The beauty industry returned to Portobelo, Panama earlier this year, inspiring local women to create personal care formulas and build their own businesses. Under the direction of industry veteran Chris Humberstone, formulators from Acme-Hardesty and Chem-Sol, along with makeup artist Jessica Carter, taught dozens of women the fundamentals of making body lotion, massage oil and bar soap. To learn more about The Panama Beauty Project, contact Chris Humberstone, Humberstone International, Email: chris@humberstoneinc.com or Caren Dres-Hajeski, Acme-Hardesty, cdreshajeski@acme-hardesty.com.