IP5 into dosage cup; apply to face,
Renew How-To: Revitalizing Eye Rescue
company: Dermalogica/800-831-5150/www.dermalogica.comtarget results: This firming botanical and vitamin treatment re-energizes the sensitive eye area for a fresh feeling and alert, rested appearance.service summary:1. Complete Dermalogica Face Mapping, check for any contraindications.2. Using
Sothys’ Beauty Garden Face Care
This gentle facial cream, for normal to combination skin, is designed to protect the skin and delay the onset of the first signs of aging.vma complexSothys’ trademarked Vegetal Moisturizing Activator is derived from three plants—cherry trees, angelica and hawthorn—combined with glycerin also obtained
The Sensory Spa Experience
Stimulate the senses. Enhance the service. Heighten your clients’ enjoyment. A treatment that targets touch, taste, sight, sound and smell will delight and surprise, making for an unparalleled mind/body experience.The basic massage is just not enough. Spas, which have focused for so long on only touch,
The Art of Listening
Shelly Kovac noticed that her skin felt very dry and she even saw some wrinkles beginning to form. She decided to go for a facial.“The technician gave me an amazing facial—it felt great,” Kovac recalls. “But when it was over, I left with nothing to help me with my goals of keeping my skin from feeling
Role Models: Fiona L. Gan
Intrigued by the fledgling spa industry in China, Fiona L. Gan, CFA, left her successful investment career behind and founded APSARA Spa, the first Cambodian-styled day spa in Greater China. Q. How did you get your start in the industry? A. When I moved to Shanghai, I was disappointed that I couldn’t