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August SKINsider

8.30.11

Hello…here are a few things you may have missed from passed blogs….if you have any questions, feel free to call or email us. Don’t forget to subscribe to our blogs via the RSS feed to your right as well as sign up for email up dates. Also follow us on facebook and twitter.

Happy Labor Day!

In honor of hard workers everywhere, it is time to enjoy your parades, BBQ, sand and sun. Despite the temperature in some cities Labor Day officially marks the end of summer and like many businesses CoValence will be closed on Monday, September 5th in observance of the holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday, September 6th. We hope you all have stay safe and enjoy your holiday.

FREE SAMPLE! Your Eye Wish is granted!

Say no to your lines with the ingredient ChroNOline.

Stop the hands of time with Renovage®.

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Attention all AZ Companies: Arizona Export Compliance Summit

8.30.11

Arizona Export Compliance Summit

September 7-8, 2011

Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center

Registration: www.regonline.com/azexportsummit

About the Arizona District Export Council: www.exportaz.org

Greetings from the Arizona US Export Assistance Center & the Arizona District Export Council,

Please join us and our partners for a hands-on, application-focused two-day review and update of the compliance challenges facing technology exporters, manufacturers, brokers, freight forwarders and academic institutions of all sizes. Insightful speakers will review a wide range of issues facing trade compliance executives, empowered officials and practitioners at all levels including: automation in trade compliance; best practices; export control reform; merger and acquisition due diligence; enforcement, disclosures and investigations; real world case studies, lessons learned from industry peers; and more.

Day 1:

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in the Enhanced Enforcement Environment

Day 2:

Challenges Facing Empowered Officials & Trade Compliance Professionals

Venue:
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center
7700 East McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Cost:

• $495 per person

• $325 day 1 only / $195 day 2 only

• $25 discount applies for members of Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Arizona International Growth Group, Arizona Technology Council, District Export Council or Int’l Compliance Professionals Assoc. members. To receive the discount, enter AZEXPORT in the discount code field when registering.

• Breakfast, Snacks and the Networking Reception Included

• Presenters will be available for 1 hour, no-cost sessions on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 8th.

Register on-line today at www.regonline.com/azexportsummit

Brought to you by: Arizona District Export Council & the Arizona U.S. Export Assistance Center

Sponsored by: Management Dynamics, Inc. & Snell Wilmer LLP

In partnership with: Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Arizona International Growth Group, Arizona Technology Council, The Export Practitioner, International Compliance Professionals Association, and Trade Compliance Solutions.

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Look maaah-va-lous with our MARvelous Oceanic Mask.

8.25.11

We have landed on beachy shores with our new and improved product… MARvelous Oceanic Mask. We have added a new all natural Caribbean Blue color so you can feel you are on vacation anytime you are using this cooling mask.

Anyone who has stood on the soft, white sandy shores of a Caribbean lagoon is able to vividly describe the gorgeous, brilliant blue waters that tickled their toes as well as the cool tropical breeze that danced on their skin. MARvelous Oceanic Mask may not provoke the same reaction as a Caribbean blue lagoon… However, it does successfully capture the striking Caribbean blue (yes, from a natural color) color while the cooling essence of an oceanic mist infuses the skin with firming, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Just as a wave cascades on to the shore, so does the amazing MARvelous Oceanic Mask benefits on to the skin. Our chemists handpicked the algaes for MARvelous Oceanic Mask due to the algaes’ impressive triggers of strengthening, firming and improving tone, resulting in a flawless complexion. The Phycocyanins continue to decrease inflammation of the skin as well as the blue-green algae gives MARvelous Oceanic Mask its vivid blue hue.

The versatile MARvelous Oceanic Mask can be worn as a daily cooling, anti-aging mask or after a treatment to calm, and infuse the skin with anti-aging benefits… just as a Caribbean ocean (not during hurricane season) calms the soul.

Our product testers loved the ease in which they could wear the mask during the day and evening. Some of the product testers found that the mask could be worn as an occlusive daily ‘boost’ facial gel in lieu of their favorite serum, during the day.

It won’t take as long as a ‘three hour tour’ before you will start hearing people say… “Your skin looks simply maaah-va-lous… Daaahling!”

Please contact a Sales or Account Executive at 480.897.0551 if you would like more information or samples.

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Say no to your lines with the ingredient ChroNOline™

8.17.11

ChroNOline™ is a biomimetic tetrapeptide that boosts the production of key components for optimal skin structural support. In a clinical trial involving 27 female volunteers aged from 40 to 65, ChroNOline™ reduced fine lines & wrinkles by as much as 29% after 28 days.

Most people are happy to live longer but refuse to grow old! Sales of anti-aging products are very important and represent a huge commercial potential. Many of us are seeking ways to reduce and delay the numerous signs of aging while others simply want to age gracefully.

