Skinology Beauty Institute

Skinology Beauty Institute trains students for licensed careers in cosmetology and esthetics, and offers instructor courses for licensed professionals who want to teach. Its stated mission is to help students build technical skills and reach financial and time independence through entrepreneurial and business training.

The school describes its setting as relaxed and low-stress, with small class sizes. Its training mixes business, entrepreneurial, technical, branding, marketing, mentorship, and continuing education. The school states that 70% of its graduates have started their own businesses and 25% work within the industry.

The cosmetology program runs 1,500 clock hours and prepares students for the Michigan Cosmetology Exam. It covers hairstyling, coloring, cutting, makeup, nail care, skin care, and anatomy and physiology. The esthetics program runs 750 hours, the length Michigan law set for esthetician training effective July 1, 2024, and prepares students for the Michigan Esthetician Licensure Examination. It covers skin analysis, facials, body treatments, head and neck massage, makeup, eyelash extensions, product selection, and hair removal, along with skin science, nutrition, electricity, chemistry, and business finances. Instructors are licensed, with guest lecturers from the field, and the program has a partnership with Dermalogica.

The student salon offers services by appointment, performed by senior students supervised by licensed instructors. Listed prices are $15 for an express facial (30 minutes), $35 for a facial, $30 for a back treatment, $50 each for an aqua facial, chemical peel, nano infusion facial, and oxygen facial (1 hour each), $10 for brows (15 minutes), $40 each for lamination and lash lift (1 hour each), and $10 for underarm hair removal (15 minutes). A 20-minute school tour is free. Online booking is available, and student salon hours are Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:00pm.

Admission requires being at least 17, having at least a 9th grade education, and having good moral character. Financing options include in-house installment plans with no interest, PayPal Credit for those who qualify, and Visa or Mastercard for tuition. Michigan Rehabilitation Services is also listed as a source of financial help. Full program costs are $21,750 for cosmetology, $7,100 for esthetics, and $5,600 for cosmetology instructor training or $3,050 for esthetics instructor training.

Training combines business, technical, branding, marketing, and mentorship with continuing education, delivered in a small-class setting.

The school describes a relaxed, low-stress setting with small class sizes.