The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturer & Distributors Association (ICMAD) recently honored Sabina Chazanas, president of La Natura Natural Body & Skin Care Products, Los Angeles, CA, with a Cosmetic Entrepreneur Award for Leadership for her outstanding business and personal contributions to the cosmetic industry. The awards were presented during the association's 30th Annual Meeting at the American Park at the Battery, New York, NY. “I congratulate Sabina and La Natura on receiving this prestigious award,” said ICMAD President Ian Ginsberg of Bigelow Trading LTD. “It is the commitment and passion of our members that makes ICMAD and the cosmetic industry as dynamic as it is today. ”ICMAD - The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturer & Distributors Association was founded in 1974 as a trade association of independent cosmetic manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of service and components to the cosmetic industry. Approximately 90% of member companies are entrepreneurial small business in the highly creative cosmetic, toiletry and fragrance field. ICMAD provides a powerful voice for its members to the Food & Drug Administration, in Congress, and with consumer groups and the media. Sabina Chazanas · La Natura Body & Skin Care Products · Los Angeles, California In business for 14 years, La Natura Natural Body & Skin Care Products is a full service manufacturer, wholesaler, private label producer and FDA registered. Founder Sabina Chazanas believes that one-to-one contact with each of La Natura’s customers and a high level of personal and professional customer service is the key to the company’s success. With one employee at its inception, La Natura now has 15 employees. From high-end aromatherapy body care for wholesale and custom formulated blends for private label customers, La Natura products can be found in exclusive spas, specialty shops, natural apothecary stores and treatment spas. The company also makes luxurious hand-made cotton chenille products. Some of La Natura’s well-known customers include Four Seasons Resorts, KSL Resorts and Spas, Origins, Bare Essentials, MD Formulations, Burke Williams and Nordstrom. From concept to formulation to finished products, La Natura is environmentally friendly; with no animal-based ingredients or animal testing. (Sabina is fourth from left. Her husband is second and her daughter is third from left.)