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• Sunscreen bans: when common ingredients become questionable (6/12/2019) – You may have seen the news recently that two of the most popular summer travel and tourist destinations in the U.S. are banning your favorite sunscreens. Though rumors and headlines sometimes suggest otherwise, only Hawaii and Key West, Florida have banned two sunscreen ingredients, and the bans will not go into effect for another year… Read More »
• How the beauty industry is taking the lead on environmental stewardship (5/24/2019) – More Americans are committing to an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, and beauty consumers want to look good while doing good for the planet. Consumers are educating themselves about the products they use and the environmental effects of certain ingredients, and beauty magazines are quick to highlight which products are best for anyone who wants to “go… Read More »
• CBD Part 2: Infusing Cannabidiol Into Salon & Spa Services (5/2/2019) – The surge of CBD-infused personal care products being sold across the country isn’t just happening in hipster hubs or mom-and-pop wellness stores. Consumers are demanding the product and large corporations are taking notice. As Men’s Health reports, the market is expected to grow to $22 billion by 2022. This should come as no surprise, as… Read More »
• CBD: Personal Care Products Ride High on Growing Adoption of Cannabis Compound (4/9/2019) – It is hard to turn your head without seeing the acronym CBD. It’s on Instagram, in magazines and in an increasing number of beauty and personal care products. How much do you know about CBD? If you are like me, you know it has some relation to marijuana. You might have some ideas about what… Read More »
• Label literacy and beauty products (3/26/2019) – Thanks to Teri Pereira for this guest post. She is account manager for Foundation®, a specialty insurance program for domestic cosmetics manufacturers, importers and distributors.  Cosmetics labels have again been making the news. Last week, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced a bill that would require cosmetics manufacturers to label any children’s products that may contain… Read More »
• Beauty in bloom: trends we’re watching for Spring 2019 (3/6/2019) – A plethora of spring and summer beauty trends emerged last month from the runways of New York Fashion Week. Now, as trend-seekers stream into salons and spas, there are three we will be watching more closely. As we take a deeper dive, consider how salon and spa professionals should approach providing trendy services—and how a… Read More »

Recent Articles:

• Rough Notes Magazine: Florida Special Report – Keep Beauty Risks From Turning Ugly (June 2019)
• DaySpa Magazine: Gotcha Covered – A Guide To Getting The Right Kind Of Insurance For Your Spa (Dec 2018)
• Nails Magazine: Insurance Checklist – Are You Fully Covered? (July 2017)
• Propertycasualty360.com: 5 things to know about insuring salons and spas (July 2016)
• Insurance Journal “A Blemish on the Beauty Industry” (September 2015)
• Salon Today “Finding the Total Insurance Package for Your Salon” (September 2015)
• Nails Magazine “Mixing Business with Friendship” (April 2014)
• Nails Magazine “In Case of Lawsuits” (February 2014)