Alternative Balance—Salon & Spa Association provides business resources, professional and general liability insurance, and more for those in the industry.

b·cause is a nonprofit organization that advances charitable causes of salon owners and beauty industry professionals.

DSA’s mission is to serve as one of the primary business resources for day spa professionals, to promote its members’ businesses and to protect consumers.

GSN works to bring sustainable operating practices to the spa industry, as well as to promote the natural connections between personal well-being, economic sustainability and the health of the planet.

IBSN is dedicated to helping its members grow their businesses, affect positive change politically, provide a forum for members to share their views and ideas, and interface with the professional beauty industry on behalf of chain spas and salons.

ISPA is a worldwide community of spa professionals, product manufacturers and service providers that strives for the same goal.

The mission of the NCEA is to represent and protect esthetic and related professionals while conveying proper standards of practice, as well as educating the industry and the public.

PBA is a nonprofit trade association representing the professional beauty industry in North America.

PBF is a nonprofit corporation composed of professional beauty organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the professional beauty industry as it relates to government laws and regulations.

The Spa Association is a resource for information, education and community in the spa industry.

Esthetics

AIA is of aestheticians, by aestheticians and for aestheticians.

AAEE, formerly the American Aestheticians Education Association (AAEA), is one of the largest American associations for estheticians offering education, information and ideas relating to the industry.

ASCP is one of the nation’s largest professional membership associations serving and connecting skin care professionals.

The National Psoriasis Foundation is a patient-driven nonprofit organization that is the voice of millions of Americans and their families who are affected by the disease.

The National Rosacea Society is a nonprofit organization that focuses on improving the lives of people with rosacea by raising awareness, providing public health information and supporting research on this widespread, but little-known disorder.

NSPEP is an organization designed to serve the specific needs of the paramedical esthetic professional.

SDSS is a voluntary organization that aims to foster high standards of skin care in the dermatology setting.

Cosmetology

Allied Health Association is comprised of beauty and health professionals and has been dedicated to the success and growth of its members since 1991.

The AACS is a national nonprofit association that is open to all privately owned schools of cosmetology arts and sciences.

For more than eight decades, CC has been a premier beauty authority and the presenter of America’s Beauty Show, formerly the Chicago Midwest Beauty Show.

The NCA has cared about what matters the most to spa and salon professionals since 1921.

Medical spa/cosmetic surgery

The AACS serves the public and the professional community as a resource for all aspects of this medical and surgical field.

AAD is one of the largest and most inflential dermatologic associations in the world and is committed to advancing the treatment of the skin, hair and nails; advocating high standards in clinical practice, education and research in dermatology; and supporting patient care for a lifetime of healthier skin, hair and nails.

The AAFPRS is one of the world’s largest specialty associations, and represents more than 2,700 facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons throughout the world.

The ASAPS is a leading organization of board-certified plastic surgeons who specialize in cosmetic plastic surgery.

The ASPS is one of the largest plastic surgery specialty organizations in the world.

IMSA is dedicated to the promotion of excellence, innovation and cooperation within the medical spa industry.

The SPSSCS is a voluntary nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of education, the enhancement of clinical skills and the delivery of safe, quality skin care provided to patients in the offices of board-certified plastic surgeons.

Massage

The AMTA serves its members by working to advance the art, science and profession of massage therapy; establish massage therapy as integral to good health; and educate the public about the benefits of massage and how to find professional massage therapists.

The AMMA aims to promote manual medicine training within the allied health industry by establishing professional programs for education and examination.

The AOBTA is a nonprofit professional membership organization representing instructors, practitioners, schools and programs, and students of Asian bodywork therapies.

ABMP’s members include a diverse array of massage, bodywork, somatic and skin care professionals.

The International Institute of Reflexology Inc.is dedicated to upholding, presenting and practicing reflexology in a professional manner.

Holistic medicine/body wellness/yoga

The AANP is the national professional society representing licensed or licensable naturopathic physicians who are graduates of four-year, residential graduate programs.

The AHMA is working to transform health care to integrate all aspects of well-being, including physical, environmental, mental, emotional, spiritual and social health.

The AHNA is a nonprofit education organization that helps bring the concepts of holistic medicine to every arena of the nursing practice.

The ANMA is a nonprofit scientific educational organization dedicated to exploring new frontiers of the mind, body, medicine and health.

APTA provides information on all aspects of the practice and study of polarity therapy.

The Ayurvedic Institute is a nonprofit organization that teaches the principles and practices of ayurveda.

The CSTA/NA is a nonprofit organization created for the recognition and registration of, and as a referral service for, certified craniosacral therapists and students.

The CFA is a voluntary, federally chartered nonprofit association that fosters continuing growth, quality, and high standards of education and practice within the aromatherapy profession.

The Herb Research Foundation is one of the world’s first and foremost sources of accurate scientific information on the health benefits and safety of herbs, as well as sustainable botanical resource development.

The IAYT supports research and education in yoga and serves as a professional organization for yoga teachers and therapists worldwide.

The IFA is one of the original organizations for professional aromatherapists in the world.

The ISSSEEM is an interdisciplinary organization for the study of the basic sciences, as well as medical and therapeutic applications, of subtle energies and energy medicine.

NAHA is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing public awareness of the benefits of true aromatherapy.

NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals.

The NHPC is a voluntary professional association serving the needs of natural health practitioners throughout Canada.

WABA is an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to making the benefits of both giving and receiving aquatic bodywork available to everyone.

Permanent cosmetics

The mission of the American Academy of Micropigmentation is to serve the public by improving the quality of micropigmentation practice through a certification process that fosters excellence and encourages continuous learning.

The SPCP was founded in 1990 and is one of the largest nonprofit professional associations in the United States and internationally for the permanent cosmetics industry.

Regulation/accreditation

ASTECC is a nonprofit organization devoted to the academic needs of personnel within the spa industry.

CIDESCO is one of the world’s major international beauty therapy associations and since 1957 has been setting education and accreditating standards that have been initiated on five continents.

CIBTAC is an international examination board responsible for the education and training of beauty and holistic therapists worldwide.

ITEC is one of the largest international examination boards offering qualifications in esthetics, massage and sport in 35 countries throughout the world.

NACCAS is a nonprofit corporation that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a national agency for the institutional accreditation of post-secondary schools and departments of cosmetology arts and sciences, including specialized schools.

NIC is comprised of members of the cosmetology licensing boards from each of the 50 states, as well as the U.S. territories.

The Personal Care Products Council, formerly the Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), is a leading U.S. trade organization for the personal care products industry.