Top 10 Spa & Wellness Trends Spanning the Globe
Spafinder Wellness 365 recently released its 11th annual trends report, reporting on where, why and how people will spend money on wellness in 2014. A few of the top 10 spa and wellness trends include healthy hotels, high-tech, low-risk beauty, and wellness retreats but what else is trending? …
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As laser hair removal increases in popularity, more suits target nonphysicians
It is no surprise that laser hair removal sometimes has in adverse outcomes resulting in lawsuits. About 35 out of 50 states consider laser hair removal to be the practice of medicine. But, according to a recent study in JAMA Dermatology, the percentage of lawsuits involving nonphysician laser operators is steadily increasing …
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Right product, wrong package?
Although you may not realize it, packaging can make or break the success of a skin care product. In fact, a large percentage of skin care products are returned by clients due to product packaging issues. When choosing the right products for your med spa, you should carefully consider the functionality, ingredient protection, and …
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Managing: How to stop employees from gossiping
How do you manage employees that are constantly gossiping about each other, work performance, pay, or even worse, their boss? Is it sufficient to ask your employees to bring concerns to the table? Or do you need to install a "no gossip” policy?
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Ingredient Hysteria and Misconceptions
Multiple new skin care products enter the market each year and many try to get noticed by proclaiming new, magic ingredients or attacking scientifically proven ingredients. So how do you separate fact from fiction when it comes to choosing ingredients in skin care products? SkinInc has the answer …
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The effect of mobile devices and applications on health care law
Mobile devices and apps are now enabling physicians and health care professionals to provide patients results in real time and changing the face of the health care industry. But according to health law attorney Stephen S. Wu, this new technology also comes with risks and implications. Before utilizing mobile apps and devices to monitor diagnostics in patients or provide real time test results, health care professionals need to be aware of the legal issues involved to safeguard their patients and themselves from liability …
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Addressing acne and aging from the inside out
According to SkinInc. magazine, as the demand for rapid skin care results continues to grow, skin care professionals are realizing it takes more than product regimens to approach unwanted skin conditions like adult acne. But in many cases, the skin problem is related to an imbalance within the body and the skin must be treated from the inside out. So what are the two most common skin conditions being treated and how do skin care professionals treat holistically? …
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