First Aid Beauty Kicks Off Year Two of $1M+ FAB AID Student Debt Relief Initiative
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BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/
First Aid Beauty (a.k.a. FAB) was created with a mission to rescue people from their biggest skin concerns. In 2020, the brand began the
FAB AID student debt relief initiative to rescue recent college graduates from a different kind of challenge – the often-overwhelming weight of student loans.
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The $1.7 Trillion student debt crisis in the United States greatly impacts mental health and life decisions such as career path, housing and even family planning. For the second year in a row
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Fans of First Aid Beauty s cult favorite Ultra Repair Cream will be delighted to know that the product just got an antiaging upgrade. The brand s new moisturizer, the Ultra Repair Firming Collagen Cream ($42), builds on the original product s sensitive-skin-friendly formula with the addition of collagen, niacinamide, peptides, and more.
With a creamy texture and calming ingredients like colloidal oatmeal, the moisturizer is gentle enough to be used up to twice a day, the brand says. (Of course, be sure to follow it with SPF in the morning.)
We’d never begrudge a brand from raking in profits for a wonderful product, but seeing First Aid Beauty reinvest money in its customers is the best kind of payback. This past February (which feels like 18 years ago), the brand announced its commitment to paying off $1 million of student loan debts through its FAB AID initiative, with 10 percent of proceeds from a special edition FAB AID Ultra Repair Cream added on top of that million dollar contribution. Last week, the brand announced its 24 winners, and that it’d be wiping out almost $1.3 million in student loans.
The reactions alone are enough to make your skin glow. One recipient with $91,765 paid off said, “You have no idea how much this means to me. I feel like I just lost this weight that I ve been carrying for so long,” while another person with $17,680 paid off said the freedom is going to launch her further on her “calling” to become a nurse and advocate for the Hispanic community.
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First Aid Beauty (a.k.a. FAB) announced on Monday
24 winners of the
FAB AID initiative, eradicating almost
$1.3 Million in student loans. After reviewing thousands of inspiring applications, the brand is thrilled to provide student debt relief to the deserving 2020 recipients and help them get off to a smooth start as they begin the next chapter of their lives.
FAB AID 2020 Winners
Says First Aid Beauty Founder and CEO Lilli Gordon, When we launched FAB AID in February 2020, we set out to change the lives of those who have overcome challenges and demonstrated true perseverance and passion. I m thrilled to say that these 24 winners are exactly who we dreamed of providing relief for, especially in what ended up being a much more difficult and uncertain year than we ever could have imagined. We look forward to seeing what their bright futures hold without the heavy burden of student debt.