ASCP Esty Talk

What do glutathione, CBG, and carboxylic acids have in common? They are all mother molecules! As we celebrate Mother's Day in May, it's a good time to pay homage to mother molecules as well. Tune in to this episode as we explore what makes these molecules so maternally awesome!

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.ellacress.com

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Purafil

Purafil, established in 1969, is proud to protect people, processes, and environments worldwide. We manufacture revolutionary products that set the standards in our industry. Our focus is to create the world's best air purification products to make your life and business better. We are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Web: www.purafil.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purafil.inc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/purafil_inc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JUjV7fgdjr1GTf-3jbahQ

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/purafil-inc./mycompany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 330-328-8431

About our Sponsor: Sorella Apothecary

Sorella Apothecary is a professional skin care line that combines the best of modern-day science with natural, old world philosophies. The line is created for the esthetician by the esthetician. Botanically based, the results-driven product line is made for multiple skin types. Every ingredient is hand-picked with a less-is-more approach to deliver the best, most effective results. Sorella Apothecary believes in real results and achieving those results without compromising the skin's integrity. Sorella translates to "sister" in Italian and the brand gets its name from its co-founders, Danielle and Emily, who are sisters by marriage.

Visit www.sorellaapothecary.com for more information and follow us on:

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

Twitter

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

"Natural" and "non-invasive" are phrases that were once scoffed at by the beauty industry, perhaps because of the perception of (in)efficacy. However, in an industry as broad as ours, there is always a new treatment to consider, a new ingredient to drool over, or even a renaissance of thought. Acupuncture is an ancient medicine where the use of itsy-bitsy needles placed strategically on specific areas of the body make real, physiological changes. In this episode, we explore cosmetic acupuncture with licensed acupuncturist Rachael Rose to understand how this protocol balances the physiological landscape of lackluster, sagging, aging skin. What is it? How does it work? Could it be an excellent complement to our esthetic services? All questions answered in this podcast.

About Rachael Rose

Rachael Rose graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in 2003 with a master's in Chinese medicine and has been practicing in the Northwest Denver Highlands ever since. She has trained in Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture with Denise Elinger, LAc, and Marth Lucas, LAc. With continuing education and practice in cosmetic acupuncture face lift, breast lift, tummy tightening, and scar reduction, Rachael Rose is the go-to for cosmetic acupuncture in Denver. With her background as a professor at the Colorado School for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Southwest Acupuncture College, Rose loves to educate her patients on how to take the best care of their whole body for beauty, from the inside out. She uses a variety of techniques in her practice, including acupuncture, acupressure, microneedling, homeopathic collagen injections, infrared light therapy, and dietary and skin care recommendations.

Connect with Rachael Rose:

Website: Fullcircleacupuncture.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 303-480-0080 (no texting to this number)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachael.rose.921/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/picturerach/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-rose-028547127

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.ellacress.com

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Purafil

Purafil, established in 1969, is proud to protect people, processes, and environments worldwide. We manufacture revolutionary products that set the standards in our industry. Our focus is to create the world's best air purification products to make your life and business better. We are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Web: www.purafil.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purafil.inc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/purafil_inc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JUjV7fgdjr1GTf-3jbahQ

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/purafil-inc./mycompany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 330-328-8431

About our Sponsor: LAMPROBE

The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.

The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.

Website: www.lamprobe.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-760-2722

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE

About our Sponsor: Sorella Apothecary

Sorella Apothecary is a professional skin care line that combines the best of modern-day science with natural, old world philosophies. The line is created for the esthetician by the esthetician. Botanically based, the results-driven product line is made for multiple skin types. Every ingredient is hand-picked with a less-is-more approach to deliver the best, most effective results. Sorella Apothecary believes in real results and achieving those results without compromising the skin's integrity. Sorella translates to "sister" in Italian and the brand gets its name from its co-founders, Danielle and Emily, who are sisters by marriage.

Visit www.sorellaapothecary.com for more information and follow us on:

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

Twitter

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

What do you wish your clients knew about skin care or seeing an esthetician? Probably a lot of things if we're being honest here, but in this episode of ASCP Esty Talk: 2 E's in a Podcast, Emily and Ella share their top esty rules for clients. We discuss the reasons why buying from Amazon can be such a thorn in our sides and how it can not only be disappointing for our clients, but dangerous too. We cover how to manage the client who wants "more, more, more," how to train your client for a 5K before running a marathon (we promise it's related to skin care), and why we love when our clients ask us questions about their skin, but only during office hours.

