This week we have chosen to put J. Nicole Baca in the spotlight. We believe that J. Nicole – a highly influential businesswoman and entrepreneur, has the confidence to own who she is as she strives to build her widely successful business ‘J. Nicole Skincare’ from the ground up.
As J. Nicole climbs up the ladder in the billion-dollar skincare industry, promoting her popular selling face serum ‘Overdose,’ her message is powerful and straightforward – J. Nicole is there to help you find the answers.
She has made it her purpose to help the online community answer questions about the ongoing effects problem skin can have on your confidence and your overall well-being. She is also there to educate and empower women in business to help them feel confident about themselves and the choices they make.
We are proud to globally connect you with this impressive woman and to learn all the secrets to starting or growing a successful business and how to maintain healthy skin and to build confidence when doing so. Feeling good about oneself and being productive go hand in hand.
We asked our online forum to put their questions to J.Nicole — So, whether you are still thinking about starting a business or have just started a business or already running an empire — looking and feeling your best is tantamount.
Nicole told Business News Ledger: “I have been building my company for many years but launched ‘Overdose’ in 2016. Since then, and I have been helping a lot of women discover themselves along the way.”
She continued: “I had problem skin growing up, so I needed to be confident when going out in the world. Lack of confidence and success in business do not go hand in hand. So, I created ‘Overdose’ to help fix the problem. I am now sharing this with the world. It’s a steep climb, it is a slow climb, but I am getting there, and you will too!”
Nicole is a woman who certainly knows her stuff! Here’s what our readers wanted to ask.
Janine from Tampa, Florida asks:
I have been using Overdose for almost a year now and seen a dramatic improvement in my skin. I recently read that you had problem skin growing up too. How did you know what to do to fix it — where did you start…? How did you start?
Nicole says:
I was sick of just being a guinea pig for doctors. Every visit, they would try something else and then something else. It was a guessing game. I spent anywhere from 500 to 1,000 per month on my skin, and eventually, my body built an immunity to the treatments. Nothing worked, so I began reading, researching, testing, going to school, and studying. I opened my first medical spa when I was 22 years old. I tested my theories on my own skin and on my customers as well. My people came in to see me weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly. For 20 years, I used my medi-spa as my testing lab. I would make formulas and skincare regimens and prescribe them to my customers. I did an in-depth consultation to really get to the cause of the problem to fix my customer’s skin, and it worked so well that I was booked out for a year solid. I’m so good at it, I can look at someone and get a general idea of what their health is like underneath all that skin. Most of the time, fixing someone’s skin is relatively easy; most of the time, it is too much of something, just like the saying “too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
Samantha from Tucson, Arizona asks:
How did you cope with your problem skin before Overdose?
Nicole says:
This is tough. The effects of allergies on my skin really had an impact on my quality of life. Testing out prescription drugs internally and externally came with a lot of side effects and risks. Most of the time, I would have to resort to oral steroids such as prednisone to get relief. I ended up taking steroids for over 20 years. Even with using prednisone, it never provided 100% relief. Now, after long-term steroid use, I have to take immune therapy prescriptions. I would resort to a concoction of ingredients that I would compound myself, such as peels, antihistamine, natural oils, emu oil, and Vaseline. Hard water always makes my skin react, and since the PH of water has a lot to do with the defense of your skin, I would coat my face in Vaseline before taking a shower so that the water would not strip my skin of its’ natural oils. After over 20 years of research, I am excited that soon I will be announcing my therapeutic molecule that can treat skin conditions and stop the reaction before it is even recognized by the body.
Jane from Denver, Colorado asks:
I want to start my own skincare salon; what are the first three things I need to do.
Nicole says:
A market analysis, a solid business plan, and enough cash in the bank to pay your employees for 6-12 months.
Emma from Santa Clarita, California asks:
I am thinking of starting my own business, is it tough running a business solo? Do I need staff in the beauty therapy world?
Nicole says:
The beauty business is a very prosperous solo business. It really depends on what type you are trying to start. In addition to having a business degree or background, a beauty specialty license is crucial in this business, so you can always be the primary income producer and or the back-up person in case a staff member does not show up for work!
Ellie from Stratford in East London asks:
I have had problem skin since I was 13-years old, I am now 24, this has caused me problems in my relationships with men and dating. Though I have built a successful online marketing company, I did it all from the kitchen table. I am still very nervous about people when I have allergies and acne flareups. How can I combat this?
Nicole says:
Flareups can occur for many reasons. Finding the root of the problem would be step one in fixing this condition. After the flareup is controlled, you can go back and repair the damage. Skin cells have a cycle of 30 days, sometimes it can be longer depending on the damage. Overdose has an anti-flareup ingredient that is made from hybrid sunflowers. It can diminish flareups from acne and or allergies. This will also be available in prescription in the future. Hydrocortisone or a non-steroid topical such as Elidel also works for flareups as a spot treatment. Once the skin is healed, you can start a good skincare regimen such as the J. Nicole 2-step skincare and get regular facials and or medical laser treatments. That will help the skin look and feel good, so you can get your confidence back!
Kim from El Paso, Texas asks:
I love your products and use Overdose religiously; do you have any new products coming on the market soon?
Nicole says:
We have over 40 over the counter products coming down our skincare pipeline! The next one coming soon is our cleanser! This multi-tasking cleanser will complete our duo-skin system! You will be able to achieve beautiful skin in only 2 steps! Along with the 2-step skin routine, we will be launching an SPF BB cream and an eye and lip cream. The eye and lip cream will target lines and wrinkles as well as sun damage and reactive skin -specifically actinic keratosis.
Find out more about J. Nicole’s products at J. Nicole Skincare.
