Associated Skin Care Professionals

What Associated Skin Care Professionals does

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is a U.S. membership-based professional association serving licensed estheticians, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado. The company operates as a division of Professional Assist Corporation, the parent entity that also runs Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), Associated Hair Professionals, and Associated Nail Professionals. ASCP's core product is an annual membership priced at $259/year (or $23/month) that bundles $6 million of individual professional liability insurance, an occurrence-form policy with no shared limits, 400+ on-demand continuing-education courses, the ASCP SkinPro mobile app, the award-winning ASCP Skin Deep print and digital magazine, the Esty Talk podcast, career and business toolkits, and 50+ member discounts. The platform is delivered as a web-based membership portal with self-serve signup, inside-sales phone support, and an Affinity Partner program for employers with five or more employees.

ASCP monetizes primarily through recurring membership dues, with supplementary revenue from add-on insurance products underwritten by Allied Professionals Insurance Company. These include Advanced Modality Insurance (microblading, permanent makeup, laser/IPL, advanced esthetics, cryolipolysis) at Premier and Elite price tiers ranging from $512 to $1,524 annually, and Business Personal Property coverage at $99–$299/year. Indirect monetization includes a Refer-a-Friend program ($20 per referral) and an affiliate-style Member Discounts program with 50+ partners. The go-to-market is community-led, combining word-of-mouth and member referrals, content marketing (blog, magazine, podcast), the annual ASCP Education Summit, trade-show presence, and a stated B2B employer channel. Operating footprint is U.S.-only, with coverage valid in all 50 states and no disclosed international expansion.

Name

Associated Skin Care Professionals

Legal name

Professional Assist Corporation

Website

https://ascpskincare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is a U.S. membership association for licensed estheticians, offering a $259/year bundle that combines $6M individual liability insurance, 400+ continuing-education courses, the SkinPro app, and career resources to its 40,000+ members nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Membership Services

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Eligibility, Enrollment & Benefits Administration (HLAEALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Esthetics / Skincare (EDAOALAE)

Keywords

• Esthetician professional membership
• Professional liability insurance
• Continuing education platform
• Skincare industry association
• Beauty professional services

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership Dues: Annual and monthly subscription fees providing comprehensive insurance, education, community access, and member benefits. The membership serves as the primary revenue driver with tiered pricing.
2. Business Personal Property (BPP) Insurance: Optional insurance coverage for equipment, tools, and inventory. Sold as add-on to base membership. $10,000 coverage for $99/year or $30,000 coverage for $299/year.
3. Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI): Supplement insurance for advanced procedures including microblading, permanent makeup, laser services, and advanced esthetics. Billed separately by Allied Professionals Insurance Company with Premier and Elite pricing tiers.
4. Member Discounts Program: 50+ member-exclusive discounts from partners and vendors, which may include referral fees or volume-based arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ASCP operates a membership-based professional association for licensed estheticians, with the core product being the Professional Esthetician Membership priced at $259/year or $23/month. The membership bundles $6 million of individual professional liability insurance (occurrence-form, $2M per occurrence), an award-winning print and digital magazine, 400+ on-demand continuing education courses, the SkinPro mobile application, career toolkits, advocacy resources, and 50+ member discounts. Optional add-on subscriptions extend coverage to advanced modalities and business personal property.

Product overview

Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is a membership-based professional association for estheticians offering a unified membership package that combines liability insurance, education resources, career support tools, and community benefits. The core offering is the ASCP Membership ($259/year) which bundles together $6 million liability insurance, the ASCP Skin Deep magazine subscription, 400+ on-demand education videos, and the ASCP SkinPro app. ASCP provides several add-on insurance products including Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI) for advanced procedures, Microblading Insurance, and Business Personal Property Insurance. Additional member resources include the Esty Talk Podcast, ASCP Education Summit, Career Toolkits, Career Center job board, PocketSuite scheduling app, Website Builder, Social Media Meme Library, and Marketing Bundles. The organization also partners with Savvy Certification to offer CIDESCO-endorsed sugaring education and provides Fine Lines Magazine for consumer education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASCP Skin Deep Magazine: Award-winning print and digital magazine for skin care professionals featuring industry trends, techniques, and expert advice.
• ASCP SkinPro App
• Esty Talk Podcast
• ASCP Education Summit

