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Learn how to practice good skin care for men by following these steps.
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A little lather goes a long way: Soap Hope and The PLAN Fund announce new anti-poverty partnership.
All-natural soap bars are this year’s newest fuel for ending poverty. Soap Hope (www.soaphope.com), a leading online retailer of all-natural, high-quality soaps and body care products, and the PLAN Fund (www.planfund.org), a Dallas-based microlending organization, today announced their new partnership, in which Soap Hope will invest its annual profits to support the mission of the PLAN Fund.
Founded in 2008 by Dallas entrepreneurs Salah Boukadoum and Craig Tiritilli, Soap Hope operates under what the team calls the Good Returns model, in which a business invests resources in organizations that impact the lives of those in need. The businesses in turn receive a reciprocal benefit through increased community visibility and market awareness. Soap Hope is the first in what the founders expect will be a series of companies that embrace the Good Returns
model.
“Good Returns redefines the relationship between private enterprise and charitable activity,” explains Tiritilli. “We use every resource of the company – capital, communications channels to customers and the media, and the Soap Hope’s products themselves – to expand the capacity of nonprofits that are focused on ending poverty. We want to see every business deploy its resources this way – think of the progress we can make toward ending poverty worldwide.”
Soap Hope deploys 100 percent of its profits through one-year, interest-free loans to local, national and global microlending programs that focus on women entrepreneurs in need. The PLAN Fund was chosen as one of this year’s recipients; the investment will be used to grow the number of microloans made to aspiring, low income entrepreneurs in the Dallas area.
“The PLAN Fund is a natural fit for us,” says Boukadoum, “They provide their constituents with capital, training and support – not handouts. It’s the kind of organization that can help people, families and whole communities become self-sufficient.”
The PLAN Fund’s mission is to increase economic stability and self-sufficiency within Dallas County’s low and moderate-income communities by developing small business entrepreneurs, especially women, through hands-on business training, business development services and micro-credit.
“Most businesses operate as though profits and responsibility are competing interests in a zero-sum game. We started Soap Hope to prove otherwise and to serve as a model for the Good Returns approach,” says Boukadoum of the company’s purpose.
With the Good Returns model, Soap Hope supports empowerment and self-sufficiency through local and global microfinance initiatives. Microlending programs that focus on women extend even further to support their children and neighbors, lifting entire communities out of poverty. Micro lenders typically focus on borrowers who don’t have access to funds through traditional sources such as banks, offering individuals in poverty a chance to succeed. Through September 2009, out of 502 business loans the average size of loans at the PLAN Fund has been $1,475.
“Our relationship with Soap Hope brings a spectrum of new opportunities to The PLAN Fund,” says Anthony Pace, executive director of The PLAN Fund. “It’s not just contributing capital; it’s a whole program of resources and awareness-building.”
Under the arrangement, Soap Hope promotes the mission of The PLAN Fund by including educational materials in customer orders, posting information in its online store and raising awareness of the PLAN Fund through its social media campaigns on its blog, Twitter and Facebook.
The PLAN Fund goes beyond microcredit by providing education, leadership development, support and networking opportunities to ensure that investments are secure and members become self-sufficient.
“Microlending is most successful when the lender also provides education and support,” says Tiritilli. “The PLAN fund excels in this area.”
Members of the PLAN fund participate in hands-on training classes and peer-support programs. The classes educate members on basic skills necessary for a successful business, including cash flow analysis, sales forecasting and marketing, and pricing and cost analysis.
“With our holistic business and personal training support program, and micro-lending, it is proven we can enable people to become more successful and sustainable entrepreneurs,” says Pace.
Soap Hope was created to be a socially responsible company from end to end. All products are made from 100 percent natural ingredients, packaging comes from reused materials and all profits are deployed to support microfinance initiatives.
Purchasing all-natural body care products from Soap Hope not only benefits local business entrepreneurs through the PLAN Fund, but also supports independent soap makers and reduces consumer carbon footprints. The model of Good Returns at Soap Hope leaves the consumer with only one decision to make: which soap to buy.
About Soap Hope
Texas businessmen, Salah Boukadoum and Craig Tiritilli, founded Soap Hope in 2008 after the sale of their technology company. Located in Dallas, TX the company promotes environmentally friendly business practices and invests 100 percent of its profits into micro lending funds for women entrepreneurs. The company is best known for carrying high-quality, handcrafted products to its online customers. Soap Hope sells products from Indigo Wild, Hugo Naturals, A Wild Soap Bar, Pangea Organics and Fraiche.
