55–34–340!

On Friday and Saturday, Andis Co.’s director of training and education Ivan Zoot set three new haircutting world records at the Roosters Men’s Grooming Center in Austin, Texas. Zoot performed the fastest haircut in 55 seconds. He broke the old record–1 minute, 11 seconds–eight times on Friday afternoon. His 34 haircuts in one hour beat the existing mark of 23, and the 340 haircuts he completed from 4 p.m. on Aug. 22 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 23 beat the previous bar of 300. . . . More

SoftSheen-Carson Professional has issued a call to all haircare professionals to enter its Optimum Salon Repair Hair Turnaround contest. Designed to showcase the restorative properties of the company’s Optimum Salon Repair product line, the contest encourages stylists...   More

International Hair Cosmetics Ltd. has increased distribution for its Affinage Infiniti line with three new distributor partners servicing seven states. Seattle-based Exclusive Salon Products is covering Oregon and Washington...   More

PRAVANA NaturCeuticals CEO Steve Goddard has announced the addition of single-line, Montreal-based distributor UGAVA to its ledger. “The PRAVANA line is exactly what we need,” says UGAVA president Luc Richer. "It’s new and now..."   More