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Summer Holiday Closure

Please be informed that our office will be closed for summer holiday as the following schedule. We thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.

Closure: August 13 - 16, 2010
Start from: August 17

As for the health supplements, "Black Currant", the other food ingredients, nail products, “NAIL CAVIAR”, "SANIFILE" and the others, please place your order by August 12 (Japan time). Regarding the receipt of orders during the holiday, we will contact you on August 17, 2010.

Notice of Holiday Closure

Please be informed that our office will be closed for holidays as the following schedule. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.

Closed: May 1, 2010 - May 5, 2010
Start from: May 6, 2010

As for supplements, other food ingredients and the nail care products, "NAIL CAVIAR/SANIFILE", please place your order by April 30 (Japan time). The receipt of orders during the holidays, we will contact you on May 6, 2010 or later.

New Videos: Introducing Nail Caviar and Nail Caviar Application

Recently our product team at H.E.C. Group Corporation made some videos to easily explain our Nail Caviar brand of products, Nail Caviar and Sanifile.

Although the commentary for these videos is in Japanese, they allow you to easily see our Nail Caviar product and show the easy application of the Squalane filled seamless capsules during your daily nail care program.

Introducing Nail Caviar

Application of Nail Caviar

More information about Nail Caviar can be found here:
Nail Caviar - Nail Care Treatment

New Year Holiday

Please be informed that our office will be closed for new year holiday as the following schedule. We thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.

Closed: Dec. 29, 2009 - Jan. 4, 2010
Last day at the end of year: December 28, 2009
Start from: January 5, 2010

As for food supplements, food ingredients, the nail care products, and the others, please place your order by December 24 (Japan time). The receipt of orders during the holiday closure, we will contact you on or after January 5, 2010.

Holiday Closure

Please be informed that our office will be closed for holidays as the following schedule. We thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.

Closure: September 19 - 23, 2009
Start from: September 24

As for the health supplements, "Black Currant", the other food ingredients, nail products, “NAIL CAVIAR”, "SANIFILE" and the others, please place your order by September 18 (Japan time). Regarding the receipt of orders during the holiday, we will contact you on September 24, 2009.

Summer Holiday Closure

Please be informed that our office will be closed for summer holiday as the following schedule. We thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.

Closure: August 13 - 18, 2009
Start from: August 19

As for the health supplements, "Black Currant", the other food ingredients, nail products, “NAIL CAVIAR”, "SANIFILE" and the others, please place your order by August 12 (Japan time). Regarding the receipt of orders during the holiday, we will contact you on August 19, 2009.

Beautyworld Japan 2009

Beautyworld Japan 2009 (written Japanese doesn't use spaces, so neither does the English title of this Exhibition) at Tokyo Big Sight was held this week, and we used this opportunity to launch our new product SaniFile as well as promoting our Nail Caviar brand.

Beautyworld Japan is the largest beauty trade fair in the country and covers the Japanese beauty and spa industry. Exhibitors came from all over the world to the huge venue Tokyo Big Sight, on the large man-made island "Odaiba", which was split into four halls (we were based in the Nail Care hall).

The number of visitors was about the same as last year apparently, although more were wearing masks than last year I imagine as we have recently had the first cases of the new influenza in Japan, so masks are very popular at the moment, and sold out in most places.

The response to the SaniFile was very positive. It's a new style of nail file here in Japan, ozone sanitized and sealed in a clear envelope for hygiene purposes to be opened in front of the nail salon customer. Each customer gets their own nail file, thus reducing possible infections from one person to the next. These kinds of file are fairly common in America but this is the first product of its kind here.

This was my first experience of a Beauty Exhibition in Japan (or anywhere in the world for that matter), and it was a great experience and a lot of fun, although admittedly pretty tiring - we were on our feet all day, unlike my usual working day which mainly involves sitting at my desk.

It's always good to meet customers and get their reaction to our products - although unfortunately my Japanese is not that good, so I would just introduce the product, SaniFile or Nail Caviar, then pass them over to one of my colleagues for a more detailed explanation - however my Japanese does extend to "omoshiroi" (interesting), "sugoi" (great) and "yasui" (inexpensive).

After 3 days and over 50,000 visitors, the exhibition was over and the workmen moved in to dismantle everything, and we all packed up our things and caught the Bullet Train back to Osaka, tired but happy.

The next Beautyworld is at Intex in Osaka in October, and we look forward to seeing you there!

(written by J)

Notice of Holiday Closure

Please be informed that our office will be closed for holidays as the following schedule. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.

Closed: May 2, 2009 - May 6, 2009
Start from: May 7, 2009

As for supplements, other food ingredients and the nail care products, "NAIL CAVIAR/SANIFILE", please place your order by April 30 (Japan time). The receipt of orders during the holidays, we will contact you on May 7, 2009 or later.

Could Nattokinase help fight Alzheimer's?

A recent study into Natto and nattokinase, led by Rita P. Y Chen in Taiwan,, has shown that the fermented boiled soybeans could show promise in preventing the formation of amyloid proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease.

It’s the first study of its kind into whether nattokinase, which has been shown to improve blood circulation, could also dissolve the amyloids involved in Alzheimer’s disease and the research showed promising results. The study was published in the ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
More information can be found here

Pollution can raise the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

A study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that air pollution from traffic fumes could increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, according to a
BBC news article last year.

Researchers said the pollution made the blood more sticky and likely to clot.

At H.E.C. Group we export Nattokinase, which is a fibrinolytic digestive enzyme derived from Natto, that has been shown to help reduce blood clots and thin the blood.
For more information on Nattokinase and how to bulk order it from us see our information page : Nattokinase from H.E.C. Group