Former Hand & Stone Director of Training, Doug Elman, joins Saltability – a spa industry vendor providing quality Himalayan salt stone treatments and products for spas – as the company’s director of education. Elman will work to educate spa partners on Saltability treatments, developed by spa industry veteran Ann Brown, that offer a more environmentally friendly, healthier alternative to traditional stone massage.

Morag Currin, founder and president of Oncology Training International (OTI), was the first to supply the aesthetics industry with oncology aesthetics training based on a need to dispel the myth that aestheticians cannot provide safe services for people living with cancer and other health challenges. This integrative approach to cancer care takes into consideration a patient’s identity and helps them regain a positive relationship with…

Just in time to welcome spring, Sanctuary Spa at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa has completed a top-to-bottom refurbishment and expansion that has introduced a fresh new look and features throughout. An intimate retreat, the celebrated spa features separate women’s and men’s spas, with a total of 12 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms and a private, stone-walled outdoor treatment room called Sanctum. Sanctuary…

Bioelements professional skin care is excited to announce the creation of a new advanced aesthetics initiative for 2018. Bioelements Pop-Up Education will bring the skin care company’s sought-after advanced education to select aesthetics institutions across the country. The New Age Spa Institute (NASI), a fully accredited school in Illinois that teaches to the highest standards and was founded to provide state-of-the-art education, is the first…

Make Scents Natural Spa Line is pleased to announce a partnership with The Spa Mart. Powered by a community of millions, The Spa Mart is a wholesale distributor exclusive to the spa, wellness, and salon and spa education industries. The spa distribution company, headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, is dedicated to creating solution-driven partnerships that develop a culture of giving, gratitude, and valuing people. “We have…

Industry leader and founder of CA Botana, Dr. Dieter Kuster, passed away unexpectedly at the beginning of March 2018. Kuster was affectionately known as the “Einstein of Emulsion Technology.” With glowing skin and not a wrinkle or line on his face, he was his own best example of his innovative skin care research, which resulted in many new or advanced products and treatments. Kuster was…

Jane Iredale, founder and president of her eponymous line, was the first to supply the aesthetics industry with a full line of skin care makeup based on quality minerals and healing botanical ingredients. With a background in film, theater, and television, Iredale witnessed the negative effects conventional makeup had on models and actresses. She introduced the first mineral foundation, Amazing Base, in 1994, forever changing…

On January 31, 2018, we gathered together to celebrate the life of Joel Gerson – my friend, my colleague, and my neighbor. He passed away at age 83 after a wonderful life and groundbreaking career in aesthetics. Joel Gerson was a prolific representative of the aesthetics industry. In addition to having been an inspiration to countless incoming students, he was an international ambassador of American…