Ep 246 – Ingredient-Scanning Apps – Friend or Foe?

An emerging trend is the use of phone apps to scan products for a good/bad/indifferent status report. Sounds helpful, right? Well, are these apps as well intended as consumers think they are? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Ella and Maggie take a close look at these apps, break down the information they convey, and deliver a grade of their potential.

ASCP Esty Talk with Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman

Produced by Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) for licensed estheticians, ASCP Esty Talk is a weekly podcast hosted by Maggie Staszcuk and Ella Cressman. We see your passion, innovation, and hard work and are here to support you by providing a platform for networking, advocacy, camaraderie, and education. We aim to inspire you to ask the right questions, find your motivation, and give you the courage to have the professional skin care career you desire.

About Ella Cressman:

Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, ingredient junkie and esthetic cheerleader! As an international educator for Lira Clinical, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint and how that relates to the skin.

 

Connect with Ella Cressman:

 

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

  

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:

 

 P 800.789.0411 EXT 1636

 

E MStaszcuk@ascpskincare.com or AMI@ascpskincare.com

 

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Hale & Hush is the only professional brand to focus exclusively on treatment and retail products for sensitive and health-challenged skin. Hale & Hush products and education address the wide spectrum of issues your sensitive clients present. It can range from periodic sensitivity from stress, environment, hormones, and chemical irritants —all the way to chronic sensitivity from serious health or disability challenges, and the treatments or medications that accompany them.

Unlike other sensitive skin lines, however, we also utilize gentle but highly therapeutic ingredients to repair and promote a healthy skin barrier. This is critical to prevent premature aging due to the dryness, fragility and overall cellular stress experienced by sensitive skin. We also offer education and marketing support to treat the sensitive skin client. 

 

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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: getconnected@ascpskincare.com

 

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