1. Innovations in the
Health and Beauty
Industry and
Possible Applications
in the Spa and
Wellness Business
RENEE ESTANISLAO-COPE,
RN
Owner
Greenthumb Wellness Centre
Legaspi City, PHILIPPINES
2. bringing in some of the biggest
innovations in the beauty industry in 2010
3. New Beauty for New Consumers
• male grooming market
• hair colouring
market
• day spas
• beauty institutes and
centres
• medical spas
• physician skin
care (doctors'
cosmetics)
clinics
• dental spas
4. • fitness clubs
• cosmetic laser and ener
ene
• resort hotel thermal spa
• convenient care clinic
• cosmetic laser procedu
• weight control / body co
• dental clinics (teeth
whitening)
5. Technology and
Beauty Products
Go Hand & Hand
* Wrinkles be gone=use
of stem-cell-rich-back
fat used to :
fill cheeks,
create contours and
bring back a youthful appearance.
• fat is deposited into the facial features to
lift; while it creates fat growth when
injected into the breast tissue
6. • FDA approved
sculpting laser
by Zerona to
emulsify fat
• Fat can be
emulsified and
flushed out by
the lymphatic
system
• no scarring or
incisions
7. Myskin & Stila
* Myskin=Consultations
Myskin
for skin care can be
done directly from
home via internet
* for detailed skin
consultation =answer all
the questions about your body and skin
* options given from a 4500 product
database.
8. • Stila
* created the Beauty 4.0
Makeup Player
* make up train case
enables you to hear
and watch tutorials
while you apply your make up for around
$70.
9. Gel tips for fingernails & short or thin
lashes remedy from Japan
• less damaging to the
fingernails because
buffing to add or
remove the artificial
nail from the real nail
is not necessary
• Lash serums, liquid
liners and some
mascaras = created
with stimulating
peptides to increase
lash growth
10. Blood fillers=
Selphyl
* once a technique
only used on
athletes to help heal
soft tissue injuries
* Selphyl is being used to plump cheeks,
wrinkles and for acne scars
* injected into the facial features [made of your
own blood]
* no worry of an allergic reaction
* average price for this skin technique =$1100
11. “Mood Beauty”
*intersecting
psychology and
wellbeing with beauty
products
*offer psychological
benefits and
ingredients that act on
people’s
neurotransmitters
*Lavender infused-oils to relax,
peppermint to perk up
12. *night care products = idea of beauty
sleep
*cosmetics claiming to induce positive
moods or improve sleep quality
13. Mintel Beauty
Innovation
* immune-boosting
and skin-defending
claims
=products that
contain active healthcare ingredients
like rhodiola rosea and superoxide
dismutase
* forges a stronger link with
nutricosmetics
14. Back to nature…Indigenous
therapies
• Philippine examples: VCO as base oil for
massage therapies
• Infused with healing herbs: oregano,
lemongrass, peppermint, acapulco
• Utilize home-grown natural ingredients –
rich and abounding in the area/region
• Scrubs=grated coconut/coffee grains
• EFFECTIVE!!!
16. Philippine
indigenous
therapies
* Dagdagay Foot
Therapy =
traditional foot
massage from the
highlands;
* technique involves
using bamboo sticks, guaranteed to stimulate
nerving ends in a most effective and
pleasurable way
• * Hampol = herbal pouches use; a wonderful
healing treatment practiced in the Northern
part of the Philippines
17.
18. Philippine indigenous therapies
• Hampol =uses a
warmed compress
local herbs followed
by a Hilot massage
• improves blood
circulation, relieves
headaches, insomnia,
arthritis,
dysmenorrheal and
water retention.
• Pregnant women are
relieved of pelvic
muscle tightness and
19. Philippine
indigenous therapies
* VENTOSA - uses heat
resistant glasses to
remove toxins from the body.
• glasses will be warmed and applied
to the back meridians, creating a
vacuum to draw out the toxins.
• A soothing massage will be given at
the close of the treatment. HILOT
HAPLOS -
20.
21. Spa villages / farm =
Detoxification +
Healing and medicine +
Lifestyle enhancement +
Spa treatments +
Movement and spiritual
development +
Wellness, prevention and
recovery retreats
22. green massage
centers
• eco-friendly spa -
retreats
• operate on the belief
that personal health
begins with global
health
• organic products,
"green" facilities and
gorgeous natural
surroundings - all
while paying homage
to mother earth.
23. The Benefits:
Eco-spas exercise their
beliefs in a number of
ways:
*Organic,
environmentally-
friendly spa
products. =Escape from
petroleum-based, chemical-laden spa
products.
• Environmentally-conscious facilities.
=promote Mother Nature-approved practices
[use of recyclable products, solar energy,
non-toxic paint and organic bedding]
24. • Clean and green. =Non-
toxic, biodegradable,
phosphate-free, or plant-
based products are used
for cleaning eco-spas.
• Waste treatment.
= Facilities often feature
biological waste water
processing methods,
organic composting and
more.
25. Best practices!
* conservation
principles = use of
energy efficient light
bulbs,
• floors of sustainable bamboo and low-
flow shower heads
• uses organic and natural skincare
products
• offers organic fruits and food options and
uses minimal hot water
26. *reducing waste by:
=not purchasing bottled
water, plastics,
disposables, or foods
with a lot of packaging.
• switching to energy efficient lights,
• going paperless,
• committed to buying locally as much
as possible
• Buy locally and you are already
reducing pollution!
27. GREEN SPAS, ECO-
FRIENDLY SPAS
samples
1. Quebec's Spa Eastman
2. Scottsdale Spas Organicures Nail
Spawww.OrganicuresNailSpa.com
3. The Boulders Resort & Golden Door
Spawww.theboulders.com
4. Agave, The Arizona Spa at Westin Kierland
Resortwww.kierlandresort.com
5. Au Naturel Wellness & Medica Spa at The
Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata, Ottawa
28. 6. The Blue Marble Spa at the newly
transformed Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa &
Marina in San Diego, California
7. Grail Springs Holistic Health & Wellness
Centre in Ontario
8. Uhma Spa & Shop in South Beach, Florida
9. Mexico’s Rancho La Puerta
10. New Mexico’s El Monte Sagrado Living
Resort and Spa
29.
30. conclusion
• beauty brands and
suppliers have
continued to seek
creative new ways to
merge science, nature
and sustainability for
better results and more
eco-friendly formulas
and packaging
31. “We have to fight them
daily, like fleas, those
many small worries
about the morrow, for
they sap our
energies.”
Etty Hillesum
32. Thank you very much and
MABUHAY to you all from
GREENTHUMB
WELLNESS CENTRE