Category: Beauty Products
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Wigs and Hairpieces
Wigs have been worn by both men and women since ancient times. Wigs are worn for a variety of different reasons, including protection, adornment, disguise, ritual, social or professional status, health or hygiene, and religious strictures. Wigs can be used to change hair color as well as make dramatic shifts in hairstyle from short to…
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Vitamins and Beauty Supplements
Vitamins are organic compounds essential for growth and activity in small amounts. Dietary supplements are minerals, herbs, and vitamins taken to help increase nutritional intake and daily food consumption. Today, American consumers spend millions of dollars each year on vitamins and supplements that promise everything from sexual vigor and increased body mass to clear complexions…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a scientific and regulatory agency of the federal government charged with protecting public health through overseeing the safety of consumer products. The FDA has various departments that serve to regulate the beauty industry: Office of Cosmetics and Colors, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Devices Branch, and Center for…
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Undergarments
Undergarments or underwear have been coded as delicates, underthings, intimates unmentionables, and underclothes, suggesting the cultural mystique underpinning these most provocative and private garments. While men’s undergarments have remained relatively unchanged throughout most of the 20th century, women’s undergarments have shaped and reshaped women’s bodies since the dawn of fashion in the Middle Ages. The …
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Trade Journals and Publications
Specialized magazines, newsletters, and trade journals devoted to beauty include product information, reports on the status of the profession, and various beauty association interests and activities—including government lobbying actions, articles on trends, and professional advice for both new practitioners and seasoned entrepreneurs. Catering to a wide range of beauty industry interests, trade journals may be…
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Toni&Guy
Toni&Guy is an international hairstyling company that consists of salons, hair products, hairdressing academies, an Italian-style café chain, and specialized companies related to the salon business. The Toni&Guy hair design brand reflects current trends in fashion and style, emphasizing training, education, and innovative products. Known for their fashion-forward approach to styling hair, their salons are…
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Men’s Skin Care Lines
Men’s skincare, like all aspects of male grooming, has a long and complicated history. In the ancient Egyptian world, men practiced a beauty and health regimen that included the application of skin conditioners and moisturizers. Cosmetics, especially those intended to protect, shadow, and enhance the appearance of the eyes, were also routinely used in life…
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Sally’s Beauty Supply
Founded in 1964 with one store in New Orleans, Sally’s Beauty Supply has grown to be the world’s largest retailer of professional beauty supplies. Specializing in well-known as well as hard to find products, Sally’s carries over 6,000 products for hair, skin, and nails and are available to retail customers and salon professionals in over…
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Revlon
Beginning as a producer of unique nail enamels, Charles Revson (1906–75) founded a mass production cosmetics firm that he built into an international corporation. Revson was known for his creativity and perfectionism. The Revlon Company modernized cosmetics advertising techniques, and was an early practitioner of the color story. Early Career Born in Boston, Revson was…
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Retail
The modern retail fashion and beauty industry dates back to the 19th century. Begun from secondhand clothing stalls, the ready-made retail market grew from the slums into the highest echelons of society. Currently, both beauty products and clothing are sold in a wide variety of establishments, from grocery and convenience stores to high-end department stores …