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The Sweet and Salty Side of Exfoliating

As summer approaches, it’s time to exfoliate and rejuvenate skin!  With all the different scrubs on the market, how do you decide which scrub is right for your treatments?  Let your client’s skin type decide! Sugar Scrubs- If you have very sensitive skin, a sugar scrub is your best bet.  Sugar scrubs (like Scandle’s Hawaiian Raw [...]

Exfoliate Your Way to Healthier Skin

By now, the cold winter air has taken it’s toll on your skin leaving in dull and lifeless. Here’s a great skin treat get your glow back on until you can find the time and money to head out for that Spring Break Vacation on the beach!;) Scandle Get Your Glow on Treatment: This is [...]

Champagne Dreams & Caviar Spa Treatments!

The use of caviar (or really expensive fish eggs) as a beauty aid is apparently on the rise on a global scale in skin and hair treatments and is reminicent to that of Botox treatments when they were first discovered. Caviar, which is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, contributes to tightening the skin by [...]

Friday Feature – Hot New Trends in Wellness & Spa World

The International Spa Association (ISPA) recently held their annual convention in New York. At the convention, several new spa trends and services were spotted including parties at the spa, treatments for stressed and time-pressed consumers, cross-cultural traditions, and a whole lot of purple – from lavender-scented treatments to mauve colored nail polish! Here’s a recap [...]

Freaky Friday Spa Treatment – Detoxification with Leeches

Well here’s a unique spa treatment that really “SUCKS”!:) Today’s featured Scandle Freaky Friday Spa Treatment is a leech treatment where for a mere $600 you can get whatever ails you sucked out. Who would pay to have something like this done to them?  Well, how about actress Demi Moore who in an interview with [...]

Treating sore, cracked and stinky feet Naturally!

Pretty feet are a must for summer! When performing spa pedicures try this all natural remedy to treating cracked heels and blackened feet. 1.Put shaving cream or Scandle’s Eco-Shave & Shower Foam on feet. 2.In a bucket or sink, combine equal parts warm water and Listerine. 3.Soak a small hand towel in the solution of [...]

Your next manicure could save your life

Well, maybe not exactly but skimping on professional mani/pedis could be more detrimental to your health than you think. Your nails can change in shape, texture and color. If you have a regular nail care professional chances are they will notice these changes, which could possibly be a signal not all is well under the [...]

Pamper those paws – spring pedicure help

Chances are, if you are like me, you’ve been waiting for that first sign of open-toe shoe day since October. The temperatures this winter have been mild and it feels like summer is right around the corner. But, again if you are like me, your toes could use some serious TLC. You can hit your [...]

Out of Shaving Cream? 7 Fun Alternatives!

Before you head to the store to stock up on more expensive foam, try something different.  The best shaving cream alternatives are in your kitchen cabinets or already in your shower.  Achieve the perfect shave and more skin moisturizing benefits for half the price! Check out these 7 alternatives to shaving cream: 1) Peanut Butter- I love peanut butter [...]

5 Tips for Youthful Hands

Before jumping into all of your gardening and spring cleaning, stop to protect your hands!  Did you know the earliest signs of aging are revealed in our hands?  The skin on the back of our hands is very thin and delicate and as it loosens over time, our veins become very noticeable.  Our hands can also develop sun spots, wrinkles, [...]