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'''Lydia Sarfati''' is a Polish-born American esthetician, entrepreneur, consultant and author. She is credited with having introduced seaweed-based skin treatments in the United States,<ref name = "one">{{cite news |title=Lydia Sarfati: Presents From The Pros |author=Leah Bourne |url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/10/holiday-gift-guide-forbes-woman-time-bobbi-brown.html |newspaper=Forbes |date= November 10, 2009|accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref> and known as a pioneer in the field of modern cosmetics.<ref name ="two"> {{cite web |url=http://www.aestheticsassociation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=85 |title=Lydia Sarfati- A Legend in Aesthetics |author= |date=March 1991 |work= |publisher=Aesthetics International Association |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> In 1980, she founded the Sarkli-Repêchage cosmetics company, together with her husband David.<ref name = "three">{{cite web |url=http://www.repechage.com/aboutus2_lydia.asp |title=Meet the Founder:Lydia Sarfati, The Queen of Seaweed |author= |date=January 1, 2010 |work= |publisher=Repêchage |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> Sarfati is a member of several professional associations, a consultant for the spa industry and author of several books on cosmetology and wellness.<ref name = "four">{{cite book
'''Lydia Sarfati''' is a Polish-born American esthetician, entrepreneur, consultant and author. She is credited with having introduced [[seaweed]]-based skin treatments in the United States.<ref name = "one">{{cite news |title=Lydia Sarfati: Presents From The Pros |author=Leah Bourne |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/11/10/holiday-gift-guide-forbes-woman-time-bobbi-brown.html |newspaper=Forbes |date= November 10, 2009|access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name ="two">{{cite web |url=http://www.aestheticsassociation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=85 |title=Lydia Sarfati- A Legend in Aesthetics |date=March 1991 |publisher=Aesthetics International Association |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> In 1980, she founded the Sarkli-Repêchage, a seaweed-based cosmetics company, together with her husband David Sarfati.<ref name = "three">{{cite web |url=http://www.repechage.com/aboutus2_lydia.asp |title=Meet the Founder:Lydia Sarfati, The Queen of Seaweed |date=January 1, 2010 |publisher=Repêchage |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518102724/http://www.repechage.com/aboutus2_lydia.asp |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is the author of several books on cosmetology and wellness.<ref name = "four">{{cite book
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| title = Success at your Fingertips
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| publisher = [[Allured_Business_Media|Allured Publishing Corporation]]
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Lydia Sarfati was born in Poland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Repêchage CEO and Founder Lydia Sarfati Honored at 'Top Women in Business' Networking Dinner|url=http://www.massagemag.com/News/print-this.php?id=6295|work=Massage Magazine|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Museum Evening at the Sarfatis|url=http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/eng/06-03_cor_MHPJ_Newsletter_No6.html|publisher=The Canadian Foundation of Polish – Jewish Heritage|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref>
Lydia Sarfati was born in Poland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Repêchage CEO and Founder Lydia Sarfati Honored at 'Top Women in Business' Networking Dinner|url=http://www.massagemag.com/News/print-this.php?id=6295|work=Massage Magazine| date=16 April 2009 |access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Museum Evening at the Sarfatis|url=http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/eng/06-03_cor_MHPJ_Newsletter_No6.html|publisher=The Canadian Foundation of Polish – Jewish Heritage|access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Polish Jew]]s Szloma and Sofia Mops, both of whom were survivors of the [[Holocaust]]. Sarfati grew up in [[Legnica]];<ref name = "two"/> during her time in Poland, she took her first professional training, a medically oriented skin care course. Her family migrated to Italy, and <ref name = "four"/> in 1970, the family got the opportunity to leave for the United States, and settled in [[New York City]], where she got her first job as a makeup artist in a [[Beauty salon|salon]] on [[Madison Avenue]].
She is the daughter of [[Polish_Jew|Polish Jews]] Szloma and Sofia Mops, both of whom were survivors of the [[Holocaust]]. Her father's family was almost entirely killed by the [[Nazis]], while her mother had been hold prisoner in a labor camp in Russia during [[World War II]]. Lydia grew up in [[Legnica]];<ref name = "two"/> during her time in Poland, she took her first professional training, a medically oriented skin care course.
Due to a growing anti-Semitic atmosphere in her native Poland, Lydia emigrated together with her parents to Italy, after a brief period spent in [[Vienna]].<ref name = "four"/>
In 1970, the Mops family got the opportunity to leave for the United States, and settled in [[New York]], where Lydia got her first job as a makeup artist in a [[Beauty_salon|salon]] on [[Madison Avenue]].


