Cosmetology, Hair Matters!
“You wanna be taken seriously, you need serious hair.” - Melanie Griffith in the film Working Girl There is something epic about hair. From fairy tales to Broadway songs, the qualities of a beautiful, healthy head of hair have been...
The Naked Truth About Hair Loss Supplements
Most of us will lose between 50 and 100 hairs each and every day. It’s really nothing to worry about. Because 50 to 100 new hairs are growing in to replace the ones we lost. But some folks may see a lot more stray hairs in the bathtub drain after...
News Flash, You Cannot Nourish Your Hair
We all seen the advertisements encouraging us to, “Nourish Your Hair!” But the cold, hard truth is, you can’t nourish you’re your hair. To nourish something involves providing it with “the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and...
Extra Long Hair, a Trend that is In
Long hair on ladies has been in style for a while, but with fashion models and movie stars sporting extra-long locks, lots of women are letting their manes flow more freely than in recent decades. But growing it long can take quite a bit more care...
To Beard or Not To Beard: That is the Question
Male facial hair is a fact of life. What a male chooses to do with that facial hair is a whole different discussion. Should you go clean shaven? Full-on mountain man? Trim and tidy? Goatee? Van Dyke? Sideburns? Fu Man Chu? Mustache?So many options...
Why You Need Beard Oil
The beard is back, baby. And whether you like yours neat and tidy, or unkempt and blowing free in the wind, there are still a few things a man needs to keep to his facial hair comfortable, and looking incredibly good! One of those things is Beard...
Top Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Revealed
Each year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals the most popular surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the United States. 2018 saw a dramatic increase of around a quarter of a million more cosmetic procedures...
The Glamorous Career of Hollywood Makeup Artist
Who hasn’t wanted the Oscars or Golden Globes and marveled at the perfectly coiffed and made-up beauties on the red carpet? Or maybe you’re enthralled with the special effects makeup that transformed our mild-mannered office boy into a super hero...
When It Is Hard to Love the Skin You Are In
Eczema. Not only is it hard to spell, but it just sounds evil. Eczema is common name for a whole cluster of conditions that result in red, itchy, inflamed skin, including atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, stasis...
Hands On Cosmetology
As a professional cosmetologist, you pride yourself on staying on the cutting edge of style. In fact, you might just be the initiator of style. Your job is to make your clients look spectacular, and you do it with panache. From consultation to...
Fashion Trend, Eyelash Extensions
Once limited to celebrities and super-models, eyelash extensions have gone mainstream, with everyone from the girl next door to the soccer mom in the bleachers wearing them. Extensions can make eyelashes look longer, fuller and more youthful, not...
Treat Thirsty Skin with Hyaluronic Acid
Ask a skin care pro for the three most important steps in keeping your skin looking healthy and youthful and her response will likely be, “Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!” And one of the most highly touted ingredients in skin care products that...
Nail Fungus and What To Do About It
Nail fungus is not a particularly appetizing topic to discuss at the company picnic or around the dinner table, but it is a condition that is more common that you might think and knowing the symptoms might give you a head start on treating this...
Nail Tech Safety
More than 375,000 people work as nail technicians in salons across the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. When it comes to dangerous careers, nail tech might not register too high on your list...
Microblading
2017 might have been the Year of the Eyebrow, but that doesn’t mean eyebrow trends are no longer fashion forward. On the contrary, eyebrows are in – whether big and bushy, thin and manicured, arched, curved, rounded, angled, sloped or even unibrow...
Formaldehyde Exposure
When you hear the word, “formaldehyde,” chances are you think of embalming fluid. But this chemical concoction has been, and continues to be, used in a plethora of products such as glue, plywood, insulation and carpet. Formaldehyde is frequently...
Adult Acne
Nostalgia for the Good Ol’ Days is all well and good, but one thing you probably don’t think of fondly from your teenage years are those annoying acne breakouts. Now that you’re an adult, those days are a forgotten memory in the rearview mirror of...
Makeup Trend: Eye Popping Eye Shadow
As the summer heats up, so does eye shadow trends, with everything from baby-soft natural looks to bold, bright anything goes palettes to the return of the cat eye. While the rules are…well, there really aren’t any rules beyond ‘you be you,’ you...
Big Hair is Back
Remember those rock bands of the 1980s, like Whitesnake, Guns N’ Roses, Stryper and Bon Jovi? We lovingly referred to them as “Hair Bands” for obvious reasons. Big hair was, well, big in the ‘80s. And now it’s back. At least for gals (there seems...
Rethinking the Saturday Night Bath
If you’ve read those charming prairie pioneer books like “Little House on the Prairie,” or if you’ve just watched some old westerns on late night television, you may have come across the quaint old tradition of the Saturday night bath. We tend to...
SPF: How Much is Enough?
It’s summertime, and Daylight Saving Time, and that probably means more time spent out in the sun. While there are plenty of health benefits for getting outside and participating in fun, summer activities, you probably are also concerned about too...
The Sunscreen Conundrum
What’s an environmentally savvy, active, lover of the outdoors to do? On the one hand, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns against exposing your skin to the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays. As little as 15 minutes...
No More Mascara?
Lovely lashes that go on forever with no need of messy mascara? If something sounds too good to be true… well, you know the rest of that old saying. But when it comes to eyelash growth serums, you might just be able to skip the mascara; for a...
How to Apply Moisturizer to your Face
You know you’re supposed to moisturize. Every beauty magazine in the world has told you so. The real question is, what exactly does it mean to ‘moisturize,’ and how do you do it? The truth is, while moisturizing your face is a simple process, there...
Moisturizer for Acne Treatment? Yes!
Acne. Yuck! Around 85 percent of Americans will experience an outbreak at some point in their lives, and at any given time 60 million Americans have active acne, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. While there are numerous factors...
Makeup Trend: Skin is In
Flip the pages of beauty magazines for trends for 2018, and chances are you’ll notice a shift toward more natural appearing makeup. In other words, skin is in.That does not, of course, mean going bare-faced to confront the world. After all, those...
Eyebrow Trends
Eyebrows. Everybody has a couple of them, but it seems nobody really knows what to do with them…at least when it comes to fashion. Trends showing up in fashion magazines and on haute couture catwalks have included everything from ‘squiggle’ brows...
Anti-aging Vanishing Act
Anti-aging. Do a quick internet search for that term and you’ll get over 62 million results. The market for anti-aging products has an exponentially higher number; according to Euromonitor International, in 2016, the anti-aging companies garnered...
Fingernail Dos and Donts
Nothing says, ‘Well groomed,’ quite like beautifully maintained fingernails. Thankfully, taking care of your nails doesn’t have to cost a fortune, doesn’t take a lot of time, and is pretty easy. All you really need to do is keep them clean and dry...
Hair to Dye For
What’s your natural hair color? Do you even know anymore? It’s not as silly a question as you might think. According to an article in Thoughtco.com, approximately 75 percent of American women dye their hair on a regular basis, up from around only 7...
Female Pattern Baldness
Hair matters.According to noted Arizona State University sociologist Rose Weitz, “Our hair is one of the first things others notice about us and one of the primary ways we declare our identity to them.” She notes there are three basic reasons hair...
Massage Therapy
Back in the old days (prior to the turn of the century, ‘going for a massage’ was limited to the rich and famous; something you did at ‘the club’ after working out and unwinding in the steam room. Those days are long gone. The massage therapy...
Cosmetologists, Keeping it Clean
The most basic rule of medicine is, “First do no harm.” The same should apply to the field of cosmetology. The simple fact is, we live in a world filled with microscopic organisms, germs, and bacteria, some of which are not only harmful, but...
Neurocosmetics
Neurocosmetics might sound like the preferred foundation makeup for a Replicant in Ridley Scott’s reboot of the Bladerunner franchise. But despite the futuristic name, neurocosmetics are nothing new. In fact, the term was coined shortly after the...
Celebrating Silver
One of the key emerging trends in cosmetology is the emergence of mature women who prefer to act their age, rather than trying to cater to society’s celebration of eternal youth. This newly christened “Silver Category” includes women over 50 years...
The Many Uses of Botox
Botox is probably best known to most consumers as the anti-wrinkle wonder drug for the rich and famous. Injected into the face by an experienced medical professional, Botox can smooth out those crow’s feet and laugh lines that are part of the...
Fashion Trend: Eye Gloss
Lip gloss has been a staple in your makeup case forever, but this year gloss is moving on up – to the eyes! That’s right. According to Harper’s Bazaar, glossly eyelids have made the leap from editorial photoshoots and catwalks to mainstreet.Eye...
Botox: Poison for your Face
You’ve probably heard of Botox, the anti-aging miracle drug that can magically, though temporarily, improve the look of moderate to severe crow’s feet lines and frown lines between the eyebrows in adults. Botox (referred to technically as botulinum...
Eyelash Perms
Long, lush lashes have been a sought-after beauty trait for generations, and one primary means of achieving that desired “wide-eyed doe” look is through curling the eyelashes. Curled lashes just look longer and fuller than straight lashes. While...
Window Dressing for the Soul
If your eyes are the windows to your soul, your eyelashes must be the draperies that make the windows more beautiful. While beauty is in the (ahem) eye of the beholder (wink, wink), generations of fashionistas have touted the aesthetics of long...
The Cost of Going Hairless
You like the feel of smooth, hair-free skin. You’ve done your research and discovered that laser hair removal, when performed by a competent professional, is a safe and effective procedure. You want to take the plunge, but there’s just one more...
Laser Hair Removal
Laser hair removal has been a staple on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Top 10 list of most popular minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures for years. It’s no mystery why so many women (and men) utilize the procedure. It drastically reduces...
Treat Your Skin Gently
Your skin is your body’s largest and fastest growing organ, and it serves a multitude of indispensable functions, the most obvious is keeping your insides, well, inside. But your skin does so much more! It helps keep you warm when it’s cold...
Toxic Beauty
Beauty has always been in the eye of the beholder, and it is amazing the lengths we will go to achieve whatever standard of beauty is en vogue. Today, popular cosmetic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation, butt lifts, and laser hair...
Eyeliner Trends
Every poet knows the eyes are the window to the soul, and for millennia women have used eyeliner to draw attention to that ‘window.’ The legendary pharaoh, Cleopatra VII Philopator (known to history simply as Cleopatra), may be single-handedly...
Job Security for Cosmetologists
Bill Clinton won his first term for president with the internal slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid!” In other words, people vote with their pocketbooks. When it comes to choosing a career, it doesn’t hurt to check a few economic statistics before...
Enjoy the Sun. Carefully!
Summer time is Sun Time! There’s nothing quick like laying out on a beach blanket, soaking up some rays as the waves roll into the shore. But as great as that experience is, there is an insidious, unseen force that is determined to wreak havoc with...
Ear Candling
Google ‘Ear Candling’ and nearly 620,000 websites will pop up in less than a half-second. Wow, with all that attention, there must be something to the seeminly odd practice of putting a hollow candle inside your ear and lighting it. Practitioners...
So You Want to be an Esthetician
Estheticians are part of the growing family of beauty and personal appearance services industry. They are skin care professionals who are trained to help their clients look their best. They are trained to assess the condition of their client’s...
Love Your Lips
Melanin, that stuff that gives color to your skin and hair, is also one of your primary natural defenses against the harmful effects of over exposure to the sun (or more precisely the UV rays that are part of sunlight.) Melanin serves as a physical...
Balayage
Don’t you just love the natural, sun-kissed look of a little kid’s hair? It’s just so carefree and, well, natural! There is a way to get that look for your own hair, and it is a technique of hair coloring that has been around for quite a while, but...
Acne is a Pain in the Face
Got zits? Welcome to the club. The American Academy of Dermatology estimates that somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 million Americans have an acne breakout at any given time. In fact, acne is the most common skin problem in the country. It is...
Skin Deep! Top 5 Minimally-Invasive Cosmetic Procedures
Plastic surgery used to be synonymous with having a ‘face lift’ or a ‘boob job.’ While there are plenty of people who still go ‘under the knife’ for a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure, (approximately 1.7 million such procedures were performed in...
Skin Deep! Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
Have you ever considered plastic surgery? If you have, you are not alone. Once considered to be a vanity exercise for the rich and famous, in the 21st century, cosmetic plastic surgery has gone mainstream, with people from all walks of life, both...
Sometimes it Pays to be Nit-Picky
Head lice. Yuck! It’s a problem that nobody wants to think about, especially if you work in the cosmetology industry and handle your clients’ hair on a regular basis. Most of the time when you think about head lice, you think about your kids...
Aromatherapy to Treat Hair Loss
Not all hair loss is created equal. One form of hair loss that affects both men and women is alopecia areata, a highly unpredictable and cyclical condition caused by an autoimmune disease of the skin. The condition causes affected hair follicles to...
Toss That Old Makeup
Makeup is expensive, and no one likes to throw away good money. But holding on to old makeup could be harmful to your health. The question is; when does makeup get old?Some makeup products, particularly those manufactured in Europe, have a...
Dealing with Dermatitis
A cosmetologist’s job is helping to make people look their best, but that can be a challenge when the tools of the trade can make you feel less than your best. The trifecta of repeated contact with irritants, exposure to potential allergens and...
DSBWorldWide Announces the Release of CosmetologyEduClasses.com
TDLR Approved Courses Satisfies Continuing Education Requirements for Texas Cosmetologists SHERMAN, Texas - (May 11, 2015) - Innovative North Texas-based technology company DSBWorldWide, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of...