December 19, 2011 - Vancouver Sun: Day Spas Scrub up their standards
Tara Gilbert, BeautyCouncil's CEO, is interviewed by the Vancouver Sun about raising industry standards in day spas.
Canada-BC Government Program: Youth Skills BC Workplace Pilot Program
BC employers are provided a $2,000 hiring initiative when they hire an eligible youth between 15-29 years. Employers can also be eligible for a $1,000 training fund to purchase training for their new employees.
June 27, 2011 - Press Release: BeautyCouncil Announces Board of Directors for 2011-12
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June 2, 2011 - Press Release: BeautyCouncil Designates Professional Standing to Beauty Professionals
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Apr 12, 2011 - Health Canada Advisory: Hair Smoothing Solutions with Excess Levels of Formaldehyde
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Feb 28, 2011 - Press Release: Showing Off B.C.'s Latest Trends & Talent in Hair Fashion
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Click here to read the press release Click here to view the Official AnnouncementWhy Barber Shops Must Disinfect Equipment
Hepatitus B and C are life-threatening viruses. Hepatitis C is a blood borne virus which spreads via blood-to-blood contact.
There is a small risk of infection caused by having a haircut at a barber shop where the electrical clippers, scissors or sometimes unchanged razors used on a person might nick someone and then the machine used on another patron.
Click here for the full storyBut Seriously....Are You a Professional?
It is a wonderful plan...attend esthetic school, get your license and open your own business. Who wouldn't want a job where you can choose your own hours and make a lot of money doing something you love? Unfortunately, this method of opening a business doesn't always work in reality, and many estheticians find themselves ill-equipped to take on the task. Although most schools are good at teaching the basic skin care knowledge required to pass the state test, fewer provide the business training necessary to open a spa. After all, the business of skin care consists of much more than simply caring for the skin.
Click Here for the full storyThe Top 10 Key Success Factors: Reaching the Pinnacle in the Beauty Industry
Whether you aspire to be a hairstylist or skin care specialist, if you hone the following attributes, you're certian to reach the top of your profession.
Click here for the full storyDirty pedicures: The ugly side of pretty feet in the beauty industry
With sandal season in mind, Sandra D'Alesio hurried out to beautify her feet between nursings of her six-month-old son, Anthony. But the moment she stepped into a scalding foot bath in a makeshift Hamilton salon, her experience- and her feet - turned ugly
Click here for the full storyIndustry Deaths
Stephen Cheung - President of NP Group
Ken Hennessey - President of Hennessey Salon and Spa
Working at a Clip
Why hairdressers don't wear high heels, how swivel-thumb scissors cut down on RSI and other tales from Beauty Central
Click here for the full storyPermanent Make-Up
Some are choosing to have their lipstick, eyeliner, even their eyebrows tattooed on their face in ink
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Before you opt to go bare, know the signs on infection
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Beauty salon owner launches a 'Mystery Shopper' business
Click here for the full storyYour nails might look pretty in pink....
but if the tools used to do your nails aren't sterile a festering fungal infection could be lurking behind that nail polish
The Regina Leader-Post reports on infection control
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I-Team: Unlicensed Hairstylists
ABC News reports on the Hairdressing Industry.
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