If Beauty Is Serious About Sustainability, Contract Manufacturers Have To Commit To It. Voyant Beauty Is Doing Just That.

The behind-the-scenes greening of beauty factories has gone largely unnoticed. Voyant Beauty wants to change that. In a first for large-scale beauty manufacturer in the United States, the company has undergone an environmental, social and governance...

Is Sexual Wellness Ready For Butt Stuff? Future Method Thinks So

“What I do at Future Method and Bespoke Surgical is all about destigmatizing, taking out the taboo,” says anal surgeon Evan Goldstein, discussing his sex care brand and New York City medical practice. 

DTC Marketplace Italic Enters The Beauty Category To Increase Purchase Frequency And Basket Size

Would you buy skincare with ingredients from the supplier that serves La Prairie, Chanel and La Mer at a fraction of the department store brands’ prices? Italic is betting on it. The online shopping destination carrying everything...

Moea Brings The Story Of Hawaii To The Shelves Of Target Stores In The State

Moea co-founders Kina Ahsing and Noella Callejo were friends long before they were business partners. “Kina and I have known each other since we were little, little kids,” says Callejo. “We were both born and raised in...

New Melanated Skin Specialist Plantkos Launches In DTC, Enters The Detox Market’s The Launchpad Program

Like many melanated women, Sejal Patel regularly struggled with hyperpigmentation and skin inflammation, but discovered that, just as the beauty product advertisements she saw didn’t feature women who looked like her, the products in those ads...

“Self-Love In A Bottle”: How Moisture Love Makes An Emotional Connection With Its Customers

Moisture Love had its best year ever in 2020. The brand, which launched in 2017 and...