Lau Botanicals Is (Almost) A Hawaiian Vacation In A Bottle

Lau Botanicals is bringing the spirit of Kauai to skincare. Launching late February, the brand from aesthetician Hillary Navarrette will release four products – Island Glow Serum, Awakening Cleansing Oil, Goddess Body Oil and Healing Propolis Balm –...

True Wild Botanics Tells A Personal And Personal Care Story Through Plants

Plants are intimately intertwined with the professional and personal lives of husband-and-wife Nisreen Azar and Scott Ward. The couple met through their careers — she’s an arborist and he runs a gardening business — and have joined forces...

Luna Noel’s Scents Come With Crystals To Give Off Good Vibes  

Most fragrance brands focus on notes. Luna Noel brings frequency into the fragrance conversation. The new natural scent brand from close friends and medicinal aromatherapists Finnigan Jones and Lyndsey Johnson incorporates crystals into four so-called Earth Mood fragrances: Clouds,...

Beauty Independent Publisher Nader Naeymi-Rad Has Big Plans For The Future

With 90 days now under our belt, Beauty Independent decided to engage in some self-reflection. The beauty business publication is the brainchild of Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) co-founder Nader Naeymi-Rad. As he...

Ceramedx Provides Sensitive Skin Sufferers A Natural Alternative To Conventional Ceramide Lotions

Even though natural beauty pioneer Kenneth Grand had access to lotions and creams of all sorts, he didn’t use them much until a bout with serious dry skin sent him scurrying to the doctor’s office for solutions. The...

Skincare Brand Sélia & Co. Turns Masking Into A Self-Care Tea Ceremony

Sélia & Co. is the skincare version of cozying up with a cup of tea. The new brand revolves around a trio of tea and clay products priced at $28 each: Peppermint + Green Tea Mask, Rose +...