Hawthorn Woods doctor offers products for young-looking skin
A Hawthorn Woods doctor recently launched his first product line designed to make skin look younger.
Dr. Stephen Apple, a medical director at an International medical device company, created three products that he says create instant results in making skin look healthier.
Apple, who started Infinity Cosmeceuticals, sells the products through his Web site. He's currently working with retailers in completing deals to get the products on store shelves.
About a year ago he started selling Infinity's Maximum Contour, a cream that works to smooth, tone and tighten the skin. Maximum Eye Lift has been formulated to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and drooping eyelids. The third product is the Maximum Pout lip plumper. The lip formula works by increasing blood flow to the lips making them fuller in minutes, Apple said.
"We wanted to have a product that's instant," Apple said.
He said the lotions start working in 5 to 15 minutes. The results aren't permanent. The benefits last between four and six hours, Apple said.
He said users will feel a slight tingle in the lips when they apply the botanical blends of creams and a tightening of the skin.
The idea for the business developed from a condition that Apple's wife Sandra encountered. Sandra Apple suffered with Bell's palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to the facial nerves. She had a slight droop on the right side of her face, Apple said. Out of her experience, he and another physician began experimenting in creating the anti-aging products about two years ago, he said.
The products, which follow FDA guidelines for over-the-counter products, are manufactured in a biochemical lab in the United States, said Apple, 41.
The line is sold in a kit called Night On the Town and sells for $65.
Apple said he was involved with anti-aging programs several years ago. His career currently involves working with wound care and studies of how tissue repairs itself.
For more information, visit www.infinitycosmo.com.
Next chapter: Joseph Modica, a valuation and forensic accounting professional, announced he's launching his own firm in Mundelein.
Modica, who also serves as president of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts' Illinois Chapter, said he hopes to make a greater commitment to litigation support and business valuation with his own firm.
With 20 years experience in private industry, he launched Joseph Modica & Associates.
Top honors: National Women in Management Inc. has recognized the Northern Fox Valley Chapter of Women in Management by presenting three of the chapter's members with the Charlotte Danstrom Award.
Rhonda Pokoj was a recipient of the Charlotte Danstrom Award in the Business Corporate category. Pokoj has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and banking industry and works with local business and economic groups.
Rose Reinert-Allen received recognition in the not-for-profit category. Reinert-Allen serves as the permanent Interim Executive Director for the Elgin Club. Through her direction, the club was able to raise $3 million toward construction of a new building that recently celebrated its opening.
Deborah Seyller was honored in the government category. Seyller has worked with the Circuit Court Clerk's Office for 18 years, seven of which she has held the position of the customer service and quality assurance manager.
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