According to studies, 40% of the baby boomers describe themselves as very or somewhat concern about getting older. The cosmetic industry is blooming, pumping into the market new cosmetic products and treatments to help them look good. Consumers are willing to pay a premium to give them a promise of looking ‘forever young.’ The anti-aging industry is a fast growing and extremely profitable enterprise for everyone involved in it.

But not all anti-age ingredients are created equal.

While traditionally the sources of cosmetic actives used to be limited to plant extracts, essential oils, and vitamins, nowadays synthetic molecules can be engineered for this purpose. The beauty of the process is that highly specific ingredients that mimic natural sources can be designed with increased efficacy and, specificity, at lower dosage. Based on our developing knowledge of the complex physiology of the skin, biomimetic peptides are created and shaped in such a way that they can substitute for natural skin growth factors to address various cosmetic needs. Biomimetic peptides are the new generation of skin care products.

Consumers agree that ChroNOline™ provides an immediate well-being effect and rendering the skin smoother, firmer and more even for a younger and more rested look.

We have three amazine private label products that feature ChroNOline™.

Reboot Serum (VLT0.4010) renews and promotes healthy tissue growth, boosts collagen and reduces wrinkles with its effective combination of EGF, ChroNOline™ and Cococin™.

Eye Wish (VLT0.5504) conquers dryness and effectively firms as soon as the ‘light as a feather’ cream is applied to skin thanks to the efficacious, elite luxury team of Fi-Flow, Argierline ®, Leuphaysl ® and ChroNOline™.

Chain Reaction Cream (VLT0.5002) reduces and prevents wrinkles, protects and nourishes mitochondria and plumps and smoothes skin with Mitoprotect™, EGF and ChroNOline™.

No worries if you do not see something that fits your product line… Contact us and we would be more than happy to customize a revolutionary product for you with ChroNOline™!

Please contact your Sales and/or Executive for more information.

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FREE SAMPLE! Your Eye Wish is Granted.

8.8.11

How many years have you been wishing for a truly unique, luxury eye cream? Well, CoValence is here – granting wishes!

CoValence has created a novel, luxury eye cream that should actually have its own category, thanks to Fi-Flow which makes the product feel like a soft mousse that is transformed into a light serum once applied to skin. Even though the soft texture of Eye Wish is highly unique, it was not formulated to just sit on the skin and ‘feel nice’ – It is a power house packed with botanicals and anti-wrinkle ingredients that have multiple preventative functions which includes firming, building essential collagen and increasing moisture nourishment.

Eye Wish exemplifies, ‘luxury’, and therefore it is formulated with the ingredients we would want to see in a luxurious product, including the successful pairing of 5% Argireline® (the most well-known peptide) along with 5% Leuphasyl®. New research shows that this dynamic peptide duo work far better together than separately — making Eye Wish a perfect topical take-home companion product, post-cosmetic injection procedures.

Borage Oil contains the highest GLA (Gamma Linolenic Acid) concentration of any oil available which helps to increase cell resilience and moistens the fatty layer beneath the skin. Borage Oil, along with other botanicals and ChroNoline, delivers a multitude of beauty benefits such as aiding collagen loss, soothing dry, scaly skin and combating the illusive wrinkle (or two).

Our product testers visibly noticed that the light, airy texture of Eye Wish was extremely effective at firming and plumping the skin, quickly reducing the look of fine lines. They also realized that even though the Eye Wish ingredients were chosen specifically for the eye area and expression lines, it can also be worn as an all over, beautiful anti-age face cream.

‘Eye’ Wish… granted!

Please email your Sales or Account Executive for your free sample or call 480.897.0551 or email customerservice@covalence.com.

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Stop the hands of time with Renovage®

8.2.11

We all know that our age is written on our face, especially when obvious signs, such as wrinkles, are present in large numbers and when they are deep. This explains the heavy demand for cosmetic skin care products; their daily use can delay the appearance of wrinkles.

Most facial skin care products on the market at present claim that they can significantly diminish and reduce wrinkles. However, with so much choice sometimes confusing the consumer, companies are beginning to diversify product ranges in order to target a wider audience of women who are now looking for ‘preventative’ action rather than a ‘quick fix’.

We know that telomeres are the cell’s biological clock regulating how fast we age. They are found in both the epidermis and dermis and shorten every time the cell divides. Cells are only able to divide a limited number of times before they die. Sounds pretty dire. We thought we were supposed to promote cell turnover to stay young. So what do we do? We know we can’t lengthen telomeres, but can we just stop them from shortening? Renovage® from Sederma claims to do just that.

