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Touchland, The Brand Behind Status Symbol Hand Sanitizers, Sells To Church & Dwight For $700M
Touchland, the brand that made hand sanitizer cool, has reeled in a cool $700 million in a sale to Church & Dwight, demonstrating that, even in a trepidatious climate for beauty deals, prime assets can...
How Beauty Brands Are Recession-Proofing Their Businesses
In the first quarter, impacted by a surge in imports as businesses sought to get ahead of higher tariffs and a decline in government spending, American gross domestic product contracted. If GDP is down for two consecutive quarters,...
The $60M Brand Leading Oral Care’s Wellness Wave
Asked about whether Lumineux is the brand that’s going to lead the oral wellness movement, co-founder and dentist Kourosh Maddahi says, “We are not going to be that brand. We are that brand.” Over a decade ago,...
Why Unilever Closed Ren Clean Skincare Instead Of Selling It
On Thursday last week, Unilever announced it made the “difficult decision to begin formal steps to close the Ren business” by the end of the third quarter this year. The company said, “A combination of internal factors,...
Wonderskin Raises $50M In Series A Funding To Help It Last Far Longer Than Lip Stain
Wonderskin, the brand known for its TikTok-viral peel-off Wonder Blading Lip Stain Masque that’s sold over 4 million units, has scored $50 million in series A funding to help it be known for much more....
Blank Beauty Secures $6.5M In Series A Funding To Revolutionize Custom Nail Polish—And More
Blank Beauty has bagged $6.5 million in series A funding to bring practically any nail polish shade a consumer could dream of to life with a purchase in-store or online—and move beyond nail...
Beauty Manufacturers Adjust Contract Terms To Account For Tariff Volatility
Beauty manufacturers are adjusting contract terms to account for the volatility of and higher input costs associated with President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. On April 2, the day he declared “Liberation Day,” Trump imposed...
