This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 47-year-old Nidah Barber-Raymond, the owner of The Peel Connection. Barber-Raymond's income has been verified with documentation by Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
In 2009, I was getting a facial and I felt a light sting on my face. I asked the aesthetician what she was using, and she told me it was acid that would boost my skin's collagen production.
I was sold on my first peel. Now, I'm an aesthetician making six figures in revenue a year peeling people's skin.