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Professional Haircare Education and Industry Giveaway Programs

Behind the Chair serves as the largest online community for the salon and haircare industry, with over 800,000 members. The platform supports, educates, and celebrates beauty professionals on a global scale through instruction in new techniques and product innovations. For the past 13 years, the organization has hosted the Stylist Choice Awards, where industry professionals select winners based on their favorite products, techniques, and tools. Beyond its online presence, Behind the Chair maintains an offline presence through publications such as Launch Pad Magazine and participation in various international trade shows.

Joico, a haircare brand, operates a pro giveaway program that celebrates the company's 50th anniversary with monthly prizes and giveaways throughout 2025. The flagship prize, "A Year of Education Excellence," offers five winners comprehensive professional development opportunities including exclusive virtual education classes and a trip to the 2026 Behind the Chair Show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The prize package includes airfare, hotel accommodations, VIP tickets to the 2026 show, five virtual education classes with Joico experts, and a JoiColor System "Get Started Kit" with an approximate retail value of $5,300.

The education program features courses such as "Let's Get 'Reel' About Social" with Cynthia Baker focusing on digital brand building, "Tech Talk: The Formula for Healthy Hair" with Brandon Corbitt covering Joico innovation and hair science, and "Main Character Content" with Melissa Maloney on creating engaging content. Throughout 2026, winners receive mentorship from Joico's top talent, learning about client communication, salon business strategy, content creation, and custom color formulations.

Entry requirements specify that no purchase is necessary, with restrictions on eligibility and geographic limitations. The program is void where prohibited and outside the United States, open only to licensed haircare professionals who are legal residents of the 50 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. Participants must be 18 years or older, with specific age requirements of 19+ in Alabama and Nebraska, and 21+ in Mississippi. The entry period runs from November 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, with entries submitted through the official Joico website's pro giveaways section.

The source data does not contain information about free samples, consumer promotional offers, no-cost product trials, brand freebies, or mail-in sample programs across the requested categories of baby care, pet products, health, food, and household goods, or broader consumer-facing free sample initiatives.

Sources

1. Behind the Chair
2. Joico Pro Giveaways