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...Though he abandoned??medical school during World War II, don't discount the healing powers of Jacques Courtin-Clarins. The founder of European cosmetics giant Clarins ditched the doctor dream to soothe Paris' war wounded as a masseur and found fans with his home-brewed treatment oils. Named for a character he portrayed in a high school play (he took the name as his own in the 1970s to celebrate his success), the family-owned company helped popularize therapeutic, plant-based skin-care products and grew to include salons around the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 16, 2007 | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

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