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GlyMed Plus Advanced Aesthetics, leader in professional skin care, announced their 20th Anniversary celebration, commemorating two decades of delivering the results consumers want, need and expect. Founded by Christine Heathman, Master Aesthetician and CEO, GlyMed Plus emerged as a science-based professional skin care company in 1991 when alpha-hydroxy acids were beginning to surface in skin care products. Always the innovator, Christine differentiated GlyMed Plus by blending glycolic acids with natural botanicals that would provide antioxidant protection and anti-inflammatory properties; thus the creation of the GlyMed Plus brand and name - Gly (glycolic), Med (medical-grade formulas) and Plus (the foreseen expansion of the line). Read More
- Published in Awards and Celebrations
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Regent Bond Inc., distributor of Biodroga Institut in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast has partnered with Catherine Hinds Essentials for distribution of Biodroga to the New England states. Biodroga, a professional, global skin care brand, has been manufactured in Baden-Baden, Germany since 1959. Award winning quality assurance, research and development and state of the art manufacturing facilities guarantee consistency and exceptional quality products. Using a unique balance of highly effective biological ingredients and cutting-edge bioengineered ingredients forms the basis for the unmatched position Biodroga Institut holds on the European and Global skin care market. Read More
- Published in New Faces and Spaces
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Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) announced Friday the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a fully in vitro, cell-based assay for use in the stability and potency testing of BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) and BOTOX® Cosmetic. The newly approved assay will be implemented immediately for release of product for sale in the United States. Allergan estimates that use of the new assay will reduce the use of animal-based assay testing for BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic by up to 95 percent or more over the next three years, as other regulatory agencies around the world approve this new assay. The new assay is the first to be developed and approved for any botulinum neurotoxin currently available worldwide, and is specifically applicable to Allergan’s botulinum toxin type A product. Read More
- Published in Announcements
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With over 900 million adolescent girls and young women in the world, Clean Scene by Murad is looking for just one passionate and enthusiastic young woman to be the voice of her generation. Clean Scene by Murad announced today the creation of the Amazing Skin - Amazing Life - Amazing Future! video contest running from June 21-July 18, 2011. Through the video contest, applicants will answer the question “If I Had One Minute with the President of the United States, I would…” where Clean Scene by Murad will choose one lucky winner to attend a special teen conference on August 11, 2011 in New York City. Read More
- Published in In The News
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Aleks Vranicic | AestheticianSince moving to the U.S. in 1985 from the Island of Hvar, Croatia; Aleks Vranicic has been groomed in the aesthetic profession by both his mother and grandmother. Since graduating in 2002, Aleks has been involved in the professional skin care market and in 2004 gained his aesthetic license in the state of California. Over the last six years, he has worked with Vitelle Dermatology Labs, Inc., the manufacturer of YUM Gourmet Skincare. Now, as the director of sales and technical advisor, he is focused on the growth and further development of the YUM brand enabling him to develop an interactive and exciting method of teaching aesthetic and spa management practices through technical training seminars that reflect a European standard of excellence in aesthetics which is both informative and inspiring. Read More
- Published in Main Stage
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As the third generation in my family to be involved in aesthetics, one could say that I’ve been in the industry since I was born. My grandmother did hair, my mom did the skin care, and there I was – around it all the time. With a degree in business and a license in aesthetics, ... Read More
- Published in Trade Secrets
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My father was a hairdresser, so I grew up in the salon industry. In 1972, at the age of 12, my mother went to work at the salon with my father and between her extreme passion for skin care and my oldest sister’s business brains they took the three chair salon to a 4,000 square ... Read More
- Published in Trade Secrets
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Lori Nestore | Waxing Specialist and EducatorLori Nestore is the CEO of Eva's Esthetics. She is a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a waxing specialist, and a highly sought after educator who lives in California. She was first recognized for her superiority in waxing treatments and training 30 years ago and continues to lead the American waxing world today. Nestori now shares her "secrets of the trade" with waxing professionals around the world. Read More
- Published in Main Stage
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I have practically grown up in the aesthetics industry. I am a third generation aesthetician, with my grandmother and mother before me. At the age of 12 I helped my mother with my first eyelash tinting treatment and I have been in aesthetics ever since; enjoying the ability to make people feel good about themselves… ... Read More
- Published in Trade Secrets
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Boldijarre Koronczay Aesthetician and Educator Master trainer hailing from Budapest, Hungary; Boldijarre is a dedicated trainer, lecturer, herbalist, and master of European aesthetics and massage. Educating clients on how to use natural ingredients in skin care to bring wellness and balance into their busy lives is Boldijarre’s passion and an award-winning mandate for his company Éminence Organic Skin Care. Read More
- Published in Main Stage
