Rising Stars In CBD Beauty And Wellness: Part 1

As cannabidoil or CBD has become as ubiquitous in the beauty aisle as hyaluronic acid and retinol, there’s been no shortage of new market entrants ready to steal some market share from more established players. After...

WLDKAT Pounces On The CBD Sexual Wellness Category With A Pre-Lube Launch

In recent years and, especially since the passing of the Farm Bill in 2018, the wellness sector’s cannabis and sexual health trends have begun to coalesce into a meta trend of empowered women’s wellness. Forward-thinking brands...

How Indie Beauty Brands Are Shaping The Conscious Beauty Movement

The idea of conscious beauty is spreading across the beauty industry, from brands to retailers.  Proponents of the phrase are anticipating the high principles it conveys will turn into a movement that will...

From Bergdorf Goodman To Net-A-Porter, Royal Fern Expands Distribution Globally

Royal Fern isn’t cut from the classic doctor brand lab coat. Dermatologist Timm Golueke, who launched the anti-aging skincare brand five years ago, isn’t a fan of the model behind many of the physician-led beauty concepts with...

What Happened When Premama Pulled Out Of 8,000 Retail Doors To Focus On The Bottom Line

A year after Dan Aziz raised $3 million in 2016 to expand his maternity wellness brand Premama, he scrutinized the results it was achieving in 8,000 doors at the likes of CVS, Walgreens, GNC, Target, Sprouts Farmers...

Glissant’s Luxe Lube Merges CBD And Traditional Chinese Medicine

Urologist Karyn Eilber’s menopausal and perimenopausal patients often asked her for lubricant recommendations. To provide answers, she shared available options, even though she wasn’t jazzed about their ingredients. Eilber says, “A lot are full of chemicals, and women...