Cosmetology Edu Classes

“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 extolled and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,’...

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...

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...

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...