Celebrate National Healthy Skin Month: Nurturing Your Skin's Wellness

November is National Healthy Skin Month, a perfect time to reflect on the significance of our skin and its well-being. Your skin is not only the body's largest organ but also a reflection of your overall health. This month, we encourage you to prioritize your skin's health and explore the connection between wellness and skincare.

The Holistic Approach to Skin Health

At Kalón By Kiesha , we're passionate about adopting a holistic approach to skincare. This means considering the interconnectedness of our skin's well-being with our physical, mental, and emotional health. Here's how you can celebrate National Healthy Skin Month with us:

1. 🌿Balanced Lifestyle: Remember that a balanced lifestyle, including a healthy diet, regular exercise, and stress management, positively influences your skin's health.

2. 🌿Personalized Care: Recognize that your skin is unique, and it deserves tailored care. Consult with a professional to determine the best skincare routine for your specific needs.

3. 🌿Preventive Measures: Prioritize preventive skincare. Sunscreen, hydration, and gentle cleansing are simple yet powerful ways to protect your skin.

4. 🌿Emotional Well-Being: Understand that emotional well-being is intertwined with skin health. Stress and anxiety can impact your skin's condition, so make time for self-care and relaxation.

Healthy Skin Is Beautiful Skin

Healthy skin is beautiful skin, and it radiates a natural glow that no makeup can replicate. Embrace National Healthy Skin Month as an opportunity to nurture your skin from the inside out. Your skin's story is unique, and we're here to help you create a wellness-centered skincare journey that ensures its vitality and radiance.

Stay tuned for more tips and insights throughout this month to help you make the most of National Healthy Skin Month. Together, let's celebrate the beauty of well-nurtured skin! 🌿

Embrace the Magic of Halloween

As the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, Halloween season is upon us. It's that enchanting time of year when we celebrate the mystical and embrace the extraordinary. At Kalón By Kiesha, we believe that beauty is not just about appearance, but also about celebrating your unique essence.

Halloween is a special occasion that lets you explore the realms of creativity and self-expression. Whether you're dressing up in spooky or whimsical costumes or simply enjoying the cozy ambiance of the season, it's a time to let your imagination run wild.

As you prepare to celebrate Halloween, remember that beauty comes in many forms, and the most captivating beauty is the one that shines from within. It's about the kindness you show, the love you share, and the joy you bring into the world.

So, as you step into the enchanting world of Halloween, we invite you to embrace your true self, express your uniqueness, and let your inner light shine. Celebrate the magic of this season, and remember that beauty is not just about how you look, but about how you make others feel.

Wishing you a spooktacular Halloween filled with joy, creativity, and the magic of self-expression.

Happy Halloween from Kalón By Kiesha!

Celebrating the beauty in you, inside and out. 🎃👻🕷️🍂🌕

Celebrate Health Literacy Month: Empower Your Skin Health

October is Health Literacy Month, a time to focus on the importance of understanding and managing your health. While we often associate health literacy with medical matters, it's equally vital in the world of skincare and skin health.

The Link Between Health Literacy and Skin Care

Your skin is your body's largest organ, and it's a reliable indicator of your overall health. Health literacy in the context of skincare means understanding your skin's needs, recognizing potential concerns, and making informed decisions about your skin health.

Here are a few key ways in which health literacy intersects with skincare:

1. **Product Knowledge:** Understanding what ingredients are in your skincare products is crucial. Being able to read and interpret labels empowers you to make choices that align with your skin's needs.

2. **Routine Understanding:** A well-informed skincare routine is more likely to yield positive results. Knowing the steps, frequencies, and purposes of each component of your routine is key to maintaining healthy skin.

3. **Condition Awareness:** Recognizing common skin conditions and knowing how to address them is a part of health literacy. Whether it's acne, dryness, or sun damage, understanding these conditions can lead to better management.

4. **Prevention and Protection:** Health literacy extends to sun protection and other preventive measures. Knowing how to shield your skin from UV damage and environmental stressors is a critical aspect of skin health.

Empowerment Through Knowledge

Health literacy is all about empowerment. When you understand your skin and its needs, you're better equipped to care for it and make choices that enhance its health and appearance. 

At Kalón By Kiesha, we're committed to promoting health literacy in skincare. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to make informed decisions about your skin health. 

