As effective as topical professional esthetic products and treatments can be, if the cause of a client’s skin care issue is internal, the problem will persist until that cause has been addressed. Whether your client has acne, rosacea, melasma, eczema, psoriasis—or simply wants to maintain a healthy glow as she ages—the best results come from a truly integrative, inside out and outside in approach.
Many estheticians are knowledgeable about certain foods, dietary supplements, or lifestyle changes that are known to help improve the overall appearance of the skin, as well as specific skin conditions. Estheticians now frequently choose to pursue continuing education in the areas of holistic health coaching, functional nutrition, or modalities such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which utilize certain foods and nutritional supplements as a means to restore internal balance for optimal topical results.
However, unless that esthetician is also a state licensed nutrition or medical professional, their scope of practice is just as limited as that of a regular esthetician. Just as there is constant flux in the world of esthetics regulation and licensure, the same is true in the world of nutrition. Not every state licenses nutritionists, and in those states, the only people who can legally “practice nutrition” are Registered Dietitians and licensed medical professionals. In those states, health coaches, functional diagnostic nutrition practitioners, nutrition therapy practitioners, functional medicine coaches or practitioners, and any other “practitioners” who have undergone continuing education and earned certification—are limited in how they can legally practice.
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