Beekeeping Mother Of Three Kate Solomon Is Growing Babo Botanicals At Whole Foods, Amazon And Elsewhere

The idea for Babo Botanicals germinated while founder Kate Solomon was pregnant with her first of three children, not coincidentally a life change leading many women to reevaluate their personal care purchasing choices. Now eight years old,...

Beauty Independent Editor-In-Chief Rachel Brown Reflects On First-Year Accomplishments And Anticipates Changes Ahead

The upcoming one-year anniversary of Beauty Independent, which was launched on Aug. 21, 2017, is a cause for celebration. In the last twelve months, the publication has filled a void in the beauty market and surfed...

What Connects Kimonos, Spray Paint And Crystals? Former Victoria’s Secret Exec Ashli Stockton’s Growing Lifestyle Brand Sunday Forever

Ashli Stockton wholeheartedly believes in the power of crystals, a mainstay of her lifestyle-meets-beauty brand Sunday Forever, but somehow doesn’t come off the least bit woo woo. She’ll offer you a choice between an Egg McMuffin and...

With Restorsea And Restorsea Pro, Patti Pao Offers Clean Skincare Backed By Science

Like the salmon on which her products’ proprietary ingredients are based, Restorsea founder Patti Pao has had an upstream swim to get her patented, nontoxic skincare lines to market. A Harvard Business School grad and beauty industry veteran,...

Natural Makeup Costing You An Arm And A Leg? HAN Skin Care Cosmetics Is An Affordable Option

Unfair or not, natural makeup has a reputation of being only for people with lots of money to spare. HAN Skin Care Cosmetics wants to prove it can be universal. “You don’t have to pay expensive prices...

With A New Line At Sephora And Global Reach, June Jacobs Harnesses Its Heritage To Stay Relevant

Before most beauty consumers could pronounce parabens, June Jacobs excised them from her products. A skincare pioneer known for coupling scientific advancements with botanical extracts, she started a laboratory 30 years ago to develop leading-edge formulas preceding...