Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand talks of ‘empowering women’ at blogger event

I attended an evening with Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand last night at a Dermalogica store just off High Street Kensington.

Jane is an incredibly inspirational woman and left me feeling fired up to start my own business (something which I’m hoping to do at some point!)

Jane founded the company over 25 years ago with her then boyfriend (now husband) and they remain the sole owners today. Her enthusiasm for skin health, combined with a determination for financial independence, were the roots for founding the business.

She is extremely passionate about the role of women within Dermalogica and business in general. She talks of “empowering women to have their own business” by providing them with the skill sets needed at her worldwide training schools, The International Dermal Institute.

Dermalogica’s philosophy is about skin health and skin wellness, about products that work. Jane is quick to point out that she never refers to beauty or pampering. She says: “The future of skin therapy is skin, not beauty. It is about skin health and skin wellness- luxury/pampering/beauty does not resonate with me. I expect products that will deliver what they say they will do. We’re not about being pretty.”

Dermalogica is now the number 1 professional skin therapy line worldwide, it ships 28 million products per year, with 75,000 skin therapists worldwide and 25,000 salons who stock their products.

Amazingly, Jane has never advertised and Dermalogica now dominates the professional skincare industry purely through word of mouth and recommendations!

I have a some fab products in the goody bag, so will be reviewing them in the next month or so.

For more info on the brand and products, visit their website at www.dermalogica.com/uk

ADDITION: I’ve just been reading a bad review of last night’s Dermalogica event, see Katie Chutzpah’s blog post Dermalogica. A lesson on how NOT to treat bloggers. I think she makes some interesting points (if a little harsh!) but to be honest I didn’t experience that because I left after about 45 minutes to go to a wine tasting event and what of the talk I did hear, I actually found v.interesting. But that is the beauty of blogging I suppose, you have the ability to say exactly what you think…!

fashionbite xx