Hain Celestial fetes slew of milestones

NEW YORK —Hain Celestial, a maker of natural personal care products, recently celebrated four milestone birthdays with a press event held here in late September. The event brought together Manhattan’s beauty editors to celebrate Jason’s 50th anniversary, Alba Botanica’s 30th birthday, Zia Natural Skincare’s 25th year and Avalon Organics’ 15th year. The festivity was complete with birthday cakes by Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes.

At the press event, Hain Celestial highlighted several beauty products across the brands, including the new Alba Botanica Rainforest Gentle Acai renewal scrub that launched in July and the Lemon Zinger hand and body lotion from Jason, which launched in June.

In addition, Keri Glassman, president of Keri Glassman, A Nutritious Life, a nutrition counseling and consulting practice, was on hand to share some healthy eating and nutrition tips. Glassman also is the author of “The O2 Diet,” to be published by Rodale in December, and “The Snack Factor Diet,” published in April 2007.