founded 1986 founders jane wurwand ray wurwand headquarters carson california united states products skin care website www.dermalogica.com dermalogica is an american personal care company headquartered in carson california . 1 2 its product portfolio includes cleansers exfoliants toners masques eye treatments and moisturizers as well as an acne treatment line for teens . 1 3 4 5 dermalogica has primary operations in the united states the united kingdom canada australia and ireland and is sold in more than 80 countries worldwide . 6 7 contents 1 history 2 dermalogica foundation 3 controversy 4 awards and media 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1983 jane wurwand a tenured skin therapist and licensed instructor arrived in los angeles from the united kingdom . 8 approximately six months earlier her then boyfriend now husband raymond wurwand took a job as a sales representative for a company selling equipment to the skin care industry . 8 9 together they hosted skin therapy classes in the company s showroom to educate students and promote the equipment . 8 following the success of their educational programs jane and ray wurwand created a business plan to continue their courses . by the end of 1983 the couple had launched the school that became the first international dermal institute idi in marina del rey . 8 two years later wurwand set out to develop products free of common skin irritants including lanolin sd alcohol mineral oil artificial colors and fragrances . 10 this was inspired by student requests as well as a lack of existing products that jane wurwand could use could use on her skin which experienced dermatitis and chronic eczema . 8 11 dermalogica was created and premiered in 1986 as a skin care line sold in concept spaces and in authorized salons spas and beauty supply stores . 3 9 10 as of 2013 dermalogica has more than 100 000 trained skin therapists around the globe and 22 concept spaces in north america europe asia australia africa and the middle east ; 3 3 9 12 13 the concept spaces and or hybrid learning centers worldwide are dedicated to bringing consumer and professional education professional treatments and retail sales together under one roof . 3 14 15 16 dermalogica continues to operate the international dermal institute idi a provider of postgraduate skin care education . 17 with 38 postgraduate training centers and 45 international affiliates idi trains more than 75 000 professional skin therapists every year . 17 18 idi is also responsible for the research and development of dermalogica treatments and products . 18 as of august 1 2015 dermalogica inc. operates as a subsidiary of unilever plc. 1 dermalogica foundation edit the dermalogica foundation was founded in 1999 to invest in community organizations working to improve the lives of women and children . 19 on january 6 2011 the dermalogica foundation s financial independence through entrepreneurship fite initiative was created in partnership with kiva.org to fund small loans for women entrepreneurs in developing countries . 20 fite became the first microlending platform campaign accessible to consumers online offline and through retail channels . 21 fite also works to engage the private sector its marketing prowess its employee networks and funding support to empower women entrepreneurs globally . 21 since its launch fite has funded more than 36 000 women across 68 countries . 7 today fite includes support for education mentorship and job skill training for women and girls as well as support for local grassroots initiatives to help women become leaders impactful citizens and champions for pressing social issues . fite helps support 17 organizations including girl rising these numbers have faces and worldskills . 7 controversy edit in 2011 the sunday times published an article called the woman who started a cult referring to the brand s cult like following and germany s suspicion that dermalogica was affiliated with scientology . in the article jane wurwand said we had to sign a document declaring we had never been affiliated with scientology because there were all these people smiling saying the same thing so enthusiastically . they assumed we did a form of brainwashing . i suppose i can see why we do talk about dermalogica like a tribe on a mission . 22 awards and media edit dermalogica has won awards and been recognized by publications including instyle harper s bazaar new woman launchpad disambiguation needed cosmetic executive women cew allure american spa american salon shecky s life & style the uk beauty awards vogue guild awards of excellence and coolbrands . 23 24 references edit a b c dermalogica inc. private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . research and markets dermalogica inc. company profile and swot analysis contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations to date . reuters . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b c d e dermalogica usa . dermalogica.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . dermalogica gives teens with mild to moderate acne a clear start . cosmeticsbusiness.com . 2013 09 05 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . clear start usa . clearstart.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . research and markets dermalogica inc. company profile and swot analysis contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations to date . business wire . 2012 01 05 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b c joinfite . joinfite . 2011 02 23 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b c d e jane wurwand starting a business and growing your company ladies who launch . ladieswholaunch.com . 2006 06 20 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b c skin by dermalogica . nuvo magazine . 2012 08 27 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b our story . dermalogica . retrieved 2013 10 29 . chen eva 2008 12 03 . 20 questions with dermalogica founder jane wurwand teen vogue daily . teenvogue.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . chanel iman . on montana santa monica . dermalogica . retrieved 2013 10 29 . bioactive peel launch center . dermalogica.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . felicia c. sullivan interview entrepreneur jane wurwand ceo of dermalogica . huffingtonpost.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . worldskills international dermalogica . worldskills.org . 2013 05 01 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . dermalogica debuts first hybrid learning facility . american spa . 2013 01 21 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b skin solutions skincare center the international dermal institute . skinsolutionsvt.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b mission and history . international dermal institute . retrieved 29 october 2013 . foundation . dermalogica . retrieved 2013 10 29 . dermalogica accounts join fite for national women s history month los angeles march 1 2011 prnewswire . prnewswire.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b kiva.org joins dermalogica to launch microlending platform joinfite.org to fund women entrepreneurs ; geena davis eileen fisher nicholas kristof among strategic partners . kiva . 2011 01 06 . retrieved 2013 10 29 . kate spicer 2011 04 03 . the woman who started a cult . the sunday times . retrieved 2013 10 29 . pdf https web.archive.org web 20150209025713 http www.dermalogicaskincentre.com pdf brand story book.pdf . archived from the original pdf on february 9 2015 . retrieved august 31 2015 . missing or empty title help dermalogica news dermalogica blog . jerseybeautycompany.co.uk . retrieved 2013 10 29 . external links edit dermalogica international dermal institute dermalogica foundation fite jane wurwand founder dermalogica video produced by makers women who make america retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dermalogica & oldid 739451787 categories skin carehidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsall articles with links needing disambiguationarticles with links needing disambiguation from november 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 19 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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