Beauty Salon New York
Women's History Month - Martha Matilda Harper
Martha Harper was the first to coax wealthy women out of their homes to have their hair done. Her salons offered private, serene surroundings staffed by professional attendants trained in scientific methods, and organic beauty products that would be at home in today's trendiest salons. She even invented-but failed to patent, an enormous mistake-the reclining shampoo chair and sink now used in salons worldwide. ... "The Harper Method" was a health-conscious salon experience embraced by the social elite. Using scientific techniques and applications, salon operators sought to bring out the inner beauty of customers by promoting healthy skin and hair, and by reducing the stress of everyday living. Neck, shoulder and head massages were part of the package. Martha believed that beauty was based in good health, and that every person was beautiful. ... [Read More]
FDA/CFSAN Cosmetics - Trade Publications
Salon Today (Vance Publishing Corp.) 400 Knightsbridge Pkwy. Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Phone: (847) 634-2600 Fax: (847) 634-4342 E-mail: lsmoke@vancepublishing.com Web site: www.salontoday.com ... American Salon (Advanstar) 1 Park Ave., 2 nd Floor New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 951-6600 Fax: (212) 951-6666 Web site: www.americansalonmag.com ... Beauty Fashion 8 West 38 th Street, Ste. 200 New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 840-8800 Fax: (212) 840-7246 E-mail: afarah@cosmeticworld.com Web site: www.beautyfashion.com ... [Read More]
Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney--Reading 1
In 1913, her daughter, who would later change her name to A'Lelia, persuaded Madam Walker to buy a house in Harlem as the New York base of the business. The house contained living quarters, a beauty salon, and a school for training salon operators. Walker soon began to spend at least half her time in New York and moved there permanently in 1916. She left the day-to-day management of her manufacturing operation in Indianapolis to F.B. Ransom, her attorney and general manager, and Alice Kelly, the factory forewoman. Later that year she built her dream house, a mansion in Irvington-on-Hudson, a wealthy community north of New York City. ... [Read More]
FDA/CFSAN Cosmetics--Safe Use of Eye Products; Eyelash Dyes
FDA's new warning was prompted by a recent report from the NewYork City area of an injury possibly associated with eyebrow andeyelash tinting. An informal FDA survey of beauty salonadvertisements in the Washington, DC area following the report fromNew York indicates that some establishments are promoting"permanent" eyebrow and eyelash dyeing or tinting services. ... Consumers should be aware that there are no natural orsynthetic color additives approved by FDA for dyeing or tintingeyelashes and eyebrows--either for use in beauty salons or in thehome. In fact, the law requires all hair dye products to includeinstructions for performing patch tests before use to identify forpossible allergic reactions, and to carry warnings about thedangers of applying these products to eyebrows and eyelashes. ... [Read More]
Volunteer Support Project
In the neighborhood/community – escorted trips for shopping, visits to the post office, barber shop or beauty salon, medical appointments and escort to senior centers, libraries, schools and universities so that visually impaired seniors may participate in group activities ... [Read More]
Fingernails: Looking Good While Playing Safe
With the increased use of nail services and products in recent years has come growing concern about safety. According to Nails 1995 Fact Book, U.S. consumers will spend an estimated $5.2 billion on nail services in 1995, half a billion more than in 1994. They can choose from 34,852 freestanding nail salons across the country--nearly 2,000 more than a year ago--or hundreds of thousands of beauty salons that offer nail services. ... Selecting a Safe Nail Salon To help you decide if a salon provides sanitary nail services, nail and public health experts suggest considering the following: Is the salon licensed? Licenses often are posted. If you don't see one, ask. ... [Read More]
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