Acupuncture As A Healing Medicine
Let’s be real here, volunteering to have a licensed practitioner stick needles into your body for healing purposes may sound ridiculously absurd, but acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice of penetrating the skin with tiny, stainless steel needles, continues growing in popularity year after year. More than 10 million patient acupuncture sessions happen in the United States every year!
The reason for its appeal? Acupuncture is generally safe and may be an effective therapy to help address a variety of health concerns.
Hello Healthy Nails Part 2
Hi friends! Back in 2021 I wrote one of our most popular blogs to date: “Hello Healthy Nails!” and it was all about the Dazzle Dry system for a healthy nail polish alternative that is chip resistant for 7+ days, vegan, nontoxic, and the best part: it dries in 5 minutes. If you missed it, find it in our earlier blogs…it’s worth a read! Well, I wanted to write a post on our other popular healthy, natural nail product: The Luminary Nail Systems.
Cutera truBody System: truSculpt + truFlex
Let's be honest for a moment... you aren’t a pro athlete or movie star with a team of professional trainers and nutritionists focused on turning you into the perfect specimen. So, just like everyone else, the demands of everyday life make it hard for you to find time to go to the gym. Never mind scouring grocery stores for the healthiest food. It’s as though the world is conspiring against your goal of eliminating lingering fat. Thankfully we have the time-efficient, muscle-toning and body shaping solution you’ve been looking for at AO-The Space, and it is called truBody.
Spray Tans At AO-The Space: Everything You Need To Know
Hi friends! I get so many questions about spray tanning and it dawned on me that a blog post is needed to answer all the questions and dispel all the misconceptions about the magic of a perfect spray tan. Why do I call it magic? Because what else can instantly make you feel 10 pounds lighter and give you a week-long healthy glow? A spray tan, that’s what!
What’s In A Name?
Today’s TOPIC TUESDAY is revealing some fun facts about our name and why I chose it.
This is a question I get asked about often, and today is your day to be let in on the background of how our name came about, as well as the hidden meaning(s) behind them.
As you learned a few weeks back, our logo was revamped when we moved into our previous location in 2015. Not that there was anything wrong with the previous one. I just knew I wanted a cleaner design that appealed to everyone. I wanted it to be free of any masculine or feminine energy all the while appealing to all ages and races.
For those few of you who have been with me from the start, you are some of the few who know that we once had a whole other logo and even name! But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning...
What’s In A Logo?
Today’s topic is one I have kept to myself for a while. Only a select few are in on it. But I figured I’d let everyone in on it today!
Our logo was actually revamped when we moved into our previous location in 2015. Not that there was anything wrong with the previous one. I just knew I wanted a cleaner design that appealed to everyone. I wanted it to be free of any masculine or feminine energy all the while appealing to all ages and races. Our name fell under this same consideration, but I’ll save that one for another blog.
Being an eco-conscious business as well as organic and holistic based, it felt natural to include the “leaf” within the “O” of AO. Keep reading about the design process as well as how you step within the logo the moment you walk through our doors in our latest blog.
For the Love of BHA’s
Here's one topic I really love talking about, and I can get quite long-winded when I get on a roll. So I am going to try my best to stick with the short explanation 😜
BHA’s, aka Beta Hydroxy Acid, is an oil-loving acid. BHA is preferred for oily, acne-prone skin as well as for treating blackheads and whiteheads. BHA’s can get through the oil that clogs pores and helps to normalize the lining of the pore that contributes to acne. We'll touch on more later…
Seriously, this is such a fun topic and once you understand AHA’s better, it will help you when choosing what skincare and ingredients are right for you. You know what they say: the more you know...!
For the Love of AHA’s
Here's one topic I really love talking about, and I can get quite long-winded when I get on a roll. So I am going to try my best to stick with the short explanation 😜
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA's) are acids derived from natural substances such as sugarcane, milk, and grapes, just to name a few. We'll touch on more later…
Seriously, this is such a fun topic and once you understand AHA’s better, it will help you when choosing what skincare and ingredients are right for you. You know what they say: the more you know...!
Properly Layering Skincare Products
Today’s blog post is all about properly layering your skincare products.
Did you know that skincare products need to be applied in a specific order? Yup!
Some of the most common questions we get from clients purchasing products is “which should I use first?” Or “how do I incorporate this into my home routine with products I already use?”
It goes without saying that you should start with your cleanser. Other products cannot penetrate to the underlying layers of skin if they cannot even stay on the surface due to oils, makeup, environmental pollutants, etc. If you do a double cleanse, you want to start with the oil-based one first to loosen all the makeup and oil from your skin. Follow this up with a gel cleanser that will then get to everything the previous cleanser missed.
Want the rest of the steps? Keep reading and we’ll break it down for you, step by step!
Skincare Myth-Busting
Cucumber on the eyes? Toothpaste on pimples? The cucumber can definitely be cooling and pleasant and the pimple may dry out and shrink, but there are no miracle cures that help in the long run.
We’re bombarded with conflicting information every single day and we understand that it can be difficult to distinguish between what is true or false. Here we bust some of the most common skin care myths!