Skin Authority Announces Two Ways to Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 1-14. Nominate Your Favorite Teacher for a Pampering Experience.

Carlsbad, CA, April 29, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Pink slips. Packed classrooms. Not enough supplies for students. America’s teachers have a lot on their plates. A survey by the National School Supply and Equipment Association found that teachers spent a total of $1.3 billion out of pocket on classroom supplies during the 2010 school year. For Teacher Appreciation Week, leading healthy skin lifestyle company Skin Authority and nearly 50 top spas and resorts invite you to help put your favorite teachers’ face in the spotlight.

Through May 14, which includes Teacher Appreciation Week (7-11), TOUCH Transforms Teachers offers two ways to touch the hearts of teachers:
1. Nominate: Share the story of why your favorite teacher makes a difference in your life and nominate that teacher to win a Skin Authority spa facial experience via Skin Authority’s Facebook contest. Through May 14, written nominations will be accepted via Facebook. Top finalists will receive $50 Skin Authority gift cards.

2. Donate: For every customer who purchases $50 or more of Skin Authority product from www.skinauthority.com or a participating retail location through May 14, Skin Authority will donate a Free $50 gift certificate to a teacher of their choice. Gift Certificates will be delivered by e-mail to the teacher and will include a personalized message from the donor.

Skin Authority CEO Celeste Hilling is leading the TOUCH Transforms Teachers movement. Her San Diego-based company has hundreds of teachers as clients, “We listen to teacher’s stories of struggling to keep their classrooms stocked with basic supplies. Teachers are America’s heroes. While we can’t give every teacher $500, we can give them a wellness lift and self-esteem boost.”

About Skin Authority - Skin Authority is the leading healthy skin lifestyle company. The Southern California-based company is respected for developing pure and powerful products without the use of parabens, added fragrance, dyes or animal testing. Free skin care coaching from Skin Authority experts at www.skinauthority.com helps consumers make healthy choices to ensure a lifetime of youthful, radiant skin. Skin Authority is available exclusively at leading spas, high-end retailers as well as online through www.skinauthority.com.

About TOUCH Transforms Initiative - TOUCH Transforms is a movement to apply the power of human touch to help those around us who are in need whether it be in health, mind, spirit, or material items. Skin Authority selects several key causes each year to support as part of its TOUCH Transforms mission. www.skinauthority.com/touch