Meade Steadman demonstrates everything from body mechanics, preparing your workspace, to the essentials of a full body massage from the head and face down to the ankles and feet on both men and women.
Meade Steadman demonstrates a general full body chair massage from head to toe, as well as techniques for addressing specific client complaints: headaches, kinked necks, aching shoulders and back, and carpal tunnel. Includes tips for marketing and building your professional practice.
The Hand
Learn the healing art of hand reflexology and massage. Meade Steadman provides hands-on instruction, demonstrating the strokes and techniques. The reflexology section discusses the body's physiology and how the anatomy of the hand maps to each part of the body.
The Foot
Get a foothold on reflexology and massage of the foot with Meade Steadman. Detailed instruction shows the strokes and techniques on both the right and left foot and on different models: young and old, male and female. Reflexology section discusses the body's physiology and how the anatomy of the foot maps to each part of the body.
The Face
Jennifer Bryant and Eva Mileski demonstrate lymphatic drainage massage for the face and neck using both manual and vacuum lymphatic massage techniques.
The Body
Eva Mileski and Jennifer Bryant demonstrate lymphatic drainage massage for the chest, abdomen, back, arms, and legs, using both manual and vacuum lymphatic massage techniques.
Rita Page demonstrates the steps of a thorough European facial with detailed massage techniques and a minimal amount of equipment. Part of an award-winning comprehensive three-part series, Vol. 1 includes discussion of facial bed set-up, equipment (stool, steamer, and other tools of the trade), and professionalism.
Rita Page demonstrates the steps of a thorough European facial. Part of a comprehensive three-part series, Vol. 2 continues the facial begun in Vol. 1. Rita delves into exfoliation (with an enzyme); desincrustation; an extensive essential oil massage on the neck, shoulder, décolleté, and upper arms; extractions (with cotton and extractor); treatment ampoule and cream application; and a product-penetrating facial massage.
Part of a comprehensive three-part series, Vol. 3 continues the facial being demonstrated in Vol. 1 and 2. Rita finishes the facial with a mask customized for different parts of the face (T-zone, eyes, cheeks, and décolleté), hot and cold compresses, and protective facial creams. While products are penetrating, Rita demonstrates how to perform a scalp massage, hand and arm treatment, and foot and lower leg treatment. Rita completes the facial with a post-treatment client consultation. In a special feature, Rita demonstrates how to make her trademark cotton pads.
Vichy Shower
A Vichy shower is a great addition to any spa, allowing you to offer treatments such as mud and seaweed wraps and salt glows. Carolyn Wilcox demonstrates how to perform a salt glow and seaweed wrap (with a scalp massage) with a Vichy shower.
Steam & Vichy Shower Capsule
A steam and Vichy shower capsule allows you to offer hydrotherapy treatments, such as mud and seaweed treatments and body scrubs, with ease and minimal mess. Carolyn Wilcox demonstrates how to perform a body scrub and mud treatment with a capsule.
Hydrotherapy Tub
A hydrotherapy tub allows you to offer luxurious hydrotherapy treatments. Carolyn Wilcox demonstrates how to perform thalassotherapy and aromatherapy baths and hydromassage in a hydrotherapy tub.
Face and Décolleté
With its ability to increase the skin's blood flow, hydrate, and penetrate product, paraffin is ideal for use in facials. Rita Page demonstrates how to use facial paraffin wax (with brush and gauze) and paraffin strips on the face and décolleté, as part of a complete facial.
Hands, Feet & Back
Feel the heat with the hottest product on the market: paraffin. Rita Page demonstrates how to use paraffin on the hands and feet by dipping or applying while a client is lying down. For the back, she shows how to brush on layers of paraffin wax over gauze and to apply paraffin strips.
Rita Page demonstrates a complete professional facial tailored specifically for male clients using a combination of an 8-in-1 facial equipment machine and traditional techniques.
From general cleansing to individual extractions, Rita Page demonstrates the proper aesthetic treatment of facial acne through a complete facial, using a combination of an 8-in-1 facial equipment machine and traditional methods.
Eva Mileski tackles two of the most common enemies of the skin: sun-damage and dehydration. She demonstrates how to provide a Vitamin C facial to counteract the scorching effects of the sun and a hydrating layered facial with a modeling mask.
The Professional's Guide
Three professional aestheticians — Christine Heathman, Janelle Muldner, and Carolyn Veroni — demonstrate microdermabrasion techniques for the face, neck, chest, back, arms, hands, and feet on 7 clients using aluminum oxide crystals (corundum).
Pamela Taylor demonstrates a complete makeup application, including day-to-evening makeup.
Flawless
Makeup Application - Professional
Susie Galvez demonostrates professional makeup application techniques and how to teach your clients to apply their own makeup flawlessly, with 14 steps designed to help you increase your makeup sales.
Daniel Green instructs on applying makeup on dark skin for beautiful results. Emphasis is placed on foundation highlights and shadows.
Three experts — Eva Mileski, Ofra Gaito, and Nicole Reposeur — demonstrate various body waxing techniques on the legs, bikini area, feet, arms, hands, and underarms, using different waxes (hard, soft, and roll-on wax) and various techniques.
Eva Mileski and Teresa Halencak demonstrate waxing techniques for men, showing how to use soft wax on the back, chest, shoulders, arms, and neck, and hard wax on the bikini and genital area, buttocks, nostrils, and ears.
Eva Mileski provides a hands-on demonstration of the steps and techniques of a typical French manicure, including hand and forearm massage, paraffin dipping, and French polish finish.
Eva Mileski demonstrates a thorough spa pedicure, including an extensive foot massage, proper sanitation and sterilization, clipping and filing, cuticle and callus removal, exfoliation, polish application, and spa and paraffin treatments.