About Emily Morgan

Emily has been a licensed esthetician since 2016 and currently holds her license in both Massachusetts and Colorado. Having graduated with a 4.0 GPA, she also holds additional certifications in eyelash extensions (her specialty), eyelash and eyebrow tinting, microdermabrasion, and custom spray tanning.

In addition to skin care and beauty services, Emily also served as the Membership Program Manager at Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), where she helped provide helpful resources and tools for estheticians to help them grow and thrive in their esthetic careers.

Connect with Emily:

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/helloestheticianemily

Instagram: www.instagram.com/esthetician_emily

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emorgan91

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Purafil

Purafil, established in 1969, is proud to protect people, processes, and environments worldwide. We manufacture revolutionary products that set the standards in our industry. Our focus is to create the world's best air purification products to make your life and business better. We are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Web: www.purafil.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purafil.inc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/purafil_inc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JUjV7fgdjr1GTf-3jbahQ

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/purafil-inc./mycompany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 330-328-8431

About our Sponsor: Sorella Apothecary

Sorella Apothecary is a professional skin care line that combines the best of modern-day science with natural, old world philosophies. The line is created for the esthetician by the esthetician. Botanically based, the results-driven product line is made for multiple skin types. Every ingredient is hand-picked with a less-is-more approach to deliver the best, most effective results. Sorella Apothecary believes in real results and achieving those results without compromising the skin's integrity. Sorella translates to "sister" in Italian and the brand gets its name from its co-founders, Danielle and Emily, who are sisters by marriage.

Visit www.sorellaapothecary.com for more information and follow us on:

Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

Twitter

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

What is the difference between "100% organic," "organic," and "made with organic ingredients"? Is there even a difference? Learn what full-chain traceability means and how CBD (and CBD-infused products) can, in fact, qualify as "organic." In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we explore the stringent world of cannabis compliance and gain an understanding of how CBD makes its way through many checkpoints, starting from field to face; what exactly the USDA oversees when it comes to skin care; and what commonly seen terms like cGMP mean. Join us for a very educational session with the well-known and respected compliance connoisseur Thuy Vu.

About Thuy Vu:

Thuy founded Thuy Vu Consulting LLC in 2016 and offers consulting services for food, dietary supplement, cosmetic, and cannabis operations specializing in compliance, food safety and foodborne illnesses/outbreak investigations, public health, process control, full-chain traceability, QAQC, product testing, product specification, product labeling, cGMP, HACCP, ISO Accreditation, Organic Certification, Kosher Certification, fire and building codes, occupational health and safety, regulatory engagement, and environmental stewardship.

Thuy also serves as the Director of Operations, Regulatory Affairs & Business Development for Hammer Enterprises LLC, one of the largest vertically integrated, ISO 9001:2015 accredited, USDA Organic Certified, Non-GMO, Kosher industrial hemp companies in Colorado and is the first and only cannabis company to be awarded the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's (CDPHE) Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Achievement Award since 2018.

Connect with Thuy Vu:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 720-634-5534

Website: thuyvuco.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThuyVuLLC

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thuyvuco

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thuy-vu-2045a364

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.ellacress.com

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Purafil

Purafil, established in 1969, is proud to protect people, processes, and environments worldwide. We manufacture revolutionary products that set the standards in our industry. Our focus is to create the world's best air purification products to make your life and business better. We are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Web: www.purafil.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purafil.inc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/purafil_inc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JUjV7fgdjr1GTf-3jbahQ

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/purafil-inc./mycompany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 330-328-8431

About our Sponsor: LAMPROBE

The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.

The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.

Website: www.lamprobe.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-760-2722

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

What do nuclear forensics and CBD have in common? Separations! While they're not exactly the same, there are similarities. Extraction is a method of separating specific compounds from plant material (biomass) to be used in formulations. Estheticians and skin care professionals may have heard a lot about extraction methods from their CBD skin care product brands, but in this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we get an unbiased look at all the traditionally popular methods, plus a sneak peek at exciting and new "cleaner" methods. Listen in as we examine a surface level understanding of all things extraction with Steve Bonde.

