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Here at Skin Essentials, we take great pride in providing our clients with the very best skin and self-care. One of the modalities we offer is lymphatic massage. Since many of you may not be familiar with the health benefits of this type of bodywork, we wanted to...

Doctors in the United States see nearly six million new cases of skin cancer each year. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize how important it is to protect their skin. It’s not uncommon for me to find an area that looks suspicious when I am caring for a client. Of...

Testimonial by Dianne Armitage I grew up with eyebrows that were quite dark and plentiful. A genetic gift from my Scots/Irish ancestors. In fact, as a young woman, I was often embarrassed by them, sort of thinking I looked like Groucho Marx. I waxed, I plucked, I...

In my skincare practice, I see a lot of dry lips. The constraints of mask-wearing have caused many of us to give up on lipstick. It’s bad enough to have chafed or chapped areas on our nose and lips – without having to wonder if we are wearing a lipstick mustache when...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which, by the way, does not count as protection from the sun) you’ve heard how important it is to wear sunscreen for skin protection. Why, you ask? Because our skin works to protect us from harmful ultraviolet radiation, but it...

Over a woman’s lifetime, it is not uncommon for facial hair, which was once lovingly referred to as peach fuzz, to cause even the least insecure gal in the world to say “what the pluck?” Our hormone levels shift periodically due to aging, weight gain, pregnancy, and...

Wow, we’ve all been through a lot over the past couple of years. And, although it appears we may be seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, most of us are still not only feeling a bit shell shocked, but perhaps a bit nervous about believing we can create...

It’s no secret that here at Skin Essentials we love the Environ line of products. At their Skin Care Institutes, they have created the most effective skincare systems available anywhere. What they have discovered through their research is the importance of Vitamin A....

 Winter often means you aren’t getting as much Vitamin D as your body needs. This can translate to not just accelerated skin aging and dehydration, but chronic inflammation, and a multitude of other conditions associated with a lack of sun exposure.  Additionally, the...

Although most of us realize a facial helps to slow, repair, diminish – sometimes even reverse the signs of aging on our face, how many of you think about how the sun, environment, or aging affects the skin all over your body? If you believe the only way to treat your...