Visit www.SoapHope.com for information on the company and products or contact Salah Boukadoum at 888-893-7627 or Salah@SoapHope.com.
About The PLAN Fund
The PLAN Fund, www.planfund.org, is a non-profit 501c3 whose mission is to increase economic stability and self-sufficiency within Dallas County’s low-and moderate-income communities by developing small business entrepreneurs,
especially women, through hands-on business training, business- development services and micro-credit.
For more information on the PLAN Fund contact Anthony Pace at 2149426698 or apace [@] planfund.org. For more information visit: http://www.soaphope.com.
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Become a Member at Empire Medical Training and attend all (22) programs Free and take 2-years to complete all training with the option to repeat workshops. The membership includes the use of actual Botox, Fillers or any necessary supplies needed to complete the training program. During the 2 years each member will have unlimited access to ALL these programs:
Comprehensive Courses:
1. Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic
2. Comprehensive Dermal Fillers
3. Comprehensive Facial Aesthetics
4. Submental Liposuction
5. Advanced Pain Management
Empire Medical Training has added many more cities across the United States to the course schedule due to the increased demand for Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic, Dermal Filler and Facial Aesthetics training. These procedures are becoming increasingly popular and patients are comfortable receiving these treatments from their general practitioner or primary care giver.
The cosmeceutical skin system can be considered a business-in-a-box that can be sold retail adding a cash profit into an existing practice. This is a great opportunity to learn the business end of the cosmeceutical industry. This offer begins December 9 through December 24 and will not be repeated until next year.
Empire also has a Combination Botox/Dermal Filler 1-Day program that is a comprehensive certification program that provides each attendee with extensive hands-on, live patient training along with extensive didactic training utilizing written protocols and materials for each attendee to refer back to. The Comprehensive Botox, Dermal Filler and Facial Aesthetics programs are scheduled on consecutive days for the convenience of the attendees as to maximize the training experience.
Empire Medical Training has incorporated all the protocols and training of the new Reloxin product into Empires Comprehensive Botox Training programs. Reloxin will be available for use during the training program giving each attendee the opportunity to decide which product best suits the needs of individual practices.
Empire Medical Training offers over 27 different programs throughout the US in Aesthetic, Medical, and Surgical procedures. Each student gains the experience necessary to practice in the health care field of choice with options such as Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic, Dermal Filler, Pain Management Procedures, Liposuction, Mesotherapy, Cellulite, Autologous Fat Filler Procedures and Lipo Therapies.
Upcoming Programs Dates & Locations:
Comprehensive Botox/Dermal Filler 1-day Training Dec 19 New York, NY
January 2010:
Mesotherapy, Cellulite, & Lipo Therapies Orlando, FL Jan 22
Comprehensive Facial Aesthetics Training Orlando, FL Jan 22
Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic Training Orlando, FL Jan 23
Comprehensive Dermal Filler Training Orlando, FL Jan 24
Dermatology Procedures for the Primary Care Practice Orlando, FL Jan 25-26
Traditional Sclerotherapy & Laser Solutions Orlando, FL Jan 25
Physical Therapy - Physician Supervised Houston, TX Jan 29
Comprehensive Facial Aesthetics Training New York, NY Jan 29
Mesotherapy, Cellulite, & Lipo Therapies New York, NY Jan 29
Anti-Aging and Integrative Hormone Therapies New York, NY Jan 30
Comprehensive Botox Cosmetic Training New York, NY Jan 30
Future 2010 dates, locations, & catalogs also available
The newest program at Empire Medical Training is the Private Aesthetic Training which provides the physician training in their own office or practice setting. Empire travels to the physician giving the physician the opportunity to earn while in training and not have to leave patients to attend a training seminar. Save time and travel expenses without losing the opportunity for further education.
For more information on any of the training workshops or courses provided by Empire Medical Training please contact Dr. Stephen Cosentino D.O. toll free at 1-866-333-6747 or at http://www.empiremedicaltraining.com.
