Shelley Hancock has opened Real Transformation Training Center in Capistrano Beach, Calif. This training center will be a destination location for aestheticians from all over the United States to get quality advanced training in all aspects of the industry. With a full view of the beautiful ocean, it may be hard to concentrate on the lesson at hand!

Founder and CEO of Boise-based Epionce skin care line, Dr. Carl Thornfeldt, was presented with the Innovators in Dermatology award at the Cosmetic Surgery Forum on December 6th, 2014 at the Palazzo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

Lipex® SheaLight from AAK Personal Care was named “Best Sustainable Ingredient” at the Sustainable Beauty Awards. The Sustainable Beauty Awards is organized by Organic Monitor to highlight those who are at the forefront when it comes to sustainability in the beauty industry. The award goes to a cosmetic ingredient that makes a significant difference in terms of environmental and/or social footprint.

Dietl University has named Lydia Sarfati, Repêchage CEO and founder, as honorary mentor for students of Malopolska Higher Vocational School of J. Dietl. Repêchage Professional Skin Care partnered with Dietl University in July of 2014, and Repêchage products and treatments have since been incorporated into the curriculum of both the bacherlor’s and master’s degree cosmetology programs at Dietl University.

Elementis Specialties is proud to announce its Livingston, Scotland manufacturing site has completed European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) certification for Good Manufacturing Practice (2012) for Bentone Gel products. The Livingston, Scotland, site is the primary manufacturing site for the Personal Care Business Unit and supplies like naturally-derived rheology modifiers for color cosmetics and skin care.

Silvia Troska, a pioneer of the German nail industry, will receive the 2015 “A Life of Beauty” award. Presented by Messe Düsseldorf at BEAUTY DÜSSELDORF, the prize recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to the field of professional cosmetics and who have served as a source of inspiration for the industry. The award presentation will take place at the Meeting Point in Hall 10…

ATZEN Superior to Organic™ Skin Care had a booth at the Cosmoprof Asia tradeshow in Hong Kong from November 13th to 15th, 2014. The ATZEN brand will enter a number of Asian markets in 2015, as well as making its debut in the United Kingdom.

American Skin Care goes to China! Michelle D’Allaird-Brenner, owner of the Aesthetic Science Institute and an international aesthetic educator, opened an American skin care center in Quinyuan, China! Michelle International is a one-of-a-kind clinic providing results-oriented treatments inclusive of multiple forms of electricity for facial and body therapy.