dermalogica

I mentioned in my post yesterday that we used dermalogica products for our facials. Well it just so happens that we capped the week of with a dermalogica rep coming in and doing a 2-hour product knowledge class. I was pretty excited about it because I was already familiar with the brand, but little experience with it. And i want to know the science behind products. I don't want to bore you with it, although I find it fascinating, I will say the company is truly innovative. Launching and introducing new ingredients to the cosmeceutical industry in addition to being one if the first, if not the first to be cruelty-free from the beginning. This is huge for me. I don't want animal-by-products or testing to be a part of the products I use or recommend. The line is plant based and many of the products are multi-taskers. And several can be used on children specific issues like cradle cap and dry patches from teething. I'll go over some of the individual products I received in my kit soon, via video with a bit of a review of those products and the ones I have/will pick up between now and then. I real am quite infatuated. It is pricey, even with a student discount, but I plan on filling in one product at a time because i am at a point in my life where I am willing to pay for things that just work. In the meantime, I will using the 'say yes to' line which I'll review later.
Another thing that I love about the company is that they are huge on business education and making sure that the professionals using and supporting the line are getting the support they need to operate, grow, and remain knowledgable in their field. In concert with this philosophy, they have a program (joinfite.org) that helps women entrepreneurs across the globe get funding to get on their to independence. I forget how lucky I am to be a woman in the western world, where I can do and be anything I want. Now, the money is already set aside from sales of dermalogica's products, all someone has to do is join fite and vote for who you want to send funds to. That easy, and instead of paying the money back, the women are asked to pay it forward to another women in start-up mode. This is a company with integrity.