In New York, Lydia met her future husband, David Sarfati, and the two married in 1972.<ref name = "five">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/15/style/good-company-a-night-at-the-lake-perfect-for-the-30-year-tango.html |title=GOOD COMPANY; A Night at the Lake, Perfect for the 30-Year Tango |author=JENNIFER TUNG |date=September 15, 2002 |work= |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref>
In New York, she met her future husband, David Sarfati, and the two married in 1972.<ref name = "five">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/15/style/good-company-a-night-at-the-lake-perfect-for-the-30-year-tango.html |title=Good Company; A Night at the Lake, Perfect for the 30-Year Tango |author=Jennifer Tung |date=September 15, 2002 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> The couple had two children, and to support them, Lydia worked as an esthetician in [[Queens]] and, in the evenings, received private customers at the makeshift beauty salon she had improvised at her home.
A year later, the couple had their first child Ires, and 6 years later they had their second child Shiri. To support them, Lydia worked as an esthetician in [[Queens]] and, in the evenings, she received private customers at the makeshift beauty salon she had improvised at her home.


==Career==
==Founding of Klisar and Repêchage==
In the late 1970s, Sarfati noticed that skin care was still largely neglected in the United States. Together with a friend, Shoshana Kliot, she opened a salon, the Klisar Skin Care Center, in September 1977, and in just a few months, some of New York's most glamorous figures came to receive the novel skin treatments created by Sarfati.<ref name = "two"/> The popularity of the salon only grew when magazines such as ''Vogue'', ''Mademoiselle'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and the ''New York Times Magazine''<ref name = "six">{{cite news |title=Seaweed Cosmetics |author= |url= |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |date=1982 |accessdate=15 July 2011}}</ref> wrote about Sarfati's advanced esthetic services.
Together with a friend, Shoshana Kliot, she opened a salon, the Klisar Skin Care Center, in September 1977.<ref name = "two"/> The popularity of the salon grew when magazines such as ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', and the ''[[New York Times Magazine]]''<ref name = "six">{{cite news |title=Seaweed Cosmetics |newspaper=The New York Times Magazine |year=1982 }}</ref> wrote about Sarfati's esthetic services. In 1980, she introduced the Four Layer Facial and, today, her skincare method is taught in more than 200 schools around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thespainsider.com/articles/beautyboss-lydia-sarfati-ceo-founder-of-repchage|title=#BeautyBoss: Lydia Sarfati, CEO & Founder of Repêchage®|last=Kirk|first=Kamala|date=2019-08-01|website=The Spa Insider|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref>


===Repêchage===
The next step for Sarfati was to establish her own line of cosmetic products. In 1983, she gave up on her successful salon business, and sold her share to her partner. Her goal was to produce and market a facial product that could be easily applied even by beginners, and still provide excellent results. The result of her efforts was the four-layer facial produced by the Repêchage company, which she founded together with her husband.
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In 1983, she gave up on her successful salon business, and sold her share to her partner. She developed the Four-Layer Facial produced by the Repêchage company, which she founded together with her husband. The firm also manufactured cleaners, [[lotions]], [[moisturizer]]s and other skin care treatments. One of the most successful products was the full body treatment based on [[seaweed]], the use of which Sarfati pioneered in the United States.<ref name = "three"/> Repêchage also popularized other ingredients used in [[thalassotherapy]], such as sea water and salts.<ref name = "eight">{{cite web |url=http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=11043 |title=Lydia Sarfati Hosts Exclusive Event in United Kingdom for Spa Professionals |date=June 2, 2011 |publisher=Massage Mag |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref>


