RENEE ESTANISLAO-COPE, RENEE ESTANISLAO-COPE, RNRN

OwnerOwner

Greenthumb Wellness CentreGreenthumb Wellness Centre

Legaspi City, PHILIPPINESLegaspi City, PHILIPPINES

Innovations in the Innovations in the Health and Beauty Health and Beauty

Industry and Industry and Possible Applications Possible Applications

in the Spa and in the Spa and Wellness BusinessWellness Business

bringing in some of the biggest innovations in the beauty industry in 2010

New Beauty for New Consumers• male grooming marketmale grooming market• hair hair colouringcolouring

market market • day spasday spas• beauty institutes and beauty institutes and

centrescentres• medical spasmedical spas• physician skin physician skin

care (doctors' care (doctors' cosmetics) cosmetics) clinicsclinics

• dental spas dental spas

• fitness clubs fitness clubs • cosmetic laser and energy-based markets cosmetic laser and energy-based markets • resort hotel thermal spas resort hotel thermal spas • convenient care clinicconvenient care clinic• cosmetic laser procedurescosmetic laser procedures• weight control / body contouring weight control / body contouring • dental clinics (teeth dental clinics (teeth

whitening)whitening)

Technology and Beauty Products Go Hand & Hand

* Wrinkles be gone=use * Wrinkles be gone=use of stem-cell-rich-back of stem-cell-rich-back fat used to :fat used to :

fill cheeks, fill cheeks, create contours and create contours and

bring back a youthful appearance. bring back a youthful appearance. • fat is deposited into the facial features to fat is deposited into the facial features to

lift; while it creates fat growth when lift; while it creates fat growth when injected into the breast tissueinjected into the breast tissue

• FDA approved FDA approved sculpting laser sculpting laser by Zerona to by Zerona to emulsify fatemulsify fat

• Fat can be Fat can be emulsified and emulsified and flushed out by flushed out by the lymphatic the lymphatic systemsystem

• no scarring or no scarring or incisionsincisions

Myskin & Stila * MyskinMyskin=Consultations 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.

• Stila 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.

Gel tips for fingernails & short or thin lashes remedy from Japan

• less damaging to the less damaging to the fingernails because fingernails because buffing to add or buffing to add or remove the artificial remove the artificial nail from the real nail nail from the real nail is not necessaryis not necessary

• Lash serumsLash serums, liquid , liquid linersliners and some and some mascarasmascaras = created = created with with stimulating stimulating peptidespeptides to increase to increase lash growthlash growth

Blood fillers= Selphyl

* once a technique * once a technique only used on only used on athletes to help heal athletes to help heal soft tissue injuries soft tissue injuries

* Selphyl is being used to plump cheeks, * Selphyl is being used to plump cheeks, wrinkles and for acne scarswrinkles and for acne scars

* injected into the facial features [made of your * injected into the facial features [made of your own blood]own blood]

* no worry of an allergic reaction* no worry of an allergic reaction

* average price for this skin technique =$1100* average price for this skin technique =$1100

“Mood Beauty”*intersecting *intersecting psychology and psychology and wellbeing with beauty wellbeing with beauty productsproducts*offer psychological *offer psychological benefits and benefits and ingredients that act on ingredients that act on people’s people’s neurotransmittersneurotransmitters

*Lavender infused-oils to relax, *Lavender infused-oils to relax, peppermint to perk uppeppermint to perk up

*night care products = idea of beauty *night care products = idea of beauty sleep sleep *cosmetics claiming to induce positive *cosmetics claiming to induce positive moods or improve sleep qualitymoods or improve sleep quality

Mintel Beauty Innovation

* immune-boosting * immune-boosting and skin-defending and skin-defending claims claims

=products that =products that contain active healthcare ingredients contain active healthcare ingredients like rhodiola rosea and superoxide like rhodiola rosea and superoxide dismutasedismutase

* forges a stronger link with * forges a stronger link with nutricosmetics nutricosmetics

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!!!

Ethnic innovations• Seashells

massage

• Bamboo massage

• Healing crystals [semiprecious stones]

• Banana leaf-wrap body polishes

• UNIQUE!!!

Philippine indigenous therapies

* * Dagdagay Foot Dagdagay Foot TherapyTherapy = = traditional foot traditional foot massage from themassage from thehighlands; highlands; * technique involves * technique involves

using bamboo sticks, guaranteed to stimulate using bamboo sticks, guaranteed to stimulate nerving ends in a most effective and nerving ends in a most effective and pleasurable waypleasurable way

• * * Hampol Hampol = = herbal pouches useherbal pouches use; a wonderful ; a wonderful healing treatment practiced in the Northern healing treatment practiced in the Northern part of the Philippinespart of the Philippines

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 bruising

Philippine indigenous therapies

* VENTOSA - uses heat * VENTOSA - uses heat resistant glasses to resistant glasses to

remove toxins from the body. remove toxins from the body. • glasses will be warmed and applied glasses will be warmed and applied

to the back meridians, creating a to the back meridians, creating a vacuum to draw out the toxins. vacuum to draw out the toxins.

• A soothing massage will be given at A soothing massage will be given at the close of the treatment. HILOT the close of the treatment. HILOT HAPLOS - HAPLOS -

Spa villages / farm =

Detoxification +Healing and medicine +Lifestyle enhancement +

Spa treatments + Movement and spiritual development + Wellness, prevention and recovery retreats

green massage green massage centerscenters

• eco-friendly spa - eco-friendly spa - retreats retreats

• operate on the belief operate on the belief that personal health that personal health begins with global begins with global healthhealth

• organic products, organic products, "green" facilities and "green" facilities and gorgeous natural gorgeous natural surroundings - all surroundings - all while paying homage while paying homage to mother earth. to mother earth.

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]

• 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.

Best practices!

* conservation * conservation principles = use of principles = use of energy efficient light energy efficient light

bulbs, bulbs, • floors of sustainable bamboo and low-floors of sustainable bamboo and low-

flow shower headsflow shower heads• uses organic and natural skincare uses organic and natural skincare

productsproducts• offers organic fruits and food options and offers organic fruits and food options and

uses minimal hot wateruses minimal hot water

*reducing waste by:*reducing waste by: =not purchasing bottled =not purchasing bottled

water, plastics, water, plastics, disposables, or foods disposables, or foods with a lot of packaging. with a lot of packaging.

• switching to energy efficient lights, switching to energy efficient lights, • going paperless, going paperless, • committed to buying locally as much committed to buying locally as much

as possibleas possible• Buy locally and you are already Buy locally and you are already

reducing pollution!reducing pollution!

GREEN SPAS, ECO-FRIENDLY SPAS

samples1. Quebec's Spa Eastman2. Scottsdale Spas Organicures Nail

Spawww.OrganicuresNailSpa.com3. The Boulders Resort & Golden Door

Spawww.theboulders.com4. Agave, The Arizona Spa at Westin Kierland

Resortwww.kierlandresort.com5. Au Naturel Wellness & Medica Spa at The

Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata, Ottawa

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

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

“We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our

energies.” Etty HillesumEtty Hillesum

Thank you very much and Thank you very much and MABUHAY to you al l fromMABUHAY to you al l from

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