Allergan, Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of JUVÉDERM(R) XC, a new formulation of the currently FDA-approved JUVÉDERM(R) dermal filler and the latest advancement in hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers. Allergan’s new JUVÉDERM(R) formulation contains the local anesthetic lidocaine to provide patients with enhanced comfort during treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as the nasolabial folds (or “parentheses”) that appear around the nose and mouth. JUVÉDERM(R) is the first and only hyaluronic acid dermal filler approved by the FDA to last up to one year from initial treatment and number-one selling hyaluronic acid dermal filler.
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When Choosing a Credit Card Service Provider – Do the Math
Accepting credit and debit cards will significantly increase your spa or salon income, but choosing and using credit card services wisely can be a challenge. The following are points to remember when evaluating a merchant account processor or integrated credit card processing software: Read more …
Sustainable Cosmetics Summit
The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is a series of international summits that focuses on the leading issues the beauty industry faces concerning sustainability, natural, organic, fair trade and ecological products. The aim of the summit is to encourage sustainability in the beauty industry by bringing together key stake-holders and debate these major issues in a high-level forum.
The next summit will take place in New York, 24-26th March 2010. Like its predecessors, it will bring together key stake-holders in the beauty industry that include cosmetic manufacturers, ingredient & raw material suppliers, retailers & distributors, industry organizations & certification agencies, researchers & academics, investors, etc. Only the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brings together senior executives from across the beauty industry at a single event.
How the Resort Industry is Using Social Media
A growing number of resort and spa destinations are spreading their wings and reaching a wider customer base via social media. With the help of social networking platforms and niche bloggers, vacation spots are broadening their branding efforts from the sand to the slopes, and connecting with potential patrons they may not have reached through traditional advertising.
Here’s a look at some of the social strategies these getaway companies are employing and what we can learn from their success. Read more …
Many Benefits of Using Software to Manage your Spa or Salon
In order to run a successful Spa business it is necessary to have a software management system to keep track of your clients, employees and products. Management software is capable of keeping a history and record of your clients’ visits as well as their product record. It is also capable of keeping track of Employees hours and pay scale. It has the ability to keep a record of inventory and sales. Read more …
FDA Warning Letter Slams Beauty Expert Quoted In Women’s Magazines
In a warning letter to Dr. Leslie Baumann of the Baumann Cosmetic and Research Institute in (where else?) Miami Beach, Fla., the FDA chided her for promoting Medicis (MRX)’s Dysport wrinkle-killer before it was approved for sale. Baumann talked up the competitor to Allergan (AGN)’s Botox in Allure, Elle and on NBC’s Today Show, the FDA said.
The warning — which targeted Baumann and not Medicis — comes as a warning shot across the bows of cosmetic dermatologists everywhere. Derms are often a publicity hungry bunch who get patients through media pr and advertising. They’re easy “gets” for women’s magazines and shows. Baumann (pictured), for instance, has a Yahoo Health blog and writes a column for the Miami Herald.
Medical beauty therapies on the mend
Medical beauty treatment sales will be on the mend again in the next years after a decline of about 15 percent in 2009, with more women looking for natural-looking touch-ups and pampering in increasingly popular medical spas. IMCAS, the International Master Course on Aging Skin, expects beauty therapies including laser treatments, breast enlargements and wrinkle-filling injections to grow 5 to 10 percent a year worldwide until 201
Navajo Skin Care
The Navajo philosophy emphasizes the need for harmony between people, nature, land, and the spiritual world. Besides using only natural, food grade preservatives in its formulation, Navajo Skincare is also an official partner with Navajo Nation and they donate substantial portions of their profits for the benefit of the Navajo People.
Empire Medical Training the Newest Techniques in Botox
At Empire Medical Training each attendee will gain a complete understanding of how Botulinum Toxin is combined with other fillers and laser techniques in performing the facial shaping or body sculpting procedures.
Empire Medical Training visits many cities across the U.S. with Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic, Dermal Filler and the combination Comprehensive Botox/Dermal Filler 1-day Training seminars. The popularity of facial rejuvenation procedures is growing at a rapid rate with patients looking for these fast and immediate treatment options. Incorporate these procedures immediately into an aesthetic practice and start administering Botox, Dermal Filler or other injectable fillers after obtaining Certification upon completion of any of these programs.
L’Oreal claims it could turn grey hair back to it’s original colour
L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics and beauty company, claims it could halt and potentially reverse going grey.
Dye could become a denizen of the past as hair is restored to it’s natural and younger colour and, scientists believe, will be a product available as an oral pill backed up by haircare products.
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