Newsletter/Articles

 

The Canadian Society of Professional Skin Care Specialists, the Canadian CIDESCO section, would like to continuously support the development of the esthetic industry by encouraging our members to share their knowledge, research, and view on different areas of the esthetic field.

 

We would like to invite members to submit articles on subjects that interest them or a summary of the thesis that you are proud of.  The article should be around 1000 words or 2 pages maximum.  Upon approval of the article, we will post them on our website and/or newsletters.  There will also be a column for members to comment on those articles such that everyone will benefit from information exchange.

  

Many members have requested a web page to help them in job hunting.  Now you can send in your resume with type of jobs desired and we would post it on our website.    The purpose of this column is to facilitate demand and supply on human resources among members.  Although we are unable to promise a job increasing your exposure will definitely increase your chance of finding one.

 

We will be pleased if you can be the one to share with our members and to commit to our industry. Your submissions can be emailed to info@cidesco-canada.com and we will ensure that they will be reviewed and posted.

 

Thanks again for your support. Working together is the only way to ensure our growth and the credibility of our industry.

 

Yours truly,

 

 

Alanna Heydanus

President

 

 

 

Cidesco International would like to invite you to view the happenings of the   59th Cidesco World Congress will be held in Stockholm, Sweden.

 

info at:

 

http://www.cidesco-stockholm2010.com


Below are some of the CIDESCO Schools around the world where our Examiners have traveled to.



The examiners can be at one school for a number of days, depending  on the amount of students taking the exam, up to ten students can be examined on a daily basis.

 

Pat Lam Examining at Christine Valmy Intrnational School in New York,USA

 Is this in Japan? No, this Cidesco exam was held at Christine Valmy International School in New York USA with all the candidates of Japanese origin. Asians value the Cidesco education and most of them came to the Big Apple to study for the prestigious Cidesco International Diploma. Our Vice President, Pat Lam acted as the International Cidesco Examiner and although there was a language barrier, they all spoke English and were successful in passing their exams. Seen here in the front row is the school instructor, Elias on the left with Pat Lam in the center and another instructor at the right.

Miny Janssen-Schreus has been involved in the industry since 1980 when she started a skin care institute in the Netherlands known as Centrum Beauty Limburg where she is founder and owner. Currently she is the President of CIDESCO Netherlands Section and she teaches a self-developed course.

CROSSWORD

Why not have a go at the CIDESCO crossword, test you knowledge and skills.

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Crossword

POSTURE AND THE SKIN OR BODY CARE PROFESSIONAL

By Pat Lam, B.Sc., Vice President, Skin Care Consultants, Toronto, Canada, Board Certified AntiAging Health Practitioner, Cidesco International Examiner, Author of “ Practical Nutrition for the Health and Beauty Professional”, “Nutrition: The Healthy Aging Solution” and “Minor Skin Irregularities”, Certified fitness instructor and Personal Trainer, creator of “AntiAging Mind/Body Massage” and “Facial Massage for Different Skin Types”. She was awarded a Cidesco Gold Medal for her “Stress Therapy for facial treatments”.

Contact Pat at toll free: (877) 694-9777, email: plam@lamskin.com and check her website: www.lamskin.com

Good posture makes you look young and strong while poor posture makes you look old and weak! The first impression developed on meeting someone with a bent over posture is that of a weak or aging person. Good posture is so important to one’s health and wellness and the esthetician’s working stance is impacted by many variations of posture when working on clients. The following information will make you more aware of the postural faults that the esthetician even a young therapist can develop while performing her tasks, and if not corrected early in the career, these figure faults can lead to an aging appearance. Being informed and correcting these postural faults can be part of an antiaging strategy.

A great number of esthetic services entails to a large extent, bending forward to perform several treatments on clients throughout the day. We sit, stand, walk, kneel, twist, turning our bodies in awkward positions to perform our services during manicures, pedicures, skin treatments, lash or brow tinting, massage, waxing and a myriad of various tasks. Posture applies not only to standing but also to sitting at a desk, or bending to pick up a heavier object such as a paraffin pot or whirlpool. Electrolysis can be targeted as the one service that requires an extreme leaning forward position and is most taxing on the body. Constant deviation from the “ideal posture” or proper body alignment may lead to several postural faults developed overtime and include forward head tilt, round shoulders, kyphosis or lordosis, sagging breasts and protruding abdomen.  It is not surprising to find out that after many years of work, an esthetician may develop poor posture without realizing it. This constant stress on the neck, shoulders and lower back can eventually take a toll leading to discomfort and pain at a later period in our career. Several electrologists have had to retire early from the profession because of back problems developed from poor posture from work. This poor physical image may be exacerbated by poor lifestyle habits such as sedentary lifestyle, drinking, smoking and insufficient sleep. A common excuse for leading an inactive lifestyle often include not having any time left in the day to exercise because of long hours in the workplace.

Posture and Wellness

Posture plays a vital role in the activities of daily living, standing, walking, or sitting. Factors such as genetics and mood may have effects on our postural alignment as well. For example, when we feel tired, stressed or rejected, we tend to slouch forward but when we feel happier, we are more likely to have a more cheerful, uplifted posture. Standing or sitting with good posture opens the chest for increased oxygen intake, strengthens the postural muscles and improve one’s mood. Good posture also gives an air of confidence and strength and is an advantage particularly for smaller sized individuals. People tend to be wary and respectful of people who look and act confident.

In today’s health conscious society, treating the body holistically is becoming essential to good health, particularly since the esthetic profession is now being advertised as “wellness”. How can we offer wellness if we ourselves do not practice it? We perform face and body treatments on our clients who expect to receive sound advice on nutrition and exercise from us. While estheticians may not be nutritionists or fitness instructors, they should have a sound knowledge of how to achieve a strong healthy body and this is equated with good posture. Before embarking on any exercise program, the posture needs to be assessed and corrected so that effective breathing patterns can be used during the exercise. If exercises are not effective with poor posture, the working muscles would not be able have sufficient oxygen to metabolize the energy and this leads to early fatigue. It is the muscular system that supports the body and not the skeletal bones so it is possible to use corrective exercises to rectify the postural fault. Physiologically the spine is the major support system of our skeleton and together with ligaments, tendons and skeletal muscles, it is constantly struggling to hold up the body against the force of gravity. Numerous muscles are attached to bone to execute a variety of movements.

Physiology of muscles

Muscles work in pairs and several muscles are involved in any one movement. The muscles that actively contracts are known as the agonist or prime movers while the muscles that hold the joint in place are called the antagonists. Other small muscles around the joint referred to as synergist muscles act to control the muscular movement. For example, when you flex your elbow, the biceps contract (agonist) and become shortened while the triceps (antagonist) stretches. The surrounding muscles around the joint (synergists) work together with surrounding ligaments to help stabilize the joint during the movement. Muscles that are used repetitively become tight and are overly strong while the unused muscles become overstretched and weakened leading to uneven joint movement that creates strain in the area and ultimately lead to discomfort and pain.

To Be Continued...