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Helpful articles about beauty, health and skin care, plus the school's events and seminars.
Autumn Skincare: Why You Should Switch Products
Why you can't use the same products all year: couperose, harsh cleansers, peptides after summer, SPF and patches — typical autumn skincare m…
Skin Glycation: What It Is and How Sugar Speeds Up Ageing
Glycation is sugar cross-linking proteins into AGEs. How it stiffens collagen, what "sugar face" means and which signs to discuss with a doc…
Can You Change Your Skin Type?
Your skin type is set by genetics and cannot be changed. But oily shine, pores, dryness, couperose and sensitivity are conditions that care …
Ultrasonic Skin Scrubber: Myths and Reality
What an ultrasonic scrubber is for in a cosmetologist's room: what it really does — follow-up cleansing and phonophoresis — and what is a ma…
Facial Peels: Enzyme, Dermo Peeling, SesDerma
An overview of in-clinic and home peels: Intensa enzyme cream peel, the Dermo Peeling procedure by Mary Corn and the professional SesDerma M…
Lipolytic Injections: Treatment Areas and What Results Depend On
Lipolytics for the face, belly, thighs, buttocks and back: what each area corrects, who decides on the course and why results depend on your…
Why Skin Gets Clogged and Why Regular Facials Matter
Toxins, oil, dust and sweat: how they clog the sebaceous glands, why skin must stay clean, and how regular facials and home care keep it hea…
Habits That Steal Your Youth: A Cosmetologist's Guide
Bad habits that steal your youth: gadgets, too little water, working lying down, overactive facial expressions, crossed legs, poor gait. How…
10 Tanning Rules: How to Protect Your Skin from the Sun
10 essential rules for sun lovers: sun protection for face and body, protecting children, retinol and acids, and skin recovery after sun exp…
Skin Ageing Types: How to Identify Yours and What to Do
Four types of skin ageing — muscular, fine-wrinkled, deformation and tired: the signs of each and which treatments are recommended for each …
Lip Filler: How Many ml and How Often?
How much lip filler you need the first time, how often to redo it, what a soft filler is, whether allergies happen and how hyaluronidase dis…
How to Apply Sunscreen Correctly
When you need sun protection, how to use the UV index, how much cream to apply and how often to reapply, and what SPF and PA/PPD mean on the…
Ultrasonic Facial Cleansing: What Are the Benefits?
Ultrasonic facial cleansing is a quick, non-traumatic device technique. What happens during the cleansing and why it is done before other tr…
Dry vs Dehydrated Skin: What's the Difference?
Cream doesn't stop the tightness and your eyes feel dry? Dry vs dehydrated skin: a genetic skin type versus a temporary condition and lack o…
How Often to Get a Facial Peel: Professional Peels in Autumn
How often you can have a professional facial peel: once every 14 days, a course of 3–5 sessions, then a break. Peel types, skin prep and aft…
Learn Cosmetology from Scratch Online, with a Diploma
A cosmetology career for those living abroad: learn from scratch online at Biotonika, an international diploma and teachers with 25 years of…
Facial Carboxytherapy: Results and Course of Treatment
CO2 carboxytherapy is an oxygen facial without injections: who it suits, what it does for wrinkles, pores and pigmentation, and how many ses…
Facial Mesotherapy: What Are the Benefits?
Facial mesotherapy for a dull complexion, lost tone, wrinkles and pigmentation: how the cocktail works, its effects and how they show on the…
Dysport vs Botox: What's the Difference?
Dysport vs Botox: both are botulinum toxin type A. How they differ in manufacturer, dosage and excipients, which to start with and why to al…
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure with which blood pushes against the walls of blood vessels. It largely depends on two factors: the force or p…
Healing Vegetables
Vegetables are of great importance not only for maintaining human vitality but also as a source of effective and accessible medicinal remedi…
What Tigers Knew
There is an ancient Indian legend: once a hunter saw a wounded Bengal tiger healing itself with an unusual plant with round leaves - rolling…
Healthy Hair is Possible
Having beautiful hair is very important for anyone. But it is worth remembering that the beauty of hair is inextricably linked to its health…
L-Carnitine in Action
L-Carnitine is a substance related to vitamin B, responsible for the transport and breakdown of fats, thus contributing to the reduction of …