November 26, 2007
Houston’s Victorian Beauty College was fined a record $250,000 and permanently closed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The school was known across the country as a place where an individual could purchase a Texas cosmetology license without attending the required school training.
Keywords: licensing state boards
October 18, 2007
A new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the number of deaths caused by MRSA staph infections in the U.S. may soon surpass the number of deaths caused by AIDS, writes the Associated Press.
Keywords: MRSA pedicure sanitation staph infections
October 1, 2007
A new report from the worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company, states that sales of cosmetics and toiletries in India grew by 12.6% in 2006.
October 1, 2007
In a major victory for the Professional Beauty Administration (PBA) and the salon industry, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a ruling that preserves the small business designation for hundreds of salon/spa businesses nationwide.
Keywords: business Professional Beauty Association taxes
September 17, 2007
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two Seattle non-profit groups $100,000 to help nail salons become more conscious of the toxicity of some of the chemicals used during business.
Keywords: chemicals eco-conscious salons EPA
September 14, 2007
Poway, Je Boutique, and Bay Vista academies are launching the nation's first Spa Nail Technician Program.
Keywords: CND Doug Schoon schools
September 5, 2007
The second-annual Nail Artists Helping Children Charity Nail Competition takes place Sunday, November 4 in Rockford, Ill.
Keywords: charity nail techs doing good
August 20, 2007
At a two-day conference held during Cosmoprof, Creative Nail Design had a coming out party to announce its new identity as CND to 400 of the company’s top global educators, distributors and other industry “influentials.”
Keywords: CND
August 3, 2007
A new Texas legislature signed into law states that if Texas state health officials witness flagrant violations of sanitation standards in salons, they now have the jurisdiction to immediately close the salon.
Keywords: inspections legislation salon sanitation state boards
July 27, 2007
Milady's Standard Cosmetology textbook features a fresh layout, new photography and illustrations, reorganized chapters, and new information on sanitation and infection control.
Keywords: Milady schools
July 27, 2007
Effective May 11, 2007, American International Industries will be the sole distributor of the ProLinc brand line of products.
Keywords: AII company sales/acquisitions ProLinc
June 22, 2007
In June, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) relaxed the autoclaving requirement it had passed in 2006, but never fully enforced.
Keywords: autoclaves legislation salon sanitation state boards
May 11, 2007
Regis Schools and Empire Beauty Schools have merged to form Empire Education Group.
Keywords: cosmetology schools mergers schools
May 11, 2007
The American Association of Cosmetology Schools has designed a website just for educators at www.beautyeducators.org.
Keywords: associations cosmetology schools
May 11, 2007
Plaintiff Cheryl Reader is suing Diamond Nails in Wood River, Ill. alleging that during a pedicure, a technician scraped the bottom of her foot pro-ducing an open wound and bleeding.
Keywords: lawsuits pedicures