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A fresh new Australian cosmetics company, Alexami, will be launching nationally on December 21, 2009, but don’t assume you’ve seen their likes before. Alexami plans to revolutionize the mineral cosmetics market by creating truly professional grade cosmetics that do away with any questionable chemical additives.
“Most cosmetics aim to merely cover up imperfections or artificially cloak the outward appearance of women’s complexions. This superficial approach does little to actually improve skin condition, often causing more problems by coating skin in a chemical cocktail,” explains company founder, Alenka Dirnbek. As a former makeup artist, hair stylist and image consultant, Alenka has seen first hand how often women actually cause damage to their skin and health in the pursuit of beauty. With this in mind she started developing Alexami with the aim to create a truly natural line of cosmetics that actually perform at professional grade standards. This separates Alexami from both the regular professional grade cosmetics and health store offerings currently on the market.
“Alexami’s innovative products aren’t tested on animals, are kind to your skin, and strive to be environmentally friendly. But while there are other independent brands that can make these claims, Alexami differs in that our products are also salon professional quality to deliver a flawless finish every time. We are targeting stockists who are the true connoisseurs of makeup quality; makeup artists, beauty salons, and upmarket spas as well as places were makeup performance is paramount, like dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and anti-aging clinics. We do not use unnecessary fillers to bulk up our products and only deliver quality pigments and pure ingredients. This focus on delivering professional grade products means Alexami products are also fashion-forward; Alexami will always present the latest colour palettes to ensure the season’s hottest looks,” explains Dirnbek. Alexami’s focus on colour extends to their product display stands, which organise products according to different skin tones, making it easier for consumers to find exactly the right shade to suit. The Alexami website goes one step further by offering a helpful online colour analysis tool to assist in buying or selling makeup. “If the colours are not right customer satisfaction drops dramatically, so we have invested a lot of time to ensure that we offer an easy way for specialists and customers alike to discover more about colour compatibility,” Dirnbek said.
Yet this focus on outward makeup performance is only part of the story - Alexami is also sincere in its efforts to ensure Alexami stands for both safety and sustainability. “All our marketing material is printed with soy ink on recycled paper, our products come in larger volume sizes which give more product to consumers to save them money while cutting back on unnecessary packaging waste, and we use renewable bamboo and synthetic hair for brushes which makes our products cruelty-free and eco-friendly. But while these steps are all important, our big focus is on product safety. Humans absorb up to 60% of the substances applied to their skin, which means the average woman ingests around 2 kilograms of chemicals via her skin each year from cosmetics like makeup, skin care lotions, and hair products. This is why it is so important to make sure our products have only the purest, safest ingredients, and why Alexami independently tests all our products for safety,” Dirnbek states.
As mineral makeup doesn’t require artificial colouring or preservatives, it is the purest and most natural form of cosmetics available on the market today. While some lower quality mineral makeup may still contain traces of questionable ingredients, true mineral cosmetic formulations like Alexami don’t just cover imperfections but are a ‘natural skin food’ for a lasting beautiful glow, naturally. Alexami mineral cosmetics also protect against harmful UV rays – that fast-aging enemy of healthy skin. The SPF average in Alexami’s foundation is 20+ thanks to the natural sun-repelling qualities of nano-technology FREE Zinc Oxide.
“Unlike conventional cosmetics, true mineral cosmetics shouldn’t contain any toxins or unnecessary fillers, such as talc, synthetic dyes, parabens, and irritants like bismuth oxychloride. Naturally preservative and irritant free, Alexami’s pure mineral cosmetics are weightless, long wearing, water resistant and provide naturally high UVA and UVB protection. Alexami mineral makeup gives complete coverage without clogging pores, so is suitable for conditions such as acne prone skin, rosacea, and eczema. Titanium Dioxide and Zinc, the two main ingredients in our mineral makeup, are even reputed to have anti-inflammatory properties that may help calm sensitive skin. This is why mineral makeup is recommended by dermatologists and cosmetologists for use on sensitive skin, and is generally considered safe to use after surgery, micro dermabrasion, laser and other beauty treatments,” explains Dirnbek.
The entire Alexami range of products will be available exclusively through select stockists across Australia from December 21, 2009. Worldwide release dates are yet to be scheduled. For more information visit http://www.alexami.com.
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or. . . . Hues Your Daddy?!
