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Nordstrom Assembles Hand Sanitizer Selection With Products From Curie, Noshinku And More
Nordstrom’s beauty departments have added germ killing to the list of benefits their products deliver. The department store retailer has introduced an array of hand sanitizers from brands such as Curie, Noshinku, This Works, Julep, Peter Thomas Roth,...

Meet Nopalera, A New Premium Bath And Body Care Brand Proudly Celebrating Latin Culture
“People don’t appreciate the level of artistry from Mexico. They want cheap Mexican products,” says Sandra Lilia Velasquez. “What irks me is that everyone is happy to pay for French bath and body products, and it’s because they...

Ex-Amazon Content Marketing Head Anisha Oberoi Creates E-Tailer Secret Skin To Bring Clean Beauty To The Middle East
A decade ago, Anisha Oberoi overcame aggressive breast cancer, but signs of her battle with the disease inhabited her body and mind. She had lost her hair and lashes. Her skin was inflamed from radiation and chemotherapy treatments....

The Detox Market’s Romain Gaillard On Consumers’ Interest In Sustainability, The Threat Of Amazon And Clean Beauty’s Next Big Trend
Romain Gaillard has a habit of calling the category his retail company, The Detox Market, specializes in green beauty. It’s a language quirk that gives away its origins early in the trajectory of clean beauty, now the...

This New Brand Believes Consumers Want Great Skincare And Openness About The Supply Chain Behind It
As transparency becomes not simply a descriptor, but an ethical pillar for indie beauty brands, Overt Skincare is making its commitment to it, ahem, overt. The new brand from IE Business School graduates Rory Semple and Giselle...

Why Lemon Laine Waited So Long To Introduce E-Commerce—And How It’s Doing It Differently Now
When Laura Lemon started natural beauty and wellness retailer Lemon Laine three years ago, she made an unusual move not to launch e-commerce. “I always follow my gut and do things that excite me, and I wasn’t feeling...

Sanctuaire Is Building An Online Luxury Beauty And Wellness Oasis For BIPOC Brands And Shoppers
Three years ago, Courtney Arrington-Baldwin began seeking $2 million to fund a wellness retreat for Black and brown women. Even though she was ideally suited to open it—trained as a civil engineer, she’d managed $1 million to $93 million...