Skin care giant Dermalogica is no stranger to beauty schools around the world. A long time favorite of esthetic programs and skin care experts, the brand recently opened a new undergraduate skin therapy academy in New York City.
After founding nearly forty of their postgraduate International Dermal Institutes around the world, opening an undergraduate facility was the next logical step. The 6,000 square foot space is state-of-the-art and is the only LEED-certified trade school in Manhattan. Students will learn using popular Apple products, including the iPod Touch, iPhone and the new iPad device. The academy building includes a classroom, lab, MicroZone stations that offer 20-minute express treatments, a Skin Bar for skin analysis and a Treatment Room. According to Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand, the academy will offer a skin therapy education unlike that found at most cosmetology schools:
“In most states, undergraduate skin therapy programs are offered by cosmetology schools — typically run by hair care companies and hairdressers — where hairdressing is the focus. There is a need for schools that are solely focused on skin and the business of skin, which requires an entirely different business model than hair.”
Spa fans can visit the 10-bed treatment room to receive a discounted facial — $50 as opposed to $110 at the
nearby Dermalogica retail-spa outpost — by a student eight weeks into training, under the direction of a licensed skin care therapist. Dermalogica-trained skin therapists do extractions gently by hand, rather than use the metal comedone tool to remove clogged pores, which Frost said can damage skin and break capillaries.
Interested in enrolling? Classes begin May 18th and after completing 600 hours of training in less than 18 weeks, the licensing requirements of New York State, the academy will help assist you in job placement across the 7,500 salons and spas that carry the Dermalogica line. Visit dermalogicaacademy.com to enroll or for more information. Don’t live in New York? No problem! Find an esthestics program near you!
Photos/Source: WWD
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