Renovage® is the ingredient, Teprenone, which stabilizes telomere shortening increasing cell life by 1/3. That’s a lot of years in the life of a cell. And if slowing down our cells’ biological clock wasn’t enough, Renovage® firms, hydrates, plumps and reduces wrinkles, sun spots, redness and pore size.

If you would like to try one of our products that contain Renovage®, we have a great neck and chest cream called ‘The Plunge.’ For far too long, women have hidden behind scarves and turtlenecks to hide their aging chests and necks. However, ever since CoValence® has introduced The Plunge, the décolletage is making a resounding home coming just as the turkey ‘waddle’ neck has flown the coop. Ageing is a fact of life; it can be daunting and at the same time beautiful. Yet, we tend to forget, as we are driving from one soccer game to the next, that ageing can be managed. One easy step is to apply The Plunge once or twice daily. After continued use of The Plunge our product testers quickly noticed a new, revitalized neck and décolletage – one worth showing off!

Ask a Sales or Account Executive today how you can try a sample of Renovage® or how to incorporate this ingredient into your custom formulation. Call us at 480.897.0551 or email us a customerservice@covalence.com.

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Are you feeling CRANtastic?

7.26.11

CRANtastic Power Powder (VLT0.4514) is a combination of L-ascorbic Acid, Cranberry and Acai Fruit Extracts to make an extraordinary powder and when added to your favorite cream, serum, mask or gel it gives an extra boost of antioxidants, brightening and collagen strengthening.

Please contact a Sales or Account Executive at 480.897.0551 if you would like more information or samples.

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Three new great products for ‘After Hours’

7.25.11

We have three new wonderful products we would like to introduce as part of our ‘After Hours’ campaign. If you have any questions or would like samples, please contact an Account or Sales Executive at 480.897.0551.

‘The All Nighter’ (VLT0.3009) Skin cells rejuvenate the fastest during nighttime sleep. So, it makes sense to create an active rich anti-aging night treatment that helps to increase skin cell turnover as well as feed the skin with beneficial nutrients. The All Nighter actives work synergistically to optimize cellular respiration, improve epidermal barrier function, produce energy in Mitochondria and help to restore UV damage. We could have stopped right there, but we continued by adding encapsulated Retinol that increases elasticity of the skin by 20% and decreases wrinkles up to 17% after a short 12 weeks.

‘Night Cap’ (VLT0.5019) In case you were wondering… CoValence’s Night Cap is not a hat you wear to bed as the father wore in The Night Before Christmas, nor does it mean an alcoholic drink taken just before bedtime. Staying true to our Hedgehog Principle, CoValence’s Night Cap is a spectacular, pearly pink anti-age skincare serum-gel. Night Cap’s sole purpose is to revitalize skin that is fatigued from not getting enough sleep. So, in reality, Night Cap is for everyone… whether you paint the town red or you are up late to watch Conan. Night Cap’s cooling sensation invigorates and nourishes the skin, while the bright, energizing scent wakes up the senses. Wait… that’s not all… Ceramide-3 protects skin from external influences and iridescence gives skin an extra glow by reflecting light.

‘Synful Serum’ (VLT0.4029) Whoever said to “sin” was a bad thing clearly hasn’t had the experience of using CoValence’s Synful Serum. That, we can assure you, is all good! Synful’s sinister concoction will have anyone who tries it begging, stealing and borrowing to get more. The silky smooth consistency will gently embrace your face, while luxuriously adding firming and anti-aging benefits to skin. One of the ‘synful’ ingredients that shares center stage with the other ‘synfully’ spectacular ingredients is, Syn®-Ake. As its name suggests, Syn®-Ake mimics the firming effects of a snake’s venomous bite and it proved to reduce wrinkle size by 52% in 28 days! Syn®-Ake shares center stage with other ‘synfully’ delightful actives, including Syn®-Coll, Syn®-Tacks and Syn®-Hycan. You will get the power of four (4) extremely potent peptides complexes that not only will reduce the wrinkles you currently have on your skin, but will help you stay away from the doctor’s needle.

If you have any questions, please contact an Account or Sales Executive at 480.897.0551 or customerservice@covalence.com.

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Introducing ‘Easy Going Frothy Cleanser’

7.13.11

Easy Going Frothy Cleanser (VLT0.1020) a new generation of moisturizing cleanser that heals sensitivities which are prevalent in Health‐Challenged Skin®. Helps fight premature aging with anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant rich botanical extracts.

Please contact one of our Sales and/or Account Executives at 480.897.0551 if you have any questions about these or any other questions.

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Summer SKINsider

7.12.11

We are back from New York and had a great time at the HBA Expo. If you were there and didn’t get a chance to talk to us, please call us at 480-897-0551 or email us at customerservice@covalence.com. We would be happy to answer any questions would have about our ‘Vault’ private label products or custom formulations.