About Steve Bonde:

Steve Bonde began his education at the United States Air Force Academy and left shortly after receiving a knee injury. He served six years in the USAF Reserves. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He has also taken graduate-level classes in analytical and synthetic chemistry and business.

During Bonde's career, he worked over two decades in analytical laboratories where he had roles of increasing responsibility. He developed several methods for the analysis of environmental samples, some of which were adopted as official methods for the State of Alaska. He transitioned to the industrial world, where he developed and patented processes for extracting organosulfur compounds from diesel fuel. This was followed by a move to Department of Energy national labs. There, he was a technical project and program manager for programs like nuclear forensics for several government clients, as well as projects like automation of forensic processes, building radiation monitoring portals at various ports around the world, creating a designated DOE User Facility operations and cost model, and led the definition of modular laboratory space, which saved the DOE over $2M per lab. He received over a half dozen outstanding performance awards and two Chairman's Awards, which are the highest awards that can be awarded at NREL.

When the necessity for budget cuts hit the federal government, Bonde was asked to evaluate a few hemp extraction processes for some friends. Being averse to any process that is "batch" in nature, he immediately wanted to do it better. He teamed up with his cousin Rick Bonde, a veteran of the music industry who had managed bands like Blink-182 and Sublime, and Amara Hazlewood, a recent Colorado School of Mines graduate. Together they formed Boulder Creek Technologies, LLC, and created their first system, the IS-10, a semi-continuous, countercurrent lipid extraction unit capable of extracting up to 125 pounds of hemp per day with an efficiency of over 95 percent. This system produces an infused tincture as high as 100 mg/mL CBD in a single step. This system produced many barrels of tincture and led to the creation of Boulder Creek Infusions, LLC, which produces both white label and commercial tinctures.

Connect with Steve Bonde:

Website: www.bouldercreektechnologies.com

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bouldercreektechnologies

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bouldercreektek

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steve-bonde-pmp-018b4543

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.ellacress.com

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Purafil

Purafil, established in 1969, is proud to protect people, processes, and environments worldwide. We manufacture revolutionary products that set the standards in our industry. Our focus is to create the world's best air purification products to make your life and business better. We are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

Web: www.purafil.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purafil.inc

Instagram: www.instagram.com/purafil_inc

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9JUjV7fgdjr1GTf-3jbahQ

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/purafil-inc./mycompany

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 330-328-8431

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

You might think a fondness for recreational cannabis products and desire to turn that passion into profit would be most people's initial motivation for starting a CBD skin care company. But such is not the case for Karina Perez-Marconi, the founder of Antedotum. In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Karina shares how her decade-long struggle with hyperpigmentation and postpartum melasma eventually led her to discover CBD as a potent skin care ingredient that yielded real results and drastic improvement for her sensitive skin. And as a female minority business owner, conquering her personal skin challenges were not the only obstacles Karina had to overcome in developing and building her business. Tune in to this episode to hear Karina's full skin care journey and how her determination to help others contributed to building the CBD skin care brand she owns today.

About Karina Perez Marconi

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Karina was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Karina's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

In Colorado, CBD was plentiful and prominent. Karina, curious about CBD's purported curative abilities, started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery sent her down a rabbit hole of research into the alternative CBD skin care universe. What emerged was Antedotum. Having found the one ingredient that was multi-correctional in every way, Karina's passion became sharing how CBD helped her achieve remarkable results in the look and feel of her skin.

Resources:

Want to experience Antedotum skin care products for yourself? ASCP Esty Talk listeners can email Karina at [email protected] for your free deluxe sample.

Connect with Karina:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: www.instagram.com/karinaperezmarconi

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karina-perez-marconi-410727142

Antedotum Website: https://antedotum.com

Antedotum Facebook: www.facebook.com/antedotum

Antedotum Instagram: www.instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

Antedotum LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: LAMPROBE

The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.

The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.

Website: www.lamprobe.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-760-2722

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

Clarification of the Farm Bill in 2018 meant we saw a rush of CBD-infused products everywhere, from the gas station to the med spa! There were a handful of brave companies that led the charge, fighting against stigmas and even the obstacles of banking and advertising. These companies knew this ingredient, from a plant that continues to show amazing potential, was worth it! In this episode, we speak with two amazing (female) entrepreneurs from different corners of the cannabis experience, with one common purpose—to bring truth and acceptance to cannabis-infused spa products and services. Tune in to see how they got here and where they see the future of cannabis in our industry.

