A SKIN care products company which sells through direct selling held its first meeting with potential distributors in Ireland in a Dublin hotel yesterday. Nu Skin, which has its headquarters in Provo, Utah, operates in 18 countries around the world, has 450,000 independent distributors and worldwide sales in excess of $500 million (£313 million). Since setting up in Britain in November of last year it has attracted more than 19,000 independent distributors. "We are the fastest growing direct sales company in the world," said the British general manager, Mr Peter Powderham, who was in Dublin to meet potential distributors.