This is a subject I have wanted to write about much in this past year, as I have watched/packed many Crib Colorist orders. With pretty much all hair color orders I can tell what you all are doing at home by the colors/toners you purchase. When I learned hair color and how to formulate, the first month I thought it was all Greek…and never thought I would ever be able to decipher the entire concept…so if you are one that is still a bit in the fog…remember that… With ‘time’ and ‘practice’ it WILL sink in, you just have to have faith and keep reading, repetition causes comprehension – I promise.
Almost every single one of you order one tube of color to apply, and while that is more than fine. I have always known at some point I wanted to teach all you CRIB COLORISTs the basics of color formulation in the manner that Top Colorists use. Its
an “art”, it truly is.. . I honestly have been rather stumped as to exactly “HOW” to teach it – its like teaching someone to “paint’” only much harder in my opinion. You can teach someone how to use the paint, how to mix colors, but the artistic ability is something that comes from “WITHIN”. Its a talent. A God given talent. Its nothing one can teach another I feel. I have one daughter who has been able to paint gorgeous pictures from a very young age . . . automatically. . . her sister has none of that talent - - absolutely none. So that is when I learned what God given ‘talent’ is.
Lets review a little. In order to come up with the most accurate end result . . . I really hope all of you will remember to always consider the KillerQ8, when beginning to work out your color formula:
If your hair is fine, medium or coarse is an important part of the information each of you must determine. Texture refers to the general ‘feel’ of the hair which is a function of both DIAMETER and CONDITION. Sometimes the word Texture in relation to your hair goes even further to encompass “configuration” meaning Straight, Wavy or Curly as well. 
For coloring Diameter matters the most. COARSE hair has a thick cortex, Color chemicals must penetrate more mass and lift more natural pigment, so it takes longer to penetrate and lighten COARSE hair. More processing time, a stronger developer and a more ash formula (to eliminate greater DURP)may be necessary when coloring very coarse hair. Coarse hair has more cortex & less cuticle. It has less surface area to its total weight so it takes LONGER for chemicals to absorb into it. COARSE hair is more stubborn and I always add a minimum of 10 minutes on development times {checking at all times though}, for coarse-y’s. 
Fine hair has a thinner cortex, and more surface area…therefore fine hair is penetrated more quickly . . . Less cortex means less melanin, so fine hair is also lightened more easily. Coloring is faster, although it also fades faster ( because it accepts less artificial pigment to begin with) – there is less room for the dye molecules in the thinner hair shaft.
Ethnicity affects texture to a certain extent, Caucasian hair tends to be finer. African-American, Asian, & Native American hair tend to be coarser. But to be perfectly honest the range of fine-to-coarse texture exists in every racial group – each and everyone one of you need to completely evaluate your own hair. Most of you have medium texture, not fine and not coarse. Most people perceive their hair to be finer or coarser than is really the case.
REMEMBER : a fine hairline should be the last area to be colored….many times it only needs color on it for 5-10 minutes at the end
After answering the KillerQ8 the First Follow-up question would be are you SUBTRACTING color or ADDING Color? or both?
If you are doing addition(+) only, the color formula is many times pretty simple provided it is going no more than 2-3 levels darker – more than 2-3 levels means you may have to apply a “FILLER” (re-pigmentize ) to achieve the exact ‘rich’ color you desire.
lets review the Developers again real quick…..
10 Vol<>Deposits hair color - does NOT “lift”
20 Vol<>Deposits hair color & Lifts 1/2 to 1 Level
30 Vol<>Deposits Hair color & Lifts 2-3 Levels
40 Vol<>Deposits Hair Color & Lifts 3-4 Levels
What developer you use is very very important…..ALWAYS keep this in mind when attempting to solve your hair color formula. Most times I recommend using premium developer as it contains many lipids and conditioning ingredients that will condition & moisturize the hair while being tinted. The one exception? Our Renbow Color, within the Colorissimo line the conditioners other lines put in the developers Renbow puts in the tube of color. It is BEESWAX based and is a very super thick consistency - - therefore the developer is the clear type. 
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Lets work 1 example:
lets say you are:
Level 7A (ash) + you would like to be a Level 5 B {going darker ! ! } – which in normal everyday ‘terms’ means: you have a light ash-brown color-less hair and you would like to be a gorgeous rich chocolate brown.
