11 Emerging Indie Deodorant Brands Working Hard For People’s Pits

Deodorant sales dipped as the pandemic got underway, but don’t tell that to indie beauty brands. The industrious entrepreneurs behind them are churning out new deodorants faster than most people can work up a healthy stench. They’re...

Serial Entrepreneur Keenan Beasley Gets Active With New Athleisure Haircare Brand Sunday II Sunday

Sunday II Sunday consumers shouldn’t be afraid to break a sweat. The new athleisure haircare brand from entrepreneur Keenan Beasley’s incubator Supply Factory Brands is beginning with four products—Soothe Me Daily Scalp Serum, Root Refresh Micellar...

DTC Sexual Wellness Specialist Cake Launches With Over $1.4M In Seed Funding

A cream made for male masturbation? A lube intended for beginner anal play? Launching today, Cake is betting on consumer demand for premium and highly specialized products designed to enhance sexual experiences regardless of the gender or...

How Amy Duncan’s CBD Brand Mowellens Was Reborn After The Death Of Her Husband

There are many unpredictable things in life. Amy Duncan’s husband Chris’s brain cancer diagnosis in 2012, a year into their marriage, is certainly one of those things. Thrust into a caretaker role while working full-time at a healthcare...

Plastic Surgeon Lara Devgan Is Changing The Face Of Doctor-Led Skincare

Three years ago, New York plastic surgeon Lara Devgan introduced skincare products for patients at her Upper East Side office. Now, shoppers everywhere can buy them on Sephora’s website, which has launched five bestsellers priced from $50...

I’m A Black Indie Beauty Brand Founder. Here’s What I Think About Building My Business In A Racist Society.

Growing up, sitting at my grandmother’s kitchen table and watching her make homemade soaps, salves and remedies for minor ailments always amazed me. She never put a