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Joy Asuncion
Licensed Aesthetician . Certified Medical Assistant
Joy has 10 years of experience working as a Certified Medical Assistant. Joy earned her esthetics certification from Fremont Beauty School and acquired her license through the California State Board of Cosmetology.
With her extensive medical background in family practice, dermatology and urgent care, Joy has an intensive knowledge of clinical skincare, skin disorders, and product ingredients. Joy is exceptionally skilled at lash extensions and waxing with an emphasis on Brazilian wax. Her clients always leave herbal MINERAL looking beautiful and glowing with confidence. |
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Kim Truong (Los Gatos and Cupertino)
Licensed Aesthetician . Certified Makeup Artist . Spa Manager
From 1997 until 1999, Kim was a well-known professional esthetician in Saitama, Japan. Her passion for esthetics is an unending thread across the Pacific Ocean far away from her hometown in Japan. Soon after she graduated from both Foothill College in Los Altos and Victoria Beauty College in Milpitas in 2005, she received her California Esthetician License.
With her special Japanese facial massage technique, Kim has a widespread reputation as one of the best estheticians in the Bay Area. Kim has a broad range of experience from working as a makeup artist for theatre and glamour to working as an esthetician. She is equally skilled at both skin treatment and hair removal. Kim uses her unique combination of skills to provide the best possible skincare to her clients. |
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Carmen Saileanu
Licensed Aesthetician
Having studied and worked abroad, Carmen Saileanu brings to herbalMINERAL a world of experience and a European flair. Carmen started her esthetician career in 1983 when she graduated the prestigious School of Cosmetology in Bucharest, Romania. Carmen worked with the Intercontinental Salon & Spa in Bucharest before moving to Houston, TX where she continued her education and training gaining additional knowledge from the Institute of Cosmetology & Aesthetics.
Thorough in her approach to skincare, Carmen is an expert specializing in all aspects of age management including Skin Analysis, Acne, Enzyme, Glycolic and physician grade Peels, and MicroDermabrasion. Her training in advanced extractions also taught her the importance of properly preparing the skin when removing impurities. Carmen attended trainings in speed waxing, where she learned the complexities of hair growth patterns and how to make clients feel the most comfortable during any type of hair removal including ear, nose, eyebrow shaping, and Brazilian wax.
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Jinah Kim
Licensed Aesthetician
Jinah earned her esthetics certification from Aveda Institude in San Francisco. Having a solid knowledge about organic herbal ingredients in skincare products, Jinah strives for excellence with state of the art techniques in Aromatherapeutic Hollistic Treatments such as Organic Facial and Ear Candling while holding a high regard for clients' comfort and relaxation. She is also very talented in hair removal including Brazilian wax.
As a native of the Bay Area,
Jinah's natural sweetness is an asset to herbalMINERAL and her caring spirit keeps her clients looking fresh. |
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Vita Aires (Los Gatos)
Licensed Esthetician . Brazilian Wax Specialist
Vita is a native of Brazil, a country where the brazilian wax culture was born.
To Vita's clients she is known for having magic hands because she has been practicing waxing and sugaring since she was a teenager in Brazil.
When the opportunity presented itself, Vita went to University of Tocantins in Tocantinopolis, Brazil and graduated with honors. After she relocated to the US, Vita completed an aesthetics program in
San Jose City College, graduated with honors at top of class and soon acquired her California State Esthetician License.
Working with her clients to help them look and feel their best is Vita's passion.
Her expert opinion is enhanced by her enthusiasm, vibrant personality and in her effervescent hair removal and spa therapy skills. Vita is fluent in English and Portugese
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M. Suzuki
Licensed Nail Technician
Japanese Nail Artist from Tokyo
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Sandy Tan
Product Developer
Sandy studied advanced chemistry and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Science degree. With her passion for art and science, Sandy continued her graduate education, Master of Fine Art at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In March 2006, Sandy joined herbal MINERAL, a certified cruelty-free organic spa as a Product Developer to formulate a vegan skincare line with certified organic herbs.
With all her passion in humanitarianism, Sandy 's vision is to ban all animal testing procedures in cosmetic and skincare industries. Sandy is a member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and an active dog rescue volunteer in San Francisco. |
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Hippo the Pug
Public Relations Manager . Marketing Director
Hippo graduated from the Puppy Class of K9 Training in 2005 with high honors. Inspired by his idol Mr. Bill Gates, Hippo dropped out from his Advanced Training Education to develop his career at a young age. With his charming and friendly attitude during his first interview, Hippo was soon hired as a Public Relations Manager at herbal MINERAL. Hippo works in the Marketing Division to improve the company website traffic maximization and interactive marketing strategies.
Hippo also manages strategic internal marketing communications initiatives to a reputable dog walking business in San Francisco. Regardless of his flirtatious personality, Hippo is happily in a committed relationship. |
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