PORTLAND, Ore.—Set-N-Me-Free Aloe Skin & Body Care currently is teaching classes regarding add-on types of treatments. Add-on services fit easily into most salons and include treatments for: underarm sag, swollen feet, double chin, breast reduction, stretch marks, callus removal and cuticle repair.

For more information, call (800) 221-9727 or visit www.set-n-me-free.com.

DePasquale Salon Systems Acquires Alterna

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.—DePasquale Salon Systems announces the addition of Alterna Professional Haircare to its distribution roster. Alterna prides itself on taking an alternative approach to haircare.

“By acquiring Alterna, we’re able to offer our salons progressive haircare products that focus very distinctively on health and condition,” says Joe Mastalia, DePasquale vice president.

Alterna distribution through DePasquale began in April and includes the New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Philadelphia territories. For more information, call (888) 4-ALTERNA.

Belvedere USA Opens New Design Facilities

BELVIDERE, Ill.—Belvedere USA Corp. has opened two 5,000- square-foot design studios that showcase its spa equipment and furnishings. Products are displayed in vignette settings that allow visitors to envision how various furnishing options will look in their own space.

The company opened its Elkridge, Md., studio June 7 to serve the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets. The newest studio opened June 21 in Twinsburg, Ohio, near Cleveland.

“Washington and Cleveland represent important markets to Belvedere, and these two new facilities bring the kind of flexibility our customers have come to expect,” says Eric Lewine, Belvedere vice president of sales. “They make a beautiful statement about Belvedere.”

Belvedere also has design studios in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York, as well as at the corporate headquarters in Belvidere. For more information, call (800) 544-3131 or visit the company’s new Web site, www.belvedere.com.

UNION CITY, N.J.—The Day Spa Association recently presented its “Distinguished Day Spa Award 2004” to The Glen Ivy Day Spa in Brea, Calif. The award was presented during the Day Spa Association’s charity event with The International Medical Spa Association. The affair was a part of the official program of the Spa & Resort/Medical Spa Expo in New York City. For more information, call (201) 865-2065 or visit www.dayspaassociation.com.

GlyMed Plus Founder Helps Breast Cancer Survivors

SPANISH FORK, Utah—GlyMed Plus® founder Christine Heathman is helping breast cancer survivors by donating a portion of sales from its Cell Science® antioxidant line to the Marie's Gift Foundation, which provides financial support to breast cancer survivor organizations. In more than two years, GlyMed Plus has donated more than $70,000 to Marie's Gift thanks to the many esthetics professionals who have purchased and sold Cell Science®. For more information, call (800) 676-9667 or visit www.glymedplus.com.

MESA, Ariz.—PhotoActif LLC, a light-therapy equipment company, announces the acquisition of Lumiderm Photorejuvenation Systems. PhotoActif has assumed all customer-service, repair and warranty support for Lumiderm Photorejuvenation Systems and will provide support and service for Lumiderm devices.

For questions about warranty, operations or repairs, call (866) 236-4746 or e-mail at info@photoactif.com.

Yon-Ka Donates To ‘American Idol,’ Charity Event

LOS ANGELES—”American Idol” finalists Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo were presented with Yon-Ka® Paris gift bags filled with products personalized for their skin types. The gift bags included: Phyto- Contour eye treatment and Crème 55 body treatment. Show host Ryan Seacrest and judges Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul also received gift bags.

Yon-Ka products also were donated for gift bags at iStar Financial’s 2nd Annual Charity ShootOut. Celebrity guests such as Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers received “Slam Dunk Swag Bags” that included Gel Nettoyant cleansing gel, tonic, spray lotion and Lait Corps body milk. The event raised more than $114,000 to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation and Human Rights First.

For more information, call (800) 533-6276 or log on to www.yonkausa.com.

MILWAUKEE—European Touch congratulates Deena Menas from Hair Management in Cincinnati and Karen Choules-Stift from Simplify Your Life in Fallbrook, Calif., for winning its drawing at two recent trade shows.

The winners were drawn from survey entries at the International Beauty Show in New York City and the International Esthetics Show in Las Vegas. From a choice of an iPod portable digital music player or $250 in cash, Menas took the cash. Choules-Stift won a drawing for 50 percent off the price of the European Touch pedicure spa of her choice.

For more information, call (800) 626-6912 or visit www.europeantouch.com.

BreeZe Products Grows Globally

LARGO, Fla.—BreeZe Products announces that it is the exclusive manufacturer for Retro, a lifestyle beauty product in the United Kingdom. Retro is a highly innovative, patented product providing clinically proven inch loss while giving a natural-looking tanned appearance to the skin. The product, recently launched in the European Union, already is resulting in considerable interest, the company says. BreeZe was chosen because of its technical ability to develop cutting-edge products using raw materials clinically shown to provide benefits.

BreeZe also continues to invest heavily in new equipment and personnel in its Manufacturing, Filling and Laboratory divisions to provide the very best service available for its private-label and contract-manufacturing clients.

For more information, call (888) 330-8570 or visit www.breezeproducts.com.

PHOENIX—SPA 20/20™ magazine relaunched its Web site in June. The new site has a fresher look and feel—and provides a way for industry professionals to log on and be in the know. It also has a new feature, “Spa News,” which updates periodically to include happenings in the spa industry.

SPA 20/20 reaches more than 15,000 resort/destination spas, day spas, multi-service salons, estheticians, dermatologists and medical spas. For more information, visit www.spa20-20.com.

LOS ANGELES—American International Industries (AII) announces the assignment of Jan Dismukes to director of public relations. She can be reached at jan@aiibeauty.com or (323) 728-2999 ext. 145.

The company also has dedicated a portion of its proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A special package was created to pay homage to the foundation, as AII is committed to raising awareness in beauty professionals worldwide.

For more information, call (800) 621-9585 or visit www.aiibeauty.com.

FORT COLLINS, Colo.—The Spa Foundation provides full scholarships, monthly coaching and financial training to those seeking to enter the spa and healing industries. The need-based program requires an extensive and thorough application and screening process. Job-placement assistance is provided.

Schools, spas, publications and corporations are encouraged to help through the provision of goods and services or donation of money and equipment.

Established in 2004, The Spa Foundation is committed to raising the standards of excellence in the spa profession by starting at the educational level. For more information, call (970) 207-4293 or e-mail info@thespafoundation.org.

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