Fragrances
The largest fragrance category
A neutral oil used to dilute an essential oil
What is a carrier oil?
Algotherapy (definition)
What is the therapeutic use of seaweed or algae?
What is herbalism?
Neuromodulators (Botox) or Dermal Fillers
What are injectables?
Fragrances with distinct notes of vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, ginger or clove.
What is a spice blend?
The only two essential oils suitable for direct contact with the skin
What are lavender and tea tree oil?
Encompasses any treatment using sea products: sea water, sea mud, sea sand, and sea plants
What is thalassotherapy?
Herb steeped in a container such as a tea ball or tea bag in boiling water
What is an infusion?
The removal of excess fat deposits in specific areas of the body with the use of a cannula inserted under the skin
What is liposcution?
The category of fragrance that encompasses many men's fragrances
What is forest or wood?
An oil that is moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and an antioxidant; also good for reducing wrinkles, stretch marks and scars.
What is grapeseed oil?
An algae type that contains beta-carotene
What is red algae?
Boiling loose herbs in water
What is a decoction?
The medical term for bruising
A category of fragrance that refers to fragrances concocted from several different scents.
What is a modern blend?
This oil should be avoided from clients who are pregnant, have high blood pressure or with epilepsy.
What is rosemary oil?
An algae that contains high levels of iodine, fiber and Vitamin C; this algae also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
What is brown algae?
The soaking of herbs in alcohol to extract the active ingredient ; most commercial extractions
Eyelid surgery to remove excess fat, skin or muscle from the upper and lower eyelids
What is a blepharoplasty?
A fragrance category of full-bodied, warm, often heavy, aromas
What is oriental?
the most common way to obtain an essential oil; as steam percolates through plant material it pulls off the oils which are then condensed
What is steam distillation?
An effective moisturizer (in algotherapy) that can boost cell metabolism, which aids circulation and skin healing.
What is seaweed?
Soaking a clean towel in the liquid from both an infusion and decoction and applying it to a specific area of the body
What is fomentation?
A cosmetic surgery that improves sagging facial skin, reduces jowls, makes loose neck skin tauter.
What is a rhytidectomy?