CA BOTANA celebrated the 25th work anniversary of Eric Carlton, production manager, with an all-American barbeque at their headquarters in San Diego, Calif. Carlton is responsible for the compounding activities of manufacturing solutions, semi-solids, and suspensions, including weighing, bulking, filtration, and sanitization. Monitoring equipment, controlling temperatures, and checking for overall consistency in mixes following cGMP procedures in an FDA regulated environment are all part of…

COOLA SPF 30 Organic Makeup Setting Spray received the accolade for Product Innovation: Facial Skincare at the 2015 ICMAD CITY awards. As the first, over 70 percent certified organic SPF 30 Makeup Setting Spray, the weightless, matte finish mist protects sensitive skin and provides anti-aging benefits.

Jane Hyde Kordish, a licensed massage therapist, was presented the Performance Health FSMTA Humanitarian Award at this year’s Florida State Massage Therapy Association’s Annual Convention. Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of Bon Vital'®, Biofreeze®, Prossage®, TheraBand™, and Thera°Pearl® annually honors individuals in the massage therapy industry for their efforts in improving the welfare of their clients and demonstrating selfless devotion to others.

The Marine Agency Corporation celebrates the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) upon R. Chas. Stevens II, president of Marine Agency Insurance, following his successful completion of a rigorous, insurance-education program sponsored by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors. Stevens has demonstrated his professional competence through the successful completion of the five CIC comprehensive written examinations that focus on all major fields of insurance, insurance…

Image Skincare is celebrating 12 years! Janna Ronert, CEO, founded Image Skincare in 2003. After being unable to find products on the market that effectively treated her rosacea, Ronert developed the Vital C Collection and Image Skincare was born. Image Skincare is dedicated to offering safe products that do not contain parabens, petrochemicals, artificial dyes, or fragrances.

The National Psoriasis Foundation® awarded half a million dollars in fellowships. Eleven early-career physicians each received a one-year, $50,000 National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Dermatology Fellowship to study psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. An additional 10 fellows received a National Psoriasis Foundation Amgen Medical Dermatology Fellowship. These fellowships will help increase the number of scientists studying and expertly treating psoriatic disease by encouraging up-and-coming doctors to dedicate…

Marianna's L'Esthetique Medi-Spa is pleased to announce the first anniversary of the hiring of Sandy Fuller, the newest member of their advanced aesthetics team. She attended school at the College of International Esthetics with certifications in microdermabrasion and chemical peels. She has a wide range of experience in the spa atmosphere. Fuller is an experienced aesthetician who is well versed in meeting the unique skin…

The International SPA Association (ISPA) will present Boldijarre Koronczay, President of Éminence Organic Skin Care, with the 2015 ISPA Visionary Award at the 25th annual ISPA Conference & Expo at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nev. from October 19 to 21, 2015.