company based in redmond washington that produces the clarisonic line of skin care products . the company was sold to l oreal in 2011 . 1 contents 1 availability 2 co founders 3 charities 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links 7 sources availability edit clarisonic products are available to spa owners physicians and consumers . the consumer line of products include clarisonic cleansing devices available in plus aria mia 2 and mia models the clarisonic opal sonic infusion device and the clarisonic pedi . spa owners and physicians carry the consumer line along with the clarisonic pro model . clarisonic products are sold in retailers such as sephora and nordstrom and on the company s website www.clarisonic.com . co founders edit clarisonic was founded by david giuliani robb akridge steve meginniss ward harris and ken pilcher in 2000 . giuliani clarisonic s ceo is the former co founder and ceo of optiva which developed the sonicare line of toothbrushes . giuliani sold optiva to philips oral healthcare in 2000 . 2 akridge was a scientist at optiva corporation before co founding clarisonic . he holds a bachelor s degree from university of texas a master of science degree in biology from texas state university san marcos and a doctorate in microbiology from texas a & m university . ken pilcher is the lead inventor of clarisonic s skin care systems . in the past he has developed avionics for the nasa space shuttle as well as medical electronics . charities edit clarisonic s pink campaign has raised over 1 million dollars to fight breast cancer . the company currently donates proceeds from its pink products to the american cancer society look good feel better campaign . as of october 11 2010 clarisonic has donated over 1 million to the look good ... feel better campaign . 3 awards and recognition edit 2012 glamour magazine best skin device 4 allure magazine best of beauty 5 harper s bazaar magazine beauty hot 100 citation needed health magazine the top beauty buys of 2012 citation needed instyle magazine best beauty buys citation needed self magazine healthy beauty awards citation needed qvc customer choice beauty award citation needed 2011 ebony magazine beauty & grooming award citation needed elle magazine genius awards citation needed instyle magazine best beauty buys citation needed ladies home journal magazine beauty awards citation needed look fantastic hair & beauty award citation needed new beauty beauty choice award citation needed woman & home best in beauty citation needed 2010 allure magazine beauty breakthrough award citation needed icmad city award for personal care product citation needed icmad personal care product innovation citation needed inc. magazine 500 fastest growing private companies list 305 citation needed puget sound business journal fastest growing 5 citation needed qvc customer choice beauty award citation needed 2009 instyle magazine best beauty buys citation needed star superstar award citation needed qvc customer choice beauty award citation needed 2008 qvc customer choice beauty award 2007 the clarisonic skin cleansing system was named one of oprah s favorite things references edit l or al completes acquisition of clarisonic maker . antoinette alexander . drugstorenews.com . 2011 12 16 . retrieved 2013 12 09 . philips to acquire optiva corporation maker of the sonicare sonic toothbrush . philips . 2000 08 22 . retrieved 2013 12 09 . clarisonic empowers cancer patients to put their best face forward . prnewswire.com . 2010 09 28 . retrieved 2013 12 09 . clarisonic wins glammy award for best skin device . retrieved 23 april 2016 . clarisonic wins allure s 2012 best of beauty award . retrieved 23 april 2016 . external links edit official site sources edit this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2013 learn how and when to 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