How Hello Klean Became Brita’s First Beauty Investment And What’s Next

Once considered a plumbing concern, water quality is increasingly being viewed as a beauty issue. An estimated 80% to 85% of Americans live with hard water, defined as water that contains high levels of dissolved...

After Years Of Complaints, The Inkey List Thinks It Finally Fixed Its Oat Cleanser

On Wednesday, Colette Laxton willingly endured what must be a beauty entrepreneur’s nightmare. On The Inkey List’s Instagram account, she read a litany of complaints about Oat Cleansing Balm, a product that’s been both...

Italian Trade Agency And Beauty Independent Spotlight Italian Beauty Brands In New York

With annual beauty and personal care sales exceeding $100 billion, the United States is the world’s largest beauty market, offering significant opportunities as well as considerable challenges for emerging international brands. To support the...

California Naturals Raises Series B To Expand Distribution And Categories

California Naturals believes there’s space in the market for another big, better-for-you family-friendly brand spanning multiple categories, and new funding is giving it the ammunition to become one. Started in 2023 by Playa...

Olive Young Has Landed. Now The Battle For K-Beauty Retail Gets Real.

American beauty shoppers have spoken: They want K-beauty. The question that isn’t settled is where they want to buy it. CJ Group-owned Olive Young, South Korea’s dominant beauty retailer with 1,380 stores and $4.2 billion in sales,...