Repêchage sells seaweed-based treatments and cosmetic products in over 45 countries. The company's headquarters are located in [[Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]], where Repêchage runs a 50,000&nbsp;square foot, ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing, research, and development facility as well as a post-graduate esthetics academy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.repechage.com/pages/about-lydia-sarfati |title=About Us |author=Repêchage |publisher=Repêchage |access-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref>
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In addition to [[facials]], Repêchage manufactured basin cleaners, [[lotions]], [[moisturizer|moisturizers]] and other skin care treatments. One of the most successful products was the full body treatment based on [[seaweed]], the use of which Sarfati pioneered in the United States.<ref name = "three"/> Besides seaweed, Repêchage and Lydia Sarfati also popularized other ingredients used in [[thalassotherapy]], such as sea water and salts.<ref name = "eight">{{cite web |url=http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=11043 |title=Lydia Sarfati Hosts Exclusive Event in United Kingdom for Spa Professionals |author= |date=June 2, 2011 |work= |publisher=Massage Mag |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref>


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==Other activities==
Today, Repêchage has established an international presence, with treatments and cosmetic products marketed in 30 countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=11043 |title=Lydia Sarfati Hosts Exclusive Event in United Kingdom for Spa Professionals |author=MassageMag |date=June 2, 2011 |work= |publisher=MassageMag |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> The company's headquarters are located in [[Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]], where Repêchage runs a 50,000 ft production facility, as wells as research laboratories and an esthetics school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repechage.com/aboutus4_usa.asp |title=About Us |author=Repêchage |date= |work= |publisher=Repêchage |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref>
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Lydia Sarfati is a speaker<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iecsc.com/fl/program/2 | title=CIDESCO USA Education | publisher=IECSC | access-date=July 23, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012063255/http://www.iecsc.com/fl/program/2 | archive-date=October 12, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and consultant for the spa industry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.beautylaunchpad.com/queen-of-seaweed-lydia-sarfati-invited-to-judge-empire-future-professionals-makeup-competition | title=Queen of Seaweed Lydia Sarfati Invited to Judge Empire Future Professionals Makeup Competition | publisher=Beauty Launchpad | access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> Sarfati published ''Success at your Fingertips'', which covers all aspects involved in running a skin care business.<ref name = "four"/>


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==References==
==Awards and recognitions==
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Lydia Sarfati is the President of the Estethics Manufacturer and Distributor Alliance (EMDA) and the honorary chair of EstheticsAmerica/CIDESCO USA. She is a member of several other professional associations of the cosmetics and wellness industries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parasolcreations.net/2011/01/women-to-know-lydia-sarfati-president-founder-of-repechage/ |title=Women to Know: Lydia Sarfati, President & Founder of Repechage |author= |date=January 11, 2011 |work= |publisher=Parasol Creations |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref>
For her contributions to the advancement of esthetics in the U.S., Sarfati has received several awards, including the DERMASCOPE Legend Award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dermascope.com/news?start=9 | title=Awards, Celebrations, and Aniversaries | publisher=Dermascope Magazine | date=October 2010 | accessdate=July 23, 2011}}</ref> and the National Cosmetics Association's Pillar Award for Education Leadership.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americansalonmag.com/salon-content/pillars-strength | title=Pillars of Strength | publisher=American Salon Magazine | date=March 1, 2006 | accessdate=July 23, 2011}}</ref>

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==Other activities==
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Lydia Sarfati is a speaker<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iecsc.com/fl/program/2 | title=CIDESCO USA Education | publisher=IECSC | accessdate=July 23, 2011}}</ref> and consultant for the spa industry, being invited to attend conferences and other industry activities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.beautylaunchpad.com/queen-of-seaweed-lydia-sarfati-invited-to-judge-empire-future-professionals-makeup-competition | title=Queen of Seaweed Lydia Sarfati Invited to Judge Empire Future Professionals Makeup Competition | publisher=Beauty Launchpad | accessdate=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
Sarfati is also an author; she published ''Success at your Fingertips'', which covers all aspects involved in running a skin care business.<ref name = "four"/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.lydiasarfati.com LydiaSarfati.com ] - Personal website
*[http://www.lydiasarfati.com LydiaSarfati.com]
*[http://www.repechage.com/ Repêchage.com] - Company website
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/SarkliRepechage Repêchage - Skin Care] - YouTube channel


