Breast Cancer Awareness Products: The Month to Think Pink

Aerovex will be donating 3% of its profits from its salon air purifier to the Susan G. Komen Foundation during the months of October, November, and December. The salon air purifier focuses on the health of salons by removing harmful dust and vapors from the air.

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Backscratchers Salon Systems will be donating a price match of all sales from Glass Glaze, Accelawrap, and Stork Shear lines to the Sacramento Chapter of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The campaign is called ™Nailing Down a Cure for Breast Cancer - Donate with Pink.

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Bio Sculpture Gel is offering three different programs this year for breast cancer awareness. The first is a custom built Pink Bio-Care Package to send to a loved one, from which 35% of the proceeds will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The second is a raffle for a EDGI-Art gift packet where each ticket is $1, and all proceeds go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The third is a group drive on Facebook, which will result in donations to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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During the month of October, Bellissima International is donating a portion of its sales of any of its pinks to breast cancer awareness. If a client either buys a starter kit or five color gels, she will receive one free pink 7 g. jar of her choice. Bellissima has also come out with a new 15 ml. gel in a bottle called Pink Ribbon, which is a part of its new Bella Finito Collection, specifically for breast cancer awareness. A portion of all sales of Pink Ribbon at any time of the year will go to breast cancer awareness.

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A percentage of the proceeds from Dashing Diva's limited edition DesignFX Breast Cancer Awareness applique will go to breast cancer research. These Bling Ribbon appliques feature breast cancer ribbons placed on a pink and black background. They don't require heat lamps for application or acetone for removal and can last up to a week on natural nails or up to two weeks with a gel overlay.

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Dazzle Dry will be donating a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of its Girlish Giddy nail polish to breast cancer awareness research during October. Dazzle Dry nail colors are free from nitrocellulose, toluene, formaldehyde, and phthalate. The nail colors also contain UV protection.

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Essie has launched its 2012 breast cancer awareness collection and for the second year in a row is partnering with Living Beyond Breast Cancer. The collection has four colors, which are a sheer light pink called Good Morning Hope, a shimmering iridescent pink called Check Up, a creamy optimistic pink called I Am Strong, and a rosy pink glow called We're In It Together.

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Hand and Nail Harmony's Gelish has come out with three pink shades of gel-polish this year and will be donating a percentage of its sales to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The three colors are a cotton-candy pink called Take Action, a coral pink called Make a Difference, and a magenta called Less Talk. These colors are available as single bottles and as a 12-piece counter display with four bottles of each color.

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LaVaque Professional will be donating $3 for every Swarovski Crystal Pink Tourmaline Tweezer it sells on its website to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The tweezers have a matte finish, ultra-thin tips, are lightweight, stainless steel, have a lifetime guarantee, and feature the October birthstone.

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Macadamia Natural Oil has come out with a limited edition Pink No Tangle Pre-Styler Brush. The brush comes with 1 oz. of healing oil treatment and .5 oz. deep repair mask. Macadamia Natural Oil is donating 10% of the proceeds to nonprofit Women's Cancer and Careers.

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Minx has three breast cancer awareness designs. One is a pink ribbon on a metallic blue background, another is a pink ribbon on a silver background, and the third is a pattern of multiple pink ribbons on a silver background. For each design sold, Minx donates $5 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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NSI will have a campaign in October for breast cancer awareness called ™Go Pink.∫ NSI will donate $5 to the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation for every online order it receives in October.

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Nubar has come out with its Support the Cure package of four nail lacquers for breast cancer awareness. They are formaldehyde, toluene, and phthalate free. Fifty percent of the sales in October will go to breast cancer research.

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OPI has announced its sixth annual Pink of Hearts limited edition nail lacquer line called Pink of Hearts 2012. It is a pack of two lacquers with a pale pink shade called I Think in Pink and a pink and magenta glitter shade called You Glitter Be Good to Me. Both lacquers have a pink-ribbon cap. For 2012, OPI is planning to donate $25,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and an additional $5,000 to rethink Breast Cancer, which is located in Canada.

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Orly has launched its Pretty in Pink collection in which Cancer Schmancer will receive 20% of the profits. The three color lacquer collection includes a cool pink glitter called You Are Not Alone, a purple holographic bar glitter called Be Brave, and a pink holographic glitter called Embrace. All lacquers from this collection come with a free breast cancer ribbon charm. All Orly nail lacquers are free of DBP, toluene, formaldehyde, and formaldehyde resin.

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Soft Touch has come out with a Power if Pink 7" disinfectable file for breast cancer awareness. The files are pink and come in a tube as a set of 15. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to City of Hope.

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Cancer Schmancer will receive 20% of the profits that SpaRitual makes from its third annual In Pink collection. All three lacquers in this year's collection are pink, with a mauve shimmer called Courage, a sheer called Wellness, and a glitter called Survivor. Bamboo was added to the lacquers to help grow strong nails.

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Tweezerman has available the limited edition Precision in Pink slant tweezer for breast cancer awareness this year. The tweezers have a pink enamel color finish and has a ribbon on the side designed with pink Swarovski crystals. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each of these tweezers will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the CEW Cancer and Careers organizations as well as other charities throughout the U.S.

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Young Nails is offering a new Pink Ribbon Kit this year for breast cancer awareness. The kit includes colors mani-Q pink 104, mani-Q pink 105, and Crushed Pearl Imagination Art Glitter. The kit also contains step-by-step instruction to create a Pink Ribbon Nail Art, which was designed by Greg Salo. A portion of the sales from the Pink Ribbon Kits will be donated to Breast Cancer Research Foundation.      

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