President and CEO Dr. Mark Lees founded Mark Lees Skin Care, Inc. in 1983. Mark Lees Skin Care, is a personal care products firm that specializes in skin care and operates a day spa in Florida. It makes cleansers, masks, moisturizers, sunscreens, and toners under brand names Concept Clean, Moisture Support System, Sensitive Science, Alpha Advance, Pept-Eyes, Mark Lees signature line, and others. The company also manufactures Hydramatte non-clogging makeup and produces instructional books and videos for its products. Customers can order products by calling, emailing, mailing, shopping through the company's Web site, or through local sales reps.

Founded in 1790, Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth a.s. was the first to invent graphite leads from graphite and clay. Today it manufactures and distributes art, office, and school supplies. Formerly a Czech state-owned company, it was privatized in 1992 and bought by Gama Group in 1994. Products include such items as crayons, pastels, pens, pencils and erasers, oil and watercolor paints, tempura and India inks, modelling clays, as well as office supplies such as ink cartridges, plastic injection moldings, and so on. Koh-i-noor products are sold in more than 70 countries. Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth a.s. company is owned by Gama Group, which, in turn, is held by G Group.

Orchids Paper Products Company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Pryor, Oklahoma. Orchids Paper Products Company manufactures tissue paper products serving the private label consumer markets in the United States. It produces a line of tissue products, including paper towels, bathroom tissue, and paper napkins. Orchids Paper Products Company customers include value retailers (dollar stores), discount retailers, grocery stores, grocery wholesalers and cooperatives, and convenience stores. Orchids Paper Products offers its products under Orchids, Velvet, Colortex, Ultra Valu, Dri-Mop, Big Mopper, Soft & Fluffy, Tackle, My-Size, and Care brand names.

The Bull family controls Bradner Central, which was founded in 1852. Bradner Central Company is the parent company of several light-converting and paper-distributing subsidiaries, including Bradner Smith & Co. and Bradner National. It serves publishers of catalogs, magazines, books, and other commercial printers with some 2,200 products, including fine and specialty papers for printing, business forms, and envelopes, and, to a lesser degree, pressure-sensitive films, foils, and vinyls. The subsidiaries supply businesses in such industries as advertising, direct mail, insurance, label printing, and quick printing.

Bienestar International wants consumers to think about the well-being of the people who work for its manufacturers. Bienestar and its No Sweat Apparel brand broke into the market by emphasizing fair labor practices -- outsourcing its manufacturing to union shops that pay living wages and offer benefits to workers. The company offers plain and screen-printed T-shirts, hoodies, accessories, and shoes for men, women, and children. Products are retailed through Bienestar's e-commerce site and more than 150 specialty stores in the US, Canada, and Europe. It also wholesales its merchandise to schools, churches, and other groups. CEO Adam Neiman and his wife, VP Natalia Muina, each own about 40% of the firm.

Avlon Industries, Inc. company was founded in 1984 by chemist Dr. Ali Syed, who serves as Avlon's president. Avlon Industries company, a hair-care product maker, specializes in treatments for ethnic hair. Products include relaxer and conditioning systems, permanent wave and professional coloring lines, and maintenance and styling items sold under names such as Affirm, Ferm, FiberGuard, KeraCare, and MoisturColor. Avlon's products are available for purchase through professional salons in the US and Canada. The company also has offices in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK to facilitate distribution to Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

Laboratoires Druide was founded in 1979 by its president, Alain Renaud. Laboratories Druide comes from an old, old school of skin care. The Quebec-based Druide makes and markets natural body care, hair care, baby care, and skin care products, as well as soaps, massage creams, lipstick, sunscreen, and anti-mosquito citronella products. The company claims to have invented the "first" (perhaps since the Druids) ecological (i.e., without any chemical) skin care products. Ingredients include materials such as plant extractions, goat's milk and shea butter, and can be purchased through specialty skin care retailers the world over, as well as through the company's Web site.

Naturopatch of Vermont takes a natural path to promote wellness. The company manufactures and markets nonprescription aromatherapy patches containing essential oils. The patches contain herbal ingredients, such as cayenne, rosemary, lemon grass, and ginger, and are used to soothe tired muscles, reduce stress, and ease cold symptoms. Its line is sold in pharmacies, spas, and specialty stores throughout the US, as well as online through the company's Web site and through online beauty retailers the likes of Beautorium.com.

Since 1965 Life Uniform has put the shirt on the backs of vets, doctors, dentists, and nurses with those crazy-colored scrubs that can sport bears and hearts. Life Uniform sells its products under the Dickies, Barco, Landau, Cherokee, and NurseMates brands. Since scrubs-buying has changed in recent years, the company caters to clients and their employees, who sometimes pay for their work apparel themselves. Life Uniform operates retail stores, a Web site, and also visits the workplace for increased convenience. In mid-2006 the company acquired rival Uniform City, which sells uniforms through a catalog and in stores. Life Uniform is a division of Healthcare Uniform, owned by Sun Capital Partners.

Zac Posen really knows how to strike a pose. The young designer's women's apparel includes glamorous, often flowy dresses, skirts, and ensembles. The company sells its products through department stores such as Barneys, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Marshall Field's, and Neiman Marcus, as well as through a select few specialty apparel shops in the US and more than 40 other countries. His designs have been seen on Natalie Portman, Cameron Diaz, Mischa Barton, Jennifer Lopez, and others. The company is owned by Zachary Posen through his holding company, Outspoke LLC. In recent years Diddy of Sean John Clothing formed a joint venture with Zac Posen, making an undisclosed long-term investment in Outspoke.

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