Sothys Paris is a cosmetics and skin care wholesaler and retailer. Products include face care (cleansers, moisturizers, and items to oxygenate), body care, and sun care, as well as men's grooming products (detoxifying, age-defying, and hydrating). The firm has a research and development laboratory, an institute in Paris, factories in the US and France, and worldwide distribution channels. Sothys Paris is hoping to expand its product base across the sea; the skin care retailer opened its first facility in the US (New York) in mid 2005 called L'Institut Sothys Paris.

Aubrey Organics makes and markets organic products (free of petrochemicals and synthetics) for the skin and hair -- for people and their pet counterparts. President and CEO Aubrey Hampton formulates each of the company's products, which are sold online and through specialty retailers nationwide, in small batches at the firm's manufacturing plant. The company's offerings include baby care items, bath products, fragrances, household goods, makeup, sun care formulas, and hair color products. Aubrey Organics was the first personal care company to be certified as an organic processor according to standards set by the Department of Agriculture.

Pringle of Scotland is one company that really has stuck to its knitting, but has changed its stylings to suit the times. The company has for nearly two centuries represented the quintessentially Scottish apparel, contributing to the world of fashion high-end woollens and the ubiquitous twinset. Starting in 2000, Pringle of Scotland began rebranding itself and its products in the international luxury market. The company's products can be found at showrooms in London and Tokyo, as well as through high end retailers in Europe, Asia, and the US. The company was spun off (so to speak) from Dawson International in 2000 and sold to Hong Kong-based Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd., which is owned by Kenneth Fang.

Lise Watier Cosmetiques company was founded in 1968 as a personal growth and makeup institution by former television host Lise Watier. Lise Watier Cosmetiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection that debuted in 2008, is sold online and through retailers, such as Sephora, Les Galeries Lafayette, and Le Bon Marche in Canada, as well as La Samaritaine (France), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico) and Gazzaz (Saudi Arabia). The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold.

Empire Office is owned by the family of Abraham Gaslow, who founded it in 1946. Empire Office company's products -- which come from some 300 manufacturers -- range from cubicle workstations to products for the executive offices, including storage units, lighting, seating, case goods, and accessories. Empire Office also provides installation. Empire Office is one of the leading Steelcase furniture dealers in the US.

United-Guardian, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Hauppauge, New York. United-Guardian, Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of cosmetic ingredients, personal and health care products, pharmaceuticals, and specialty industrial products in the United States and internationally. The company offers LUBRAJEL, a line of water-based moisturizing and lubricating gel formulations; KLENSOFT, a surfactant for cosmetic formulations; UNITWIX, a cosmetic additive used as a thickener for oils and oil-based liquids; CONFETTI DERMAL DELIVERY FLAKES for use in various water-based products; ORCHID COMPLEX, a base for cosmetics; LUBRASLIDE and B-122 lubricants used in cosmetics; RAZORIDE, a hypo-allergenic and water-based shaving product; PLEXAJEL ASC, a water-based gel product to produce clear and low pH personal care products; AQUATHIK, a powder used as a gelling agent for aqueous solutions; and HYDRAJEL PL and HYDRAJEL VM personal lubricants and moisturizers for the feminine personal care market.United-Guardian company also provides LUBRAJEL RR and RC water-based gels used as lubricants for catheters; LUBRAJEL MG to lubricate urinary catheters, prelubricated enema tips, and other medical devices; LUBRAJEL LC, a mouth moisturizer for oral use; and LUBRAJEL FLUID to lubricate water-soluble products. In addition, the company offers RENACIDIN, a urological drug to prevent and dissolve calcifications in catheters; and CLORPACTIN WCS-90, an antimicrobial for use in urology and surgery to treat localized infections. Further, it offers DESELEX Liquid, a sequestering and chelating agent; and POLYCOMPLEX M and Q complexing agents to produce clear solutions of water-insoluble materials. The company distributes its products to drug wholesalers, hospitals, physicians, long-term care facilities, Veteran's Administration, and other government agencies through marketing partners, distributors, advertising in medical and trade journals, mailings to physicians, and exhibitions.

Davies Gate was founded by Ellen and Jack Davies in 1992. Davies Gate opens to a very fragrant garden. The personal care products manufacturer offers botanical bar soaps, bath and body products, skin care products, lotions, baby products, candles, and fragrances. Fragrance scents include rose, lavender, hyacinth, bergamot, sugar plum, citrus, and sea grass. Products are available through high-end retailers and through the company's Web site.

Forever Living Products, founded in 1978, sells its goods through a global network of more than 9 million independent distributors. Forever Living Products International, Inc. Company Profile Forever Living Products might not lead you to immortality, but its aloe-vera-based health care products are intended to improve your well-being. The company sells aloe vera drinks, as well as aloe-vera-based aromatherapy products, cosmetics, dietary and nutritional supplements, lotion, soap, and tooth gel products. Owner and billionaire Rex Maughan also owns aloe vera plantations in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Texas; Aloe Vera of America, a processing plant; and Forever Resorts' US resorts and marinas, including Dallas-area Southfork Ranch (of "Dallas" TV show fame).

Danier Leather was founded in 1972 by director Irving Wortsman and is run by his son. Danier Leather has made a mint at tanning its own hide(s). The company designs, manufactures, and sells specialty leather and suede apparel and accessories through about 90 mall-based, stand-alone, and Power Centre (large format) stores across Canada. It also sells merchandise online and through a corporate sales division, but exited the US retail market in 2005. Customers are men and women shopping in the middle market of leather goods. Danier has developed its own corporate wholesale sales business, as well. With locally based design and production facilities, the company more easily controls the quality of its output.

Instead hopes that women adopt its alternative to pads and tampons. Its primary product, the Instead Softcup, is a feminine hygiene product that sits inside a woman's body and collects, rather than absorbs, menstrual flow. Developed by a group of reproductive health scientists, the Softcup is sold in major US drugstores (including chain stores Wal-Mart and Target) and through its Web site. It's also distributed in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, and about a half-dozen other countries worldwide. Instead is also researching the possibility of using a version of its Softcup as a contraceptive device.

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