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Helpful articles about beauty, health and skin care, plus the school's events and seminars.
Lipolytic Injections: Treatment Areas and Results
Lipolytics break down fat and contour the face, belly, legs, thighs and back. How many sessions the face needs and why your lifestyle matter…
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…
Skin Glycation: How Sugar Speeds Up Ageing
What glycation is: how protein and sugar form advanced glycation end products (AGEs), why collagen stiffens and which minor signs should ale…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lip Filler: How Many ml and How Often?
How much filler lips need the first time, whether allergies happen, how often to redo it and how hyaluronidase removes filler — a cosmetolog…
Botox vs Dysport: What's the Difference?
Botox and Dysport are both botulinum toxin type A products. How they differ: manufacturer, dosage, excipients and why to alternate them.…
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…
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 …
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…
Professional Peels in Autumn: How Often to Have One
Do you need a peel in autumn, how often to have one and how many in a course. Pre-peel prep, home care and why you shouldn't choose a peel y…
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…
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…
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…
Healing Vegetables
Vegetables are of great importance not only for maintaining human vitality but also as a source of effective and accessible medicinal remedi…
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 …
Lips Are Made for Smiling
With the onset of cold weather, the delicate skin of the lips begins to noticeably suffer: it dries out, gets chapped, and small cracks appe…