Pharmaceutical Specialties Inc., makers of the popular skin products Vanicream™, RoBathol™, Vitec™, Free & Clear™, Vaniply™

July 24, 2012 - Dr. Brandith Irwin Press Release

"Dermatologist Selects Top 50 Skin Care Products for 2012"

Dr. Brandith Irwin recommends 'Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream' as one of her top facial moisturizers in her press release on PRWeb.

July 12, 2012 - Minneapolis KARE 11 News

"App to Help Track Your Allergies"

Doctors at Mayo Clinic have developed an app called 'CARD' to track your allergies and provide a safe skin shopping list, based on ingredients, to help you avoid your allergen. Minneapolis KARE 11 News highlights Vanicream™ Sunscreen as one of those products.

June 26, 2012 - BlackBook

"The Truth About Summer & Your Skin"

Dr. Debra Jaliman, author of 'Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist' uses Vanicream™ Sunscreen. Read her interview in the Health & Beauty article on the truth about sunscreen, aging, moles...

June 2012 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Top Workplaces: 2012"

Yesterday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune published its "Top Workplaces 2012," a list of the best places to work in Minnesota. PSI has received the special recognition of being named a Top 100 Company (ranked 12th in the Top Small Companies division) - a ranking that places us among the best of the best. We are honored to be included in the Top 100. Especially since the judges were our employees!

May 2012 - Allure:

"Shop Your Skin Type"

Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, offers a shopping list for every skin type. Vanicream™ Skin Cream made the "sensitive skin" list.

April 2012 - Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce:

"Member Spotlight Features Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc."

Our company is featured in the April issue of the local Chamber of Commerce newsletter. Read what our owners have to say about our history, growth and our focus... producing products free of common chemical irritants for people with sensitive skin... which has not changed since 1974.

March 2012 - The Miami Herald:

"Don't get burned — but if you do ..."

Dr. Leslie Baumann recommends Vanicream Sunscreen SPF 60 for her sunburn patients as she explains in her article.

January 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:

"Outer Beauty: Reaching Cult Status"

Most moisturizing creams, serums and scrubs come and go. Before a product becomes a mainstay, it must achieve cult status among product aficionados. Vanicream™ Skin Cream is one of 10 products that is here for the long term.

January 2012 - Woman's World:

"You Deserve the Best...Winter Facial Moisturizer!"

Vanicream™ Lite Lotion is recommended by dermatologist Dr. Brandith Irwin as a top sensitive skin moisturizer in the Jan 23, 2012, issue of 'Woman's World'. She said the most impressive thing about this moisturizer is all the things it doesn't contain!

January 2012 - WCCO TV:

"Good question: What's the Best Way to Treat Dry Skin?"

Dr. Rehana Ahmed of Uptown Dermatology in Minneapolis prefers a skin moisturizer with no fragrances like Vanicream™ Skin Cream.

November 2011 - Los Angeles Times:

"How to Keep Skin soft in Winter"

Vanicream™ Skin Cream and Free & Clear™ are recommended by leading dermatologists as products to help fight itchy, irritated or dry skin from cold weather, heated rooms, illness and dry desert winds.

January 2011 - USA Today:

"Give Dry Skin a Helping Hand this Winter"

...unscented moisturizers are best for sensitive skin. Vanicream™ Moisturizing Skin Cream is recommended by dermatologists as one of five ways to save your hands from winter.

Printed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

"Minnesota's Top Workplaces in 2011"

Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc., ranks 9th on the 'Top 10 Small Employers' list, June 2011.