Provided you have completely virgin hair ( the absolute best to work on - has the most successful results ) this is a fairly easy task. In this post we are not talking about “how” to apply, just “what formula” to apply – how to mix multiple colors to achieve dynamite results.
I would use Level 6 colors in Wella’s - Koleston Perfect line ( the line runs a solid full Level DARKER than any other line in existence) as a result of being developed in Germany years ago.
In painting the paint you squeeze out of the tube is the color it “IS” . . .When you squeeze Caramel Brown out of a tube of acrylic paint….the appearance of it is a caramel-y brown. When using permanent Hair Color you squeeze Caramel Brown out of tube of Hair color, it is NOT caramel brown in color - AT ALL – it can be pink, blue, violet, gold, etc… The color change doesn’t take place until the developer is added and some time has gone by. It is the chemical reaction of the tube of color with the hydrogen peroxide that changes the molecules to become an oxidative hair color and thus, the Caramel Brown, Baby blond or whatever color you are using to achieve the desired results. 
So as opposed to mixing colors as one would do with paints, with hair color you are mixing “blind” – which is why learning COLOR THEORY is so very important. You want to pick your colors according to all the Color Theory rules I have been throwing at you…
I don’t think I have ever used 1 tube of color to color anyone’s hair. If I have it more than a decade ago. Why? I feel these companies give me “base” colors to use in order to create gorgeous colors. What I look at when I see a head of hair is the colors that it hangs on to most and then try to fight them. Hair Coloring is not using the color you want…..its fighting the DURP (dominant underlying remaining pigment) you have. If you fight the unwanted colors, the result will be your desired look. I think so many of you are so used to hair color disasters that you are scared of hair color… I hope to dispel those feelings, over time and with many of your testimonials. The way professional hair color works is to “counter” the problem colors in your hair.
The formula I would come up with for this client would be this:
Wella Formula
6/0 N + 5/75 BRV + 6/7 B + 20Volume
1/4 oz. 1/4oz. 1oz.
Renbow Formula
5/0N + 6NBG + RenColor 06/Velvet Brown
…..Now, the reason for each color……..As a Colorist I see most people’s hair as Colorless, until it has permanent hair color in it. Natural, God given hair color is very ‘flat’ to my eye as it is with all Colorists …it doesn’t have the depth , the shine, the body any of the marvelous qualities that a great pro color will give the hair. Therefore, if you have colorless Level 7 Ash hair first it needs to be filled in with a base color. . . .which is why we use a “neutral”. Any hair color that is faded or colorless needs a “neutral” to establish a base. Now to build on top of that for richness using a Level 5 - Brown/Red/Violet – colorless hair needs warmth – this shade has so little even using it straight it is extremely little. Making it 1/4 of the formula is just enough to give the hair the warmth it lacks – reds/oranges/golds all produce warmth and result in the richness this color needs - - yet you will see absolutely NO RED.
(As I am explaining this, I can see that this multiple color mixing is being brave and having experience with color. I guess I will just have to keep giving various examples and eventually you all will start experimenting, hopefully!)
Now, next is the 6/7B which is a straight BROWN color which completes the picture - - as a straight Brown and as much as WELLA might want us to believe that we can use this to achieve the color we are going towards – it simply will not do the same as my mixture of 3….Every Colorist I know – every article I have read written by Colorists mix multiple colors in the same exact manner as I demonstrated here.
When using multiple colors the color molecules all mix together when going inside the hair strand, which results in the combo you have used.
Remember all permanent hair colors today have a SELF-STOPPING coloring action, so you will get no build-up on the ends. None of that annoying “banding” I see and cannot stand happens when using the colors sold in the Killerstrands Store http://killerstrands.myshopify.com/ . Once the color has reached the color you have chosen and the color IT IS; it will NOT go any further. It will never go darker than the shade you have chosen. This also makes it possible to apply from roots to ends ( in many cases) when you require it, with no overlapping and no build-up of color on the ends. 
I hope this gives you a little insight into the “mixing of hair colors” I will start giving out more of my favorite color formula’s periodically. I hope everyone’s Holiday Season is going well.
WE have some new products in the store and the group has been extremely active. Oh btw . . . I have announced the first $500 Challenge in the Group…if you are interested to learn how you can win $500. in Killerstrands products . . .zip on over to the group and read up. . . the more that join the more fun it should be .
