Clarisonic
Clarisonic, or Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc., was a company based in Redmond, Washington that produced the Clarisonic line of skin care devices. The company was sold to L'Oreal in 2011.{{cite web|title=L'Oréal completes acquisition of Clarisonic maker|url=http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/lor%C3%A9al-completes-acquisition-clarisonic-maker|work=Antoinette Alexander|publisher=drugstorenews.com|date=2011-12-16|accessdate=2013-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212091248/http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/lor%C3%A9al-completes-acquisition-clarisonic-maker|archive-date=2013-12-12|url-status=dead}} In 2018, Clarisonic devices made up 14% of the skin care device market. In July 2020, L'Oréal announced it would discontinue the Clarisonic brand and products, choosing instead to focus on other core business offerings. It is speculated that the actual cause was increasing competition from cheaper alternatives as the skin care device market grew.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/business/clarisonic-shutting-down/index.html|title=Clarisonic is shutting down. Its devoted fans are panicking|website=CNN |date=29 July 2020 }} In March 2025, Clarisonic announced on its official website that it would return to the market and launch new products. At the same time, it launched online services.{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-03-02 |title=Clarisonic Roars Back to Life in the Skincare Arena |url=https://www.clarisonic.online/2025/03/02/clarisonic-roars-back-to-life-in-the-skincare-arena/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Official Clarisonic® Website {{!}} Shop www.Clarisonic.online for Exclusive Savings |language=en-US}}
Availability
During its peak days, Clarisonic products were available to spa owners, physicians and consumers, and the brand was available in over 50 countries.{{cn|date=March 2017}}
Co-Founders
Clarisonic was founded by David Giuliani, Robb Akridge, Steve Meginniss, Ward Harris, and Ken Pilcher in 2000. Giuliani, Clarisonic's CEO, is the former co-founder and CEO of Optiva, which developed the Sonicare line of toothbrushes. Giuliani sold Optiva to Philips Oral Healthcare in 2000.{{cite web|title=Philips to acquire Optiva Corporation, maker of the Sonicare® sonic toothbrush|url=http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/about/news/press/archive/2000/article-2293.wpd|publisher=Philips|date=2000-08-22|accessdate=2013-12-09}}
Akridge was a scientist at Optiva Corporation before co-founding Clarisonic. He holds a bachelor's degree from University of Texas, a Master of Science degree in biology from Texas State University–San Marcos and a doctorate in microbiology from Texas A&M University.
Ken Pilcher is the lead inventor of Clarisonic's skin care systems. In the past, he has developed avionics for the NASA Space Shuttle, as well as medical electronics.
Clarisonic was backed by angel groups including Keiretsu Forum who provided the seed capital for the company
Awards and recognition
2012
- Glamour (magazine) Best Skin Device {{cite web|title=Clarisonic Wins Glammy Award for "Best Skin Device"|url=http://blog.clarisonic.com/tag/award/|accessdate=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012002257/http://blog.clarisonic.com/tag/award/|archive-date=12 October 2015|url-status=dead}}
- Allure (magazine) Best of Beauty {{cite web|title=Clarisonic Wins Allure's 2012 Best of Beauty Award|url=http://blog.clarisonic.com/tag/award/|accessdate=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012002257/http://blog.clarisonic.com/tag/award/|archive-date=12 October 2015|url-status=dead}}
External links
[https://www.clarisonic.online/ Official website]