About Jordan Person

A licensed nurse for 20 years and massage therapist for 15 years, Jordan Person is the original cannabis massage practitioner, author of Cannabis Massage 101 & 102, cannabis curriculums for nurses and estheticians, and the founder of both Primal Therapeutics and Primal Healing. Person continues to teach students from around the world, and has been recognized globally in documentaries and publications such as American Spa Magazine. Person's Primal Healing topicals line expands on the applications of infused skin care products, offering CBD-infused serums, beard oil, and her award-winning salve, named Best Hemp Topical of 2020. Person is an outspoken advocate for plant medicine and a freelance writer for cannabis, skin care, and medical publications.

Connect with Jordan:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-person-1893165

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 719-399-4903

Primal Healing Website: www.primalhealing.com

Primal Healing Facebook: www.facebook.com/primalhealingtopicals

Primal Healing Instagram: www.instagram.com/primalhealingtopicals

Primal Therapeutics Website: www.cannabismassagecolorado.com

Primal Therapeutics Facebook: www.facebook.com/primaltherapeutics1

Primal Therapeutics Instagram: www.instagram.com/primaltherapeutics

Primal Therapeutics YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpxnpveqkOVzGGhQ-fhaig

About Vanessa Elawar

Vanessa Elawar is a Latina, a mother of two 6-year-old twins (Gisele and Hazel), a wife, and a dedicated entrepreneur. Operating a successful business in massage therapy while building international distribution channels within the industries of skin care and plant technologies, she has cultivated relationships and knowledge that perfectly align her with her business venture: CBD Care Garden. CBD Care Garden is a hemp-based wellness and beauty brand launched in April 2016. Plant-effective ingredients, nutrition, science, and innovation are at the heart of what inspires Elawar to develop products that cater to everyday wellness at CBD Care Garden. "I've always had a fierce desire to build the kind of brands people would like to see more of—those that people can believe in and those with the kind of products people love being obsessed about!"

Connect with Vanessa:

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 888-211-2846

CBD Care Garden Website: www.cbdcaregarden.com

CBD Care Garden Facebook: www.facebook.com/CBDCareGarden

CBD Care Garden Instagram: www.instagram.com/cbdcaregarden

CBD Care Garden LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cbdcaregarden

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Antedotum

Antedotum founder Karina Perez Marconi was raised on the island of Puerto Rico (born to a Cuban dad and Puerto Rican mom), which meant consistent sun exposure from an early age—and cumulative sun damage for the Latina's olive skin. For decades, Marconi was plagued by dark spots, which were compounded by lingering, postpartum melasma after the birth of her daughter, Havana. Working for many years in beauty at Chanel's New York headquarters deepened Marconi's understanding of premium skin care. But finding an antidote to her skin aliments remained elusive. When the family relocated to Aspen, Colorado, the unforgiving mountain climate of dry air, high altitude, wind, sun, and cold only intensified her skin conditions.

Colorado is where Marconi took her curiosity of CBD and its purported curative abilities and started to sample an assortment of oils and balms. None of them smelled or looked great, but to her surprise, her skin started to transform. This unexpected discovery evolved into Antedotum.

Visit: antedotum.com

As seen on The Today Show: youtu.be/xNcCuQE1Qjc

IG: instagram.com/ANTEDOTUM

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/antedotum

About our Sponsor: LAMPROBE

The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.

The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.

Website: www.lamprobe.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-760-2722

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

Lifelong learning is a necessity in the esthetics industry—not only because you should want to stay ahead of trends and keep your menu fresh, but also because maintaining and increasing your knowledge will help you meet the demands of your clients (they're quite savvy these days, as we're all aware!). In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we sit down for a chat with Adriana Babani, Director of Education at True U Education, to discuss how proper training benefits you, your business, and your clients!

About Adriana Babani

Adriana Babani has been a licensed esthetician since 2000 and currently serves as the Director & Business Development Manager at True U Education. Her passion is educating and growing with businesses, from spas to medical settings.

