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Nira’s Skincare Devices Are Spreading Laser Technology Beyond Dermatologists’ Offices

At-home skin laser brand Nira is on a growth tear. The 4-year-old brand quadrupled sales from 2022 to 2023 and is on pace to double sales this year, thanks in part to a direct-to-consumer launch...
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Hello Cake Secures $18M In Series B Funding And Acquires Fellow Sexual Wellness Brand Wet’s Parent Company Trigg Laboratories

Hello Cake, a sexual wellness and telehealth company, has secured $18 million in series B funding and purchased lubricant brand Wet’s parent company Trigg Laboratories Inc.  The series B round was led by...
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Maude And L’Oréal Partner With The Louvre For Exhibit On The History Of Privacy

Maude, long lauded for beautifully crafted sex toys, is showcasing two of its vibrators, Vibe and Spot, at the Louvre Museum in a new exhibit called “Private Lives: From the Bedroom to Social Media.”  The...
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In Skincare, Some Like It Warm

With chillier temperatures on the way, skincare is getting hot. Blazing products in the category promise a mild to spicy warming effect as beauty shoppers pick up products that go beyond blah. Among the steamy...
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Starface, Blip And Julie Co-Founder Brian Bordainick Starts Harm Reduction Brand Overdrive Defense

For five years, Brian Bordainick has been building a stable of beauty and wellness brands that bring color and cachet to staid beauty and wellness categories, from pimple care to emergency contraception. Now, the co-founder of Starface,...
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5 Beauty And Wellness Opportunities Ozempic Is Opening Up

By 2030, there’s projected to be 30 million users of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound in the United States, roughly equivalent to the number of people in the country who have eczema,...
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DTC Wellness Brand Apothékary Forges First Retail Partnership With Sprouts Farmers Market

Marking Apothékary‘s first retail partnership since its launch in 2020, the wellness brand is launching across Sprouts Farmers Market’s network of over 400 stores nationwide. The natural...