Day Spa Design - Salon and Spa Industry Links

Salon and Spa Industry Links

Below find some useful and reputable links to spa and salon industry resources

Associations

Aesthetics International Association - Serving aestheticians since 1972, AIA's mission is to raise the standards of education and public awareness of the aesthetics industry

Day Spa Association - A place to find a day spa accredited by The Day Spa Association in the directory you can search by spa type or spa state. Also a helpful library of resources and information relating to the spa industry.

Medical Spa Association - An association dedicated to the promotion of excellence, innovation and cooperation within the medical spa industry.

National Cosmetology Association - Represents the interests of the professional salon industry. NCA's membership includes more than 25,000 salon owners, hairdressers, nail technicians, estheticians, educators, and students - and is the world's largest association of salon professionals.

Trade Magazines

American Salon - A publication serving professional hairdressers and beauty salon owners

American Spa - Get the latest American Spa News! One of the industry's leading spa information resources

DAYSPA - The Premier Spa Business Resource.

DermaScope - Skin care magazine for estheticians, spa owners, and the salon industries. Includes 'The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Spa Therapy'

Modern Salon - Your source for the latest trends in hair styles. Looking for the latest hair style idea? They have the hair style information you need.

Salon Today - Offering a message board for salon owners to share and solve salon problems, updates on Salon Today competitions and events, education resources and much more!

SkinInc - A magazine and website for spa professionals featuring exclusive articles, new products, daily industry news, the popular Vocal Point and more.

Spa Management Journal - The world's only spa management journal featuring the latest information in spa management.

Trade Shows

IECSC - With three leading spa shows across the country, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conferences in New York, Las Vegas and Orlando provide superior education and dynamic show floors

International Beauty Show - Thousands of beauty professionals attend IBS New York each year, ready to learn, shop and enhance their careers.

Day Spa Expo and Business Forum - Dedicated to offering the best in vendor and product selection, as well as providing a focused business education program designed and produced specifically for this annual international event.

Green Building

U.S. Green Building Council - The Official Site for the U.S. Green Building Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.

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GreenBuilding.com - A helpful site giving you the initial topics and some solutions to consider when building a new facility with the planet in mind.

Finish Materials Resources and Tools

Flooring

Armstrong - Vast assortment of Armstrong brands and products

Capri Cork Flooring - Newly established Capri cork is dedicated to offering high quality "surfaces, textures and coverings" which are earth friendly, long lasting, easy to clean and good looking.

Stamped and Stained Concrete Floors - Find out more about stained and stamped concrete floors at Concrete Network.