eSalon Insurance has launched a new insurance purchasing system available exclusively to qualifying spa and salon owners. Available online, the system eliminates paperwork and expedites the insurance purchasing process so that spa and salon owners can receive coverage for their businesses quickly, allowing them to remain focused on growing their businesses. esaloninsurance.com

METTLER TOLEDO has launched the latest installment in its ongoing Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry webinar series. Within the series, METTLER TOLEDO technology and applications specialist Dominique Hebrault, Ph.D. reviews several experiments in which mid-infrared spectroscopy enabled efficient continuous flow chemistry processes. In each case, online monitoring combined with an integrated flow system has shown to offer significant time savings over traditional methods when performing…

Jumozy presents an online cellulite massage continuing education course that will help professionals learn how to provide cellulite massage, a non-invasive, popular modality that will grow your business opportunities. In Jumozy’s new online cellulite massage course, licensed massage therapist Susan Brown shows you the manual techniques – strokes, pressure, depth and direction.

Rhonda Allison Cosmeceuticals introduces a new lineup of continued education courses to help aesthetic professionals enhance their skills in the treatment room and bolster their menu service offerings. The courses range from Introductions to Acids, Operating a Spa Business to Blending Advanced Modalities and will be offered at various locations across the country throughout the year.

Sheldon Pinnell, M.D., SkinCeuticals founding scientist and chief medical advisor, has received honorary membership into the Society of Investigative Dermatology. Pinnell has been honored for his groundbreaking research and comprehensive dermatologic knowledge. With nearly 40 years of experience researching and developing technologies that help to prevent accelerated skin aging and skin cancer, Pinnell’s work has established SkinCeuticals as a leader in scientifically validated skin care.

Aveda was named a 2013 AmeriStar Package Award Winner in the Health & Beauty Aids category at The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) AmeriStar Awards Competition. Aveda was recognized for its 100% Post-Consumer Recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Bottles.

The NCEA is proud to announce Melissa M. Anderson as the winner of the first Gerson Award. Anderson is the associate professor at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Ky., a licensed aesthetics instructor, and has been in the industry for over 27 years.

The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) announces that Vana Retreats, the much-anticipated new Indian wellness retreat brand, has pledged to become a Titanium Sponsor of the seventh annual conference being held in New Delhi, India from October 5th to 7th, 2013. Vana’s generous support will help make the three days of high-profile keynote speakers and special educational forums planned for this year possible.