Barbara Panagos has been in the cosmetics industry since 1975, starting as a buyer and top salesperson for a retail operation involving three stores. When the opportunity arose, she started Brush Up with Barbara, a cosmetic and aesthetic brush company, followed by Mineral Mine Inc., a line of high quality, United States-made mineral makeup with added vitamins and lavender aromas. She has since added the…

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.

Nutritional Aesthetics Alliance (NAA) names Rachael Pontillo, L.E., author of Holistically Haute, as president. The NAA is a professional organization that formally acknowledges and advances the skin-health link as a new field of practice with innovative resources, practitioner support, and certification.

In support of Mental Health Awareness month in May, mybody Advanced Probiotic Skincare joined forces with Bring Change 2 Mind to help end the stigma surrounding mental illness.

The Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (ACRES), a Massachusetts-based multi-stakeholder, non-profit organization, dedicated to transforming the medical products development process through creation of a shared global system for clinical research, announced that it will launch SYNERGY, an innovative new type of clinical research event, in Boston on October 1, 2015.

Make My Day Beautiful!® is giving back to the community by graciously donating It's Good To Be Green® Hydrating Cleanser and Shave Gel System to the Grace Village Foundation.

Lutronic, a leading innovator of aesthetic and medical technology expanded its portfolio of innovative medical solutions in Europe with ACTION II Petit Lady ™ at the 13th Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, from March 26 to 28, 2015.

Dermalogica announces the relaunch of three new and improved professional-use additives which allow skin care professionals to customize and enhance professional treatments. In tandem with the product relaunch, Dermalogica will be offering a new half-day class, "Targeted Neck and Shoulder Touch Therapy."