Connect with Adriana:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-babani-88162836

True U Education Website: www.trueueducation.com

True U Education Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrueUEsthetics

True U Education Instagram: www.instagram.com/Trueu_education

About Maggie Staszcuk

Maggie has been a licensed esthetician since 2006 and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Stephens College. She has worked in the spa and med-spa industry, and served as an esthetics instructor and a director of education for one of the largest schools in Colorado before coming to ASCP as the Advanced Modality Specialist.

Connect with Maggie:

Phone: 800-789-0411 x1636

Email: [email protected]

About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare

Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients' acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).

Website: www.facerealityskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

Yoni is Sanskrit for "vulva" or "sacred space." As estheticians, we are well versed in and comfortably exposed to female anatomy from an outside, looking "at" perspective. With professionals adding yoni steam treatments and retailing yoni eggs in their practices, maybe it's time to understand not only how to properly groom lady gardens, but also the ancient roots of yoni health and how esthetic practitioners can effectively incorporate these additional services and retail opportunities. From fad to function, this episode of ASCP Esty Talk dives into yonis and yoni eggs and provides insight into how to incorporate these protocols and products into your esthetic practice responsibly.

Resources

Yoni Egg Online Course: www.zwickerhealingarts.com/yoni-egg-online-course

Shop Toni Crystal Eggs and Wands: www.zwickerhealingarts.com/shop

"Wild Feminine" by Tami Kent, MSPT: www.wildfeminine.com

About Sydney Zwicker

Sydney Zwicker is a women's health mentor and a certified Holistic Pelvic Care™ practitioner. She offers online courses, workshops and 1:1 coaching programs to help women reclaim their essence and embody their truth. She believes that education is the key to empowerment and that chronic pain, fatigue, and anxiety often stem from not knowing things could feel differently.

Sydney believes there is no one way, nor right way, to heal. It is a formula of a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a whole lot of courage! Every person is different. "By shedding the stigma of the female-lived experience, we can journey into wholeness."

Connect with Sydney:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.zwickerhealingarts.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZwickerHealingArts

Instagram: www.instagram.com/zwickerhealingarts

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare

Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients' acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).

Website: www.facerealityskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

About our Sponsor: LAMPROBE

The popular and revolutionary LAMPROBE utilizes radio and high-frequency technology to treat a wide variety of Minor Skin Irregularities™ (MSI)—non-invasively—with instantaneous results. Common conditions treated by the LAMPROBE include: vascular MSI, such as cherry angiomas; dilated capillaries; sebaceous MSI, including cholesterol deposits and milia; and hyperkerantinized MSI, such as keratoses and skin tags.

The LAMPROBE uniquely assists modern, capable, and skilled skin care practitioners to do their work more effectively and with greater client and professional satisfaction. Setting standards in quality, education, and training, the LAMPROBE has become an essential tool enabling skin care practitioners around the world to offer new revenue-enhancing and highly in-demand services.

Website: www.lamprobe.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 877-760-2722

Instagram: www.instagram.com/lamprobe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theLAMPROBE

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare

The comedogenic rating scale was born in 1979 on the ear of an albino male rabbit. It has since grown into a gold standard of qualifying ingredients for acne potential. A quick Google search of comedogenic scales pulls up thousands of results, often with contradictory ratings. So how can you trust the evidence? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk: 2 Es in a Podcast, licensed estheticians Emily Morgan and Ella Cressman answer all the burning questions you never knew you had about (supposed) comedogenicity: What is it? How does it work? And how can we better use this scale as licensed professionals and consumers?

About Emily Morgan

Emily is a licensed esthetician in Massachusetts and Colorado, having graduated with a 4.0 GPA with additional certifications in microdermabrasion, spray tanning, and eyelash extensions (her specialty). She currently works as the Membership Program Manager at Associated Skin Care Professionals, where she works to provide helpful resources and tools for estheticians to help them grow and thrive in their esthetic careers.

Connect with Emily:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411, ext 1622

Facebook: www.facebook.com/emorganascpskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/esthetician_emily

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emorgan91

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.

She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.

Connect with Ella Cressman:

Website: www.hhpcollective.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a

About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare

Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients' acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).

Website: www.facerealityskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation's largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.

Connect with ASCP:

Website: www.ascpskincare.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 800-789-0411

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare