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Color Condition: Identifying & Managing Melasma

Written by Lyn Ross

Melasma is a common skin condition affecting approximately six million women in the United States and 45 to 50 million women worldwide. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 90% of individuals with melasma are women between the ages of 20 to 50 years old. Melasma manifests as light to dark brown or greyish patches of abnormal pigmentation that can appear on the cheeks, upper…

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Healing Hyperpigmentation: Treatment Beyond Lightening

Written by Ben Johnson

For decades, the professional skin care industry has lamented (if not cursed) the spots that develop on the face due to aging. However, what if those spots were actually beneficial to skin health? Would this change the professional approach to treating them? It is likely that the current strategies used to treat hyperpigmentation may result in more spots over time. There are common misconceptions about…

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Pigmentation Procedure: Brightening & Lightening Hyperpigmentation

Written by Rachel File

Hyperpigmentation encompasses several different pigmentation disorders. These conditions may include post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, melasma, solar lentigines (sun exposure), ephelides (freckles), and cafe au lait macules (birthmarks). When encountering clients with hyperpigmentation, performing a history, physical, and lifestyle examination is crucial in developing an appropriate treatment plan. Most hyperpigmentation disorders are exacerbated by ultraviolet rays and heat exposure, although some may be caused by hormonal changes caused…

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Precision Practice: Making Skin Care Inclusive

Written by Troels Marstrand & Chaz Giles

Historically, skin care has been constrained to a generic approach of product development research, product development, and clinical testing that is not representative of client diversity or need. This has created two orthogonal client problems which can be referred to as the efficacy problem and selection problem. {mprestriction ids="3,4,26,18,6,7,8,9,14,18"} THE EFFICACY PROBLEM The efficacy problem stems from the limitations of traditional product clinical testing. Claims…

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Distorted Reality: The Miseducation of Popular Skin Care Ingredients

Written by Dasha Saian

With modern clients using the internet to research everything, it is no surprise that they are savvy when it comes to the latest skin care ingredients and trends. Skin care professionals commonly get requests from clients asking for treatments they saw on Instagram or a product with a specific ingredient they heard about from a friend. With a mass of information circulating online, including blogs…

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