ABOUT OUR PARTNERS

BEN BARNETT & HYDROTHERM
 
Ben combines physical therapy with a form of guided meditation, which helps to reconnect muscles with the brain to allow you to relearn how to use problem areas more effectively.  
 
Working with emotional issues at this level can only be performed with the client's total trust. He has already worked with a number of VIP clients including in the past treating Kylie Minogue and her team for 2 1/2 years.
He is also a Reiki master in the Usui system level 3a and combines this with all of the treatment he does.  Previously He has taught massage for Aveda in the USA, in Holland Belgium ,Italy and Grand Canaria, given demonstrations at FE colleges and exhibitions in the UK, South Africa and Greece. He has lectured at the Olympia Professional Beauty Exhibition. Organisations he has trained in include:     Harrods,   Harvey Nichols, Center Parcs, Marriott, McDonald and Swallow Hotels, Virgin health Clubs, Holmes place, The Sanctuary Covent Garden, The Royal Surrey Hospital and The Phillamore Club . He has also demonstrated Hydrotherm on GMTV and UK Living magazine programme, as well as Irish TV.  

REN SKINCARE

REN Skincare products are the UK's leading natural skincare company. They create natural and effective products by using their five guiding principles: the right ingredients, the right science, the right experience, the right environmental know-how and, most importantly, the right attitude.

 
REN's philosophy is summarised in our 5 principles:  
 
Right Ingredients  
 
We make Clean Products that don't contain skin-unfriendly ingredients including: Synthetic fragrance, petrochemicals, sulfate detergents, synthetic colours, animal ingredients and parabens. In addition, REN products do not contain potential irritants including: glycols and diglycols (such as propylene glycol), PEG's,
PPGs, urea, D.E.A, T.E.A, PABA and other synthetic sunscreens, aliphatic alcohols/hydrocarbons, phthalates,
fumarates, amines, alkanolamines, synthetic AHAs/BHAs, polyacrylamide, metacrylate, elastomer, poloxamer,
styrene, vinyl, polyquaternium, synthetic chelating agents, nylon, nitriles, nitrates, nitrosamine releasers,
bromates, fluor, aluminum and alumina.  
 
Right Science  
 
We aim to pioneer new ways of applying the latest discoveries in bio active technology to produce skincare formulations that boost the skin's natural processes of protection, repair and renewal.    
 
Right Product Experience
 
This is our pleasure principle. It matters because it can change your world. You wake up, use REN and the world is just a 5% nicer place to be. So you eat a healthier breakfast, choose clothes that are 5% nicer, you walk 5% taller and smile 5% more, as a consequence people notice you 5% more and are 5% nicer to you…..it can be a magically virtuous circle.  
 
Right Environmental Impact  
 
We do our bit to minimise our use of the world's limited natural resources. We donate a minimum of 2.5% of our profits to campaigns that promote a better environment and a better life for those less fortunate than ourselves.  
 
Right Attitude  
 
We believe a principle is a principle even if it costs money. We believe we reap what we sow. We prefer goodwill to suspicion, humour to gravitas. We welcome difference.
 
O•P•I

A family-owned company committed to the highest quality products and to our customers' well-being, OPI has long been a leader in the community and within the Professional Beauty Industry. Quite simply, we are dedicated to excellence.
 
OPI was founded in 1981 by President & CEO George Schaeffer, who immigrated to the U.S. as a child from post-World War II Eastern Europe. OPI continues to be family-owned, with Schaeffer at the helm, and has grown to become the world leader in professional nail care.
 
With this position comes responsibility, and OPI has always been committed to providing our customers with the finest quality in products and services.
 
From its inception, OPI broke through nail industry barriers. Schaeffer was one of the first in the nail industry to focus on and limit sales of product to and through beauty professionals only, and who realized the importance of education in both the sale and use of the product. From the very beginning, OPI has shown its commitment to quality by putting batch numbers, instructions and ingredients on all of the products it sells. OPI has a dedicated team of scientists who ensure product quality and safety, and bring the latest technology and advances to its product offerings.
 
OPI also takes a lead within the Professional Beauty Industry in raising the standards by which the industry operates. OPI is active in numerous industry associations whose aim is to ensure that consumer safety is always preserved, through products and services which are developed to meet and exceed safety standards. The company works closely with federal, state, local, and international agencies and scientists for the same purpose.
 
In addition to its commitment to customer service and safety, OPI is committed to the safety of its own employees. Work-safety seminars are held at the company's headquarters several times each year, and employees are urged to make safety a priority.
 
Probably more than any other professional nail care product it produces, OPI is renowned globally for its Nail Lacquers - a brilliant, chip-resistant, professional formula available in over 200 fashion-forward colors. With clever names that customers look forward to with each new Collection, OPI Nail Lacquers are beloved around the world, and trusted by professionals. Neither OPI Nail Lacquers nor any other OPI product or service is subject to animal testing.
 
Schaeffer is well-known for his philanthropy and his dedication to giving something back to the community. The Schaeffer Family Foundation, established by Schaeffer and his family, has donated millions of dollars to multiple charities, with an emphasis on those which support health-related causes and children's education.
 
In addition to helping those in need across the U.S. and around the world (most recently, a matching-funds donation of over $350,000 to the American Red Cross to help with recovery after Hurricane Katrina), the Foundation donates to the most local of causes, including a community health clinic in North Hollywood for those without health insurance. The Schaeffer Family Foundation also awards OPI employees' children with computers.
 
OPI continues to be unrelenting in the fight against diversion of Professional Beauty products, spending millions of dollars in an effort to protect consumers from unwittingly purchasing tainted, unsafe product, and to help the Professional Beauty Industry maintain its high standards of quality. 
 
OPI's reputation is built on its commitment to quality, safety, innovation and excellence - a commitment it honours with every product, every day.