Jessica Cosmetics International, Inc. recently announced that CEO and Founder Jessica Vartoughian was honored by Glamour Magazine Mexico at their 15th Anniversary Gala. The Glam Award was presented at this invitation-only red carpet event in Mexico City where Vartoughian, along with such luminaries as Eva Longoria, Demi Lovato, Rolando Santana and Daniel Espinoza received the Glam Award that recognizes the achievements of industry leaders who…

The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) recently announced the winners of its inaugural Spa and Wellness Infographic Competition, which offered a new opportunity for people around the world to become engaged with the GSWS. The top honor was awarded to Lori Hutchinson, founder and co-owner of Hutchinson Consulting, a California-based hospitality-recruiting firm, for her infographic titled You Would Love a Spa Career.

Phytomer was recently honored and recognized by the International SPA Association with the presentation of the ISPA Innovate Award for the use of a natural filtration garden to responsibly treat water waste from the cosmetic manufacturing process. The filtration garden uses three tiers of indigenous plants which contain enzymes and bacteria that naturally filter and remove pollution from the water.

Primavera Life co-founder Ute Leube has been named winner of the Visionary Leadership Award as part of Green Spa Network’s (GSN) 2013 Sustainability Awards. Awarded to leaders pushing the edge of innovation, Leube was among 12 winners chosen from categories including green building, eco-healthy culinary program, natural personal care products, sustainable spas, and leadership from individuals who have shaped the green spa movement.

Lynelle Lynch, president of Bellus Academy, received the 2013 One Concept/Performance Health Humanitarian Award at ONE Concept American Massage Chiropractic Acupuncture and Spa Conference recently held in San Diego, Calif. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant, enduring contributions to humanity.

To recognize their longtime commitment to improving the lives of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and for their dedication as volunteers of the organization, the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) installed five new officers to its board of trustees. The new officers include Chair Krista Kellogg, Chair-Elect Dr. Colby Evans, Vice-Chair Mark Lillie, Treasurer Chip Newton, and Secretary Pete Redding. The NPL volunteer board of…

For aid to American troops overseas and other public services, Reviva Labs has been honored by the full Legislature of the State of New Jersey. The honor was in a joint legislative resolution recently passed by the Senate and General Assembly, and signed by both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly.

After having received the Hungarian Quality Product Award for its Rosehip product line in 2012, ilike organic skin care has again received this prestigious award for its Grape Stem Cell SolutionsTM collection. The Hungarian Quality Product Award is a distinctive title acknowledging and rewarding Hungarian products, services and companies found to be innovative, use sustainable practices, and put a special emphasis on producing the highest…