Why skin care?

People often ask me how I got into skin care. It actually started many, many years ago. As a teenager I had absolutely horrible skin. Not just acne, but stop-in-the-hall and gawk horrible acne. I went to a dermatologist weekly where I had a Vitamin B complex injection, had my face burned weekly with a sun lamp and took two doses of tetracycline a day. I also had to wash each morning with a really aggresive, gritty cleanser Pernox, and had to apply a thick, chalky mixture to my face and let it dry on each evening. I remember the tast of it to this day. It got into my hair, my mouth, my pillow, my sheets. It was horrible. This was the only thing available at the time, and in fact the dermatologist had to make this stuff in his office.

I started in beauty school just a few short years later. Back when I attended beauty school we were trainined in everything, skin care, hair, nails, etc. I had no idea that years later I would have my own beauty/esthetics school, and especially in Alaska. But here I am. Both Sue (my wife) and I enjoy helping people with their skin care issues, their hair style desires, and especially helping people out in their careers in the beauty industry in general.

The changes the skin care industry has gone through in the past few years is nothing short of amazing! We have changed our esthetics program four times already and we're preparing to change it for the fifth time now. The equipment keeps changing, new equipment is added, on nearly a monthly basis, new uses for our already existing equipment is discovered, new products are created, and new science is discovered all the time.

Now, for wrinkles we can offer ultrasonic microdermabrasion, diamond microdermabrasion, moisturizing treatments, physical membrane occlusion facials, radio frequency treatments...

For slack skin we offer microcurrent, massage, firming products, radio frequency treatments, photorejuvenation...

For rough skin and keratin bumps we offer light smoothing radial resurfacing, ultrasonic microdermabrasion...

For dark circles and pigment discoloration we offer photorejuvenation, herbal compresses, treatment serums...

For cellulite we offer vibration massage treatments, ultrasonic treatments, microcurrent treatments, firming products...

For acne we offer a monthly protocol, professional recommendations, blue light / red light treatments, hot stone / cold stone treatments, microcurrent, anti-acne products...

Things sure have changed since I was suffering from acne breakouts as a teenager.

If you'd like to schedule an appointment, you can call us at (907) 276-4110

or you can book your appointment online here.

Things to Consider...

As a student at any esthetics school, esthetician school, beauty school, cosmetology school, or skin care school, these are some things you'll want to consider. What kind of training do your instructors have? Do they have the minimum level of local training only? Do they travel frequently to keep up with new products and new technologies?
Isn't this what YOU want to learn? How will they teach you if they don't even know?

What kind of equipment will you be using? They don't have any? Don't just take their word for it... SEE the equipment
you'll be training on. Do they only have limited machines or just one machine? Do they know how to turn it on?
How will you compete with others in the industry that have the newest and most modern machines and products?

What kind of equipment will you keep as part of your student kit? We are the only school in Alaska that provides you
with a professional esthetics machine as part of your student kit. Ask to see theirs...

What kind of products will you be using? Do they have any products? Sigel has been formulating hair care and skin care products since 1980. Have a question regarding skin care products? Call all the schools and ask them the same questions. MetrOasis® is the ONE with the answers!

Will you learn ANY of the technologies listed above? Ask the instructors at the other schools to explain them to you.
Can't can they? We know.