Products and services

• Professional Esthetician Membership Annual membership priced at $259/year or $23/month that bundles $6 million individual liability insurance, the ASCP Skin Deep magazine, 400+ on-demand continuing education courses, the ASCP SkinPro app, career toolkits, and 50+ member discounts. Targeted at licensed estheticians across all 50 U.S. states.
• Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI) Supplemental insurance coverage issued by Allied Professionals Insurance Company for estheticians certified in advanced procedures. Available in Premier and Elite tiers covering microblading, permanent makeup, laser hair removal, advanced laser/IPL, advanced esthetics services, and cryolipolysis. Pricing ranges from $512/year (microblading Elite) to $1,524/year (advanced laser Premier).
• Microblading Insurance Specialized coverage supplement for estheticians certified in semipermanent cosmetic tattoo procedures for eyebrows, with Premier ($592/year) and Elite ($512/year) tiers. Elite tier requires signed informed consent and arbitration forms; Premier tier requires informed consent only.
• Business Personal Property (BPP) Insurance Optional insurance coverage for member-owned business equipment, tools, and inventory against covered causes of loss such as theft or fire. $10,000 coverage for $99/year or $30,000 coverage for $299/year, added on to the base membership.

Quantifiable outcome

• $6 million individual aggregate coverage reserved exclusively for each member (not shared)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Savvy CertificationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSavvy Certification offers CIDESCO-endorsed sugaring certification education to ASCP members and students at discounted rates. ASCP members receive free printed certificates with custom gold-embossed foil seals and 15% off advanced online courses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP): Sister association under the Professional Assist Corporation umbrella, offering nearly identical membership-plus-insurance-plus-education model to massage therapists instead of estheticians. Directly comparable business model and revenue structure.
• Associated Hair Professionals: Another sibling association under Professional Assist Corporation serving hair professionals with bundled liability insurance, education, and member benefits. Same parent, same operating model, adjacent vertical.
• Associated Nail Professionals: Sister association under Professional Assist Corporation for nail technicians, sharing the same membership, insurance, and education infrastructure as ASCP. Structurally identical offering for an adjacent beauty vertical.
• CIDESCO International: International esthetics association offering certification, education, and professional recognition to skin care professionals worldwide. Comparable mission of professionalizing estheticians but operates a certification-led model rather than insurance-led membership.
• Aesthetics International Association (AIA): US-based membership association for estheticians offering insurance, education, and community resources. Closest direct head-to-head competitor in the esthetician professional-association category.
• NCEA Certified: National Coalition of Estheticians, a US association focused on credentialing, education, and advocacy for skin care professionals. Competes for the same esthetician member base with a certification-led value proposition.
• Beauty Insurance Plus: Specialty broker providing professional liability insurance directly to estheticians, cosmetologists, and beauty professionals. Direct substitute for ASCP's core insurance offering, sold à la carte without the membership bundle.

Broad incumbents

• Hiscox Insurance: Established small-business and professional liability carrier that targets beauty and personal-services professionals among many other segments. Competes indirectly through direct online quoting rather than association bundling.
• Next Insurance: Digital-first small-business insurance carrier offering professional liability policies to estheticians and salon owners online. Represents the insurtech disintermediation threat to ASCP's bundled value proposition.

Others

• American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS): Trade association for cosmetology and esthetics schools. Adjacent rather than competing, but a channel for ASCP to reach esthetician students, an explicitly targeted secondary segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ascpskincare
• Facebookfacebook.com/ASCPskincare
• Instagraminstagram.com/ascpskincare
• Xx.com/ASCPskincare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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