This Health Literacy Month, we encourage you to take the time to learn more about your skin, your skincare routine, and how to address common skin concerns. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or for guidance on your unique skin journey. Here's to a month and year of empowered, informed decisions and healthier, happier skin. 🌱💕 

Unlocking the Beauty Within: Understanding Genetics in Skincare

 

Unlocking the Beauty Within: Understanding Genetics in Skincare

In the world of skincare, we often focus on external factors like products, routines, and treatments. However, there's a crucial element that's often overlooked - your genetics. Your unique genetic code plays a significant role in determining your skin's characteristics, concerns, and aging process.

Genetics and Skin Health: The Connection
Your genetic predispositions influence a variety of factors related to your skin, including:

🌿Skin Type: Are you naturally oily, dry, or somewhere in between? Your genetics influence your skin's baseline characteristics.
🌿Sensitivity: Do you have sensitive skin that's prone to irritation? Genetic factors can play a role.
🌿Collagen Production: Collagen is key to youthful skin. Some people have genes that support robust collagen production, while others may be predisposed to slower production.
🌿Aging: Genetics can influence how your skin ages. Some individuals may have a genetic advantage in maintaining a youthful appearance.

Personalized Skincare: Tailored to You
Understanding your genetic predispositions provides the foundation for personalized skincare. Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach, you can select products and treatments that cater to your skin's unique needs. This tailored approach can lead to more effective results and healthier, happier skin.

DNA-Driven Beauty: How It Works
At Kalón By Kiesha, we're excited to offer DNA-driven skincare solutions. Through a simple genetic test, we can uncover the genetic factors that influence your skin. This data allows us to create a skincare regimen that's customized to your specific genetic profile.

By harnessing the power of genetics, we can help you achieve your healthiest, most radiant skin. It's a cutting-edge approach that prioritizes the individuality of your skin, ultimately unlocking the beauty that's uniquely yours.

Let's embark on this journey together, exploring the link between genetics and skincare. Your skin's story is written in your DNA, and we're here to help you tell it. Stay tuned for more insights on this exciting and personalized approach to skincare. 🌿💖

Estheticians and Dermatologists: Similarities and Differences

As a skin care specialist, I get clients every day that are curious about what sets estheticians apart from dermatologists. No need to worry! Kalón By Kiesha is providing clarity on the similarities and differences and how we are able to help.

Both Estheticians and Dermatologists Understand and Address Skin Conditions

Estheticians and dermatologists are both experts on the science of skin. Dermatologists are medical doctors with specialized training and experience in skin, hair, and nail conditions. Estheticians, on the other hand, we are trained, licensed skin care professionals in 49 states (in Connecticut, licensure is not required).

Both Estheticians are Dermatologists analyze skin conditions, suggest approaches and products for addressing concerns, and perform treatments to maintain healthy, beautiful skin.

Estheticians and Dermatologists Perform a Variety of Non-Invasive Procedures

Common skin concerns include signs of aging and sun damage, acne, and overly dry or oily skin. These conditions can be identified and remedied by either an Esthetician or a Dermatologist. When meeting a client for the first time, an Esthetician will conduct a skin analysis, which identifies positive attributes about skin types and conditions, areas in need of improvement, and suggestions for treatments, products, and skin care regimens.

Estheticians perform a range of skin treatments including facials, extractions, peels, wraps, light and cryo-therapies, waxing, and microdermabrasion. Treatments are tailored to a client’s skin type and condition. Dry patches, age spots, dull skin, and clogged pores each require a different approach. A Dermatologist can also provide these treatments.

Only Dermatologists Can Perform Medical Treatments and Write Prescriptions

When a skin condition requires medical treatment, a Dermatologist should be consulted. A Dermatologist must perform biopsies, dermabrasion, and any type of surgical removal. Dermatologists perform skin cancer and mole checks and may prescribe medications for acne, psoriasis, or other skin diseases.

Estheticians Focus More on Holistic Well-Being

Most Dermatologists work in a clinical setting set up for medical procedures rather than relaxation. In contrast, most Estheticians create soothing environments that promote tranquility. Although a generalization, many Dermatologists will look for clinical or pharmaceutical strategies, whereas most Estheticians will focus on holistic wellness and how lifestyle, as well as skin care routines and products, affect the skin’s appearance.

Estheticians may be more knowledgeable about skin care trends, the mind-body connection, holistic health, and organic skin care products. Many Dermatologists may also be current on these topics, but their focus is likely to be on the clinical presentation of skin conditions.

Skin Care Provider Choices are Personal

Just as every person’s skin is unique, so is his or her approach to maintaining healthy skin. Considerations include the extent of treatment or care that is needed, the range of desired strategies for healthy skin, the type of products recommended, and the environment in which skin care is provided.