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==References==
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Lydia Sarfati
Sarfati in 2016
Born
Poland
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur/Cosmetics Company Founder
Known forCosmetics

Lydia Sarfati is a Polish-born American esthetician, entrepreneur, consultant and author. She is credited with having introduced seaweed-based skin treatments in the United States.[1][2] In 1980, she founded the Sarkli-Repêchage, a seaweed-based cosmetics company, together with her husband David Sarfati.[3] She is the author of several books on cosmetology and wellness.[4]

Early life

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Lydia Sarfati was born in Poland.[5][6] She is the daughter of Polish Jews Szloma and Sofia Mops, both of whom were survivors of the Holocaust. Sarfati grew up in Legnica;[2] during her time in Poland, she took her first professional training, a medically oriented skin care course. Her family migrated to Italy, and [4] in 1970, the family got the opportunity to leave for the United States, and settled in New York City, where she got her first job as a makeup artist in a salon on Madison Avenue.

In New York, she met her future husband, David Sarfati, and the two married in 1972.[7] The couple had two children, and to support them, Lydia worked as an esthetician in Queens and, in the evenings, received private customers at the makeshift beauty salon she had improvised at her home.

Career

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Together with a friend, Shoshana Kliot, she opened a salon, the Klisar Skin Care Center, in September 1977.[2] The popularity of the salon grew when magazines such as Vogue, Mademoiselle, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times Magazine[8] wrote about Sarfati's esthetic services. In 1980, she introduced the Four Layer Facial and, today, her skincare method is taught in more than 200 schools around the world.[9]

Repêchage

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In 1983, she gave up on her successful salon business, and sold her share to her partner. She developed the Four-Layer Facial produced by the Repêchage company, which she founded together with her husband. The firm also manufactured cleaners, lotions, moisturizers and other skin care treatments. One of the most successful products was the full body treatment based on seaweed, the use of which Sarfati pioneered in the United States.[3] Repêchage also popularized other ingredients used in thalassotherapy, such as sea water and salts.[10]

Repêchage sells seaweed-based treatments and cosmetic products in over 45 countries. The company's headquarters are located in Secaucus, New Jersey, where Repêchage runs a 50,000 square foot, ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing, research, and development facility as well as a post-graduate esthetics academy.[11]

Other activities

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Lydia Sarfati is a speaker[12] and consultant for the spa industry.[13] Sarfati published Success at your Fingertips, which covers all aspects involved in running a skin care business.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Leah Bourne (November 10, 2009). "Lydia Sarfati: Presents From The Pros". Forbes. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Lydia Sarfati- A Legend in Aesthetics". Aesthetics International Association. March 1991. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Meet the Founder:Lydia Sarfati, The Queen of Seaweed". Repêchage. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Sarfati, Lydia (2005). Success at your Fingertips. Allured Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-1-932633-11-5.
  5. ^ "Repêchage CEO and Founder Lydia Sarfati Honored at 'Top Women in Business' Networking Dinner". Massage Magazine. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  6. ^ "A Museum Evening at the Sarfatis". The Canadian Foundation of Polish – Jewish Heritage. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ^ Jennifer Tung (September 15, 2002). "Good Company; A Night at the Lake, Perfect for the 30-Year Tango". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "Seaweed Cosmetics". The New York Times Magazine. 1982.
  9. ^ Kirk, Kamala (2019-08-01). "#BeautyBoss: Lydia Sarfati, CEO & Founder of Repêchage®". The Spa Insider. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  10. ^ "Lydia Sarfati Hosts Exclusive Event in United Kingdom for Spa Professionals". Massage Mag. June 2, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  11. ^ Repêchage. "About Us". Repêchage. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "CIDESCO USA Education". IECSC. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  13. ^ "Queen of Seaweed Lydia Sarfati Invited to Judge Empire Future Professionals Makeup Competition". Beauty Launchpad. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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