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Cosmetic Chemist Valerie George On Why It’s Hard To Find Common Ground In The Clean Beauty Debate And The Complexities Of Sustainability
The barrier between what goes on in the beauty lab and what people see on beauty shelves can seem impenetrable at times. Cosmetic chemist Valerie George is committed to breaking it down. A long-time cosmetic science educator,...
“Actively Looking For Acquisitions”: Clio CEO Jamie Leventhal Talks Strategy Post-Yellow Wood Partners Acquisition
It was revealed Thursday that consumer packaged goods-focused private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners, owner of Dr. Scholl’s and Freeman Beauty, has acquired several brands from personal care, beauty and sexual wellness device and...
How Everyday Humans Founder Charlotte Pienaar Is Carefully Growing A Bootstrapped Brand Fitting Her Values At Major Retailers
The idea of “wokeness” has become a punching bag for politicians of late, but, in the beauty industry, Charlotte Pienaar argues it’s only growing in power among her brand Everyday Humans’ target audience of zillennials. “They are currently...
How Cannuka Strategized For An Exit And Is Broadening Out From CBD
To chronicle Cannuka is to get a glance at the short, eventful history of CBD in the beauty industry. The skincare brand pairing CBD with Manuka honey launched in 2018, the same year the federal Farm Bill legalized...
Lulu Organics Founder Linda “Lulu” Aldredge On Why Beauty Entrepreneurs Should Have A Big Vision For Their Business
Like the boobs on the packaging of her brand’s signature talc-free dry shampoo, Lulu Organics founder Linda “Lulu” Aldredge is hard to turn away from. In a beauty industry that’s steeped in marketing, she’s mesmerizingly anti-spin. She...
Founder Dr. Shannon Klingman Plans To Keep Lume Weird Post-Harry’s Acquisition
Sometimes an acquisition leads to the dilution or outright erasure of the acquired brand’s DNA. Shannon Klingman, the OB-GYN founder of Lume, wants consumers not to worry about that happening to the direct-to-consumer all-over deodorant...
