Eminence Organic Skin Care is an award-winning provider of the most effective skin care products in the aesthetics industry and a pioneer in natural, organic and Biodynamic® skin care. With more than half a century of herbal craftsmanship and experience, and several centuries of unsurpassed skin rejuvenation techniques unique to Hungary in their arsenal, Éminence offers high quality natural, organic and Biodynamic® skin care with active results to leading salons, spas and their clients in 24 countries around the world. Proudly free of parabens, mineral oils, petroleum, sodium lauryl sulphate, their handmade products rely on a unique combination of hand-picked fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs mixed with pure waters. A union of herbalist heritage and scientific innovation has made Éminence a favorite skin care line in the industry, as voted by spa professionals three years in a row, and a Hollywood organic skin care secret.

Éminence products are handmade in small batches in Hungary with ingredients from organic and Biodynamic® farms. Special care is given to choosing and developing the most effective scientific combinations of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Strict and intricate processes allow each product to maintain maximum nutrient and vitamin retention and use all of the goodness that Mother Nature can provide. Éminence products are created without any severe heating or hydrogenating processes that can affect the nutritional content and potency of natural ingredients. Clients immediately see and feel the difference evolving from the extremely high fruit content, and therefore, the high level of active ingredients. Vitamins are captured in their all-natural fresh base, offering dramatic results as actual seeds, pulps and peels impart regenerative and healing powers that only nature can produce.

Since bringing the small family business from Hungary – founded in 1958 with recipes going back generations – to North America in 1998, founder and president Boldijarre Koronczay, a dedicated trainer, lecturer, herbalist and master of European aesthetics and massage, has pioneered natural and organic treatments and products in an industry previously only focused on the benefits of cosmeceuticals and chemical-based formulas. Éminence brings together a vast array of potent, natural ingredients to treat and care for a multitude of skin types and skin conditions and the Hungarian-based treatments and techniques are just as unique as the products themselves. To harness the maximum benefits from natural ingredients Éminence offers award-winning education that includes in-depth product, ingredient and technique training to their partner spas with a commitment to ongoing professional development. Under the leadership of Boldijarre, winner of an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Award and 2010 Ethno-BC Entrepreneur Award, Éminence has grown into a worldwide brand with one of the largest workforces that spans the globe.

Here is what Éminence Organic Skin Care’s founder and president, Boldijarre Koronczay, had to say during a recent interview.

Q: What is the strength behind Éminence Organic Skin Care?
A: Our commitment to health and beauty through providing quality organic products that are not only good for you but have incredible benefits to the skin. Éminence is crafted using several generations of herbalist knowledge, legendary Hungarian beauty secrets and integrating that heritage with scientific research and the most potent, results-oriented ingredients Mother Nature has to offer. We continue to innovate and look to the future of skin care – by offering the only full line of Biodynamic® products for example – in order to offer our partners and the consumer, the most results driven skin care in the natural and organic industry.

Q: What sets Éminence apart from other manufacturers?
A: Our products are handmade, using only the freshest ingredients known to nature without harming animals or using any harsh chemicals. Fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables, including rosehip, linden, calendula and sour cherry (just to name a few), are still hand-picked and hand-mixed in small batches, and combined with spring water to create products that not only retain their natural potencies to heal and smooth the skin, but that also look, feel and smell great. At Éminence we do not believe in mass production. Instead, we believe in traditional craftsmanship and in a deep knowledge of herbology, biochemistry and cosmetology. We believe in using natural, organic and Biodynamic® ingredients utilizing their full ripeness and potency to create our products. Furthermore, Éminence products are made with the highest ethical standards and we never compromise the environment. Éminence products are not tested on animals and our packaging is 100 percent recyclable.

Q: Are there any new products in development?
A: New products are always in development at Éminence! We introduce new products throughout the year to keep our product line fresh and our partners excited about the newest innovations in natural and organic skin care. We’re about to launch two new Demeter Certified Biodynamic® products that are our most exquisite products to date.

Q: What do you feel when you think about the future of Éminence Organic Skin Care?
A: Excitement! Since our start in North America, we have seen the industry seeking healthy lifestyle choices in their skin care and moving forward the focus on organic and natural skin care will just continue to grow, alongside a more holistic view of skin care. Customers will be looking deeper into their products and looking for solutions that are beyond organic, such as the Biodynamic® ingredients we offer. Nutrition has also become an increasingly accepted part of overall health and beauty, so supplements like our VitaSkin™ Vitamins will be a vital part of skin care.

Q: How many representatives do you have and what territories do they represent?
A: We are proud to say that we are represented in more than twenty countries worldwide and our workforce is one of the largest in the professional skin care industry.

Q: What education and customer service support do you offer clients, both initially and long-term?
A: Next to our results-oriented products, we believe that a focus on education and support for our partners is the key to our success, and theirs! We provide comprehensive support in helping each aesthetician find the best products and treatments to offer their clients and offer technique and product training year round. We not only offer intensive training with an opening order, but we provide ongoing product development and are the only skin care line in the industry offering training with each new launch and master classes in herbalist training, Hungarian techniques, nutrition and holistic skin care. We trained nearly one million aestheticians in the last 15 years. Plus we take pride in providing comprehensive education materials on all of our products and protocols for quick and easy reference.

Q: What are your goals for Éminence Organic Skin Care and how do you partner with your clients to achieve them?
A: Our goal is to continue to serve our customers with the same commitment to results-oriented, quality skin care products and support that we are known for, for many years to come. Éminence is a family business with values coming from a simple and hardworking family. We want to support and reward our customers and partners with extraordinary products, service and simply the best economic and aesthetic solution. We believe that symbiotic partnerships and keeping the environment and green practices close to our hearts will create a growing demand for the products and services we offer.

Q: Does Éminence Organic Skin Care support any particular causes or charitable organizations?
A: Giving back is one of the pillars of our corporate identity and we are passionate in our support for a variety of causes and charitable organizations throughout the year. Through product proceeds we have ongoing support for the Breast Cancer Foundation and Clean Energy Fund. Ongoing and always changing, our philanthropic efforts have included support for the Children’s Hospital, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Red Cross, the World Food Bank, and many more.

Q: One of the things that Éminence Organic Skin Care is very passionate about is the “green movement.” Can you please elaborate on the “How” and the “Why” behind the Éminence’s green production and packaging?
A: The first mandate for Éminence is organic and healthy living, for us as individuals and the world around us. Our new head office is using 35 percent less energy than our old location thanks to new energy efficient green building techniques and we also offer free public transportation to all staff. We use delivery and courier services with hybrid and biodiesel trucks wherever possible. Our shipping and packing materials are not only natural but also water soluble. Our products are handmade and organic, and we have been using sustainable farm practices since the beginning in order to create products that are not only good for the skin but for the environment as well. We are constantly looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and are proud to use wind energy and solar power in the making of our products. From the beginning we have been using certified recycled and recyclable paper in our packaging and vegetable-based inks and have been proud of them even when we started out in the 1990s with our natural craft boxes that earned some interesting reactions from the high end personal care industry!