The Skin Cancer Foundation, the leading nonprofit organization for public and professional skin cancer education, has launched Carcinomas & Keratoses. This new digital publication sheds light on the most recent and important developments in keratinocyte cancers and pre-cancers, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), and actinic keratosis (AK). Featuring content written by expert dermatologists and The Skin Cancer Foundation’s editorial team,…

North Dakota became the latest state to untangle natural hair braiders and eyebrow threaders from a thicket of licensing red tape thanks to a bill signed earlier this year. Before the law was signed, threaders could only work in North Dakota if they became a licensed aesthetician, a credential that requires a minimum of 600 hours of coursework. The requirements for braiders were even more…

In Sooke, British Columbia, Seaflora’s new skin brightening formula is the result of four years of development working with the National Research Council of Canada. Seabright Moisturizing Brightener has a potent combination of unique, kelp bioactives to decrease melanin and target hyperpigmentation. These potent marine bioactives create the most powerful skin brightening solution to date. Seaflora has strategically combined the unique skin brightening capability of…

Weleda, the European personal care and beauty brand, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle to offer consumers an easy way to recycle packaging waste from their entire Skin Food line of products. “Preserving the balance between what we take from nature with what we give back is our core value,” says Rob Keen, CEO of Weleda North America. “This respect for nature is in…

AIM at Melanoma announces the grand opening of the first branch of the International Melanoma Tissue Bank Consortium (IMTBC) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Hillman Cancer Center. The Pittsburgh site is one of six global locations of the consortium. These six institutions and their researchers will collect a critical mass of fresh-frozen primary tumor tissue for collaborative research, with a goal of…

Repêchage CEO and Founder, Lydia Sarfati, is a contributing author to the new “Milady’s Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals, Twelfth Edition” available at the end of this month. The textbook was first published in 1978 and, today, is the most widely used aesthetics textbook in the world. Sarfati contributed three main chapters on the treatment room, performing core facial treatments, and facial massage technique, working closely with…

Massage Envy, the leading provider of therapeutic massage and skin care services collectively across its franchise network, announced it has formed a partnership with professional skin care brand Obagi to provide exclusive facial services and sell Obagi Medical products at its nearly 1,200 franchised locations nationwide. Customizable facials were uniquely designed to use Obagi’s medical-grade skin care products, which incorporate powerful ingredients such as retinol…

Bioelements is excited to announce a new social media and content coordinator, Izzy Gut. Gut comes to the Bioelements team with intensive expertise in hands-on creative direction and content production for print and digital platforms, including social media, copywriting, photography, video, merchandising, and community events. A Chicago native, Gut has a background in magazine journalism and gender studies, with years of multimedia communications experience in…