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Permalink Reply by Jolene Montalvo on September 9, 2013 at 2:50pm

 I started school in March this helped me a little for terms.

http://www.milady.cengage.com/imgs/1435480201_skincaredict.pdf

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Permalink Reply by Marty Glenn on September 9, 2013 at 8:47pm

Brittany

Online you can enroll in college library and other peer review medical journals that will help you with exactly the type of medical 'Acne' research you are looking for.  But I would like to add that until you have learned 'Really' how the skin functions then all the reading in the world will not help you.

Research this:  What happens when a cell moves up toward the SC and still contains its nucleus. And also research the hair follicle and the skin cells that are inside it and how and when acne actually starts. Research the water content of the different layers of the skin and what happens (TEWL) when the enzymes within the skin do not have enough water.

This is just a start but I never read 'Milady' or the top skin care books that are in the schools or at skin care shows.  I looked at them and found them to be a little weak on technical details so I stayed away from them and went toward the medical books and medical journal literature. Search the colleges...

My best learning came from Columbia, UCLA, USC and of course Harvard Medical.  They all have online libraries for research and most are written by Dr.s and go way way back.  Also go outside the US.  Outside the US is a wealth of detailed information.  Hope this helps.

Lastly and the MOST important:  GO BACK 10 YEARS OR MORE :))

Marty

SkinCareScience.com

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Permalink Reply by Samantha Maline on September 10, 2013 at 9:48am

Miladys has a series of advanced esthetics books available on amazon. Some good ones...

Peels & Chemical Exfoliation.
http://www.amazon.com/Miladys-Aesthetician-Series-Chemical-Exfoliat...

Microdermabrasion
http://www.amazon.com/Miladys-Aesthetician-Series-Microdermabrasion...

Lasers and Light Therapy.
http://www.amazon.com/Miladys-Aesthetician-Series-Lasers-Therapy/dp...

Botox, Dysport, Fillers, & Sclerotherapy
http://www.amazon.com/Miladys-Aesthetician-Series-Dysport-Sclerothe...

There are others but those are my favorite.

Also, there's True U Esthetics for online courses in medical esthetic fields.
http://www.trueuesthetics.com/

And...ASCP which sponsors this board who also provides online training.

Good luck! I miss school sometimes. :))))))

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