Visiting an Esthetician

It is always a good idea to schedule a consultation appointment prior to your first treatment, especially if you are new to esthetic treatments. This gives you and your therapist a chance to discuss your goals and expectations for the first visit, and long term goals for the future. During a consultation, your therapist will go over an extensive intake form, and most likely do a cleansing of the skin followed by a detailed skin analysis. This will give your therapist the information she/he needs to create an individualized treatment plan, both for a series of professional treatments and recommendations for products you can use at home.

What about home care?

Much of the success of maintaining a visible improvement after treatment depends on consistent, correct home care. Your esthetician is trained to select the products that will most benefit your skin, and to advise you on how to maintain your professional results between visits. Like medical or dental care, following the right daily regimen at home is essential if you are to get the most out of your visits to a professional.

Your Esthetician

Your skin care treatments should be provided by a properly trained professional. Don’t hesitate to ask your skin care therapist about her background, training, and experience—especially as it relates to the treatment you are considering. Your therapist is a professional member of Associated Skin Care Professionals. We  have been validated as meeting our state’s licensing credentials and/or core training requirements, and agree to follow a code of ethics which ensures you’ll be treated responsibly and with the utmost respect. ASCP also provides us with comprehensive resources that allow us to keep up with changing trends, making certain you’ll receive the most up-to-date therapies available.

What’s the difference between dermatology, cosmetology, and esthetics?

Dermatology is a branch of the medical profession, practiced by licensed physicians who specialize in disorders of the skin. Esthetic practice specifically excludes diagnosis, prescription, or any other service, procedure, or therapy that requires a medical license. If you’re being treated by a dermatologist, your esthetician can provide complementary and support therapies. In addition, estheticians are trained to recognize early signs of many medical conditions affecting the skin, and will refer you to a dermatologist in such a case.

Cosmetology is the study of beauty treatments including nail care, hair care and styling, makeup application, skin care and more. Esthetics is one branch of cosmetology; some estheticians work in other branches of cosmetology in addition to their skin care practice.
Techniques and products

Techniques used by estheticians include facial steaming, wrapping, exfoliation, waxing, pore cleansing, extraction, and chemical peels. Creams, lotions, wraps, clay or gel masks, and salt scrubs are used. Machines may also be used to help deliver high-tech services.

Some common therapies:

Chemical peel: An exfoliation process, very effective in treating a large range of skin concerns such as aging, sun damage, acne, mild scarring, improving overall skin brightness and evening skin tone. Peels can be light, moderate or deep. Light peels require no down time from work or normal activities. Moderate peels may require a day or two of down time, and deep peels can require a week or more to allow the skin to fully heal. Estheticians who are not working in a medical setting perform light to moderate peels only. Deep peels are performed by a physican, or under a physician’s supervision, for your safety.

Exfoliation: The removal of dead skin cells manually (scrubbing, brushing, or using a system such as microdermabrasion), with a chemical peel (a product that causes dead skin cells to shed) or with an enzymatic product that digests dead skin cells.

Extraction: This is the process of deep cleansing the pores, either manually (using gloved hands and cotton or tissue around the fingers, with gentle pressure to remove the impacted pore) or using a metal extraction implement designed to clear blocked pores. This can also include the use of a lancet (a small sharp blade to lift the dead cells of the skin prior to extraction).

Facial: A facial is the most popular treatment performed by estheticians. It is a good way for your therapist to get a good understanding of your skin prior to suggesting more aggressive treatments. A facial generally includes makeup removal and skin cleansing, exfoliation by mechanical, enzymatic or chemical means, steaming, extractions, facial massage, a treatment mask, serum/moisturizer and sunblock. For most people, facials can be scheduled every four weeks, although your therapist may recommend a different schedule based on your individual needs.

Microdermabrasion: The process of resurfacing the skin using a machine that sands the skin’s epidermal (outer) layer, using either a wand tipped with crushed diamonds, or a spray of special crystals which are then suctioned back up along with the dead skin cells. It can be very helpful in improving skin texture, fine lines and the effectiveness of home care product penetration.

Waxing: Waxing removes unwanted hair at the root. There are two different types of waxes: hard and soft. Soft wax is applied warm to the skin in a thin layer in the direction of hair growth. Cloth strips are then applied to the warm wax, rubbed in the direction of hair growth, and quickly pulled off in the opposite direction. This method is best used on larger areas of the body such as the legs, back or chest. Hard wax is used without cloth strips. It is applied warm, in a layer about the thickness of a nickel, allowed to dry and then removed quickly in the opposite direction of hair growth. Hard wax is less irritating to sensitive skin and is excellent for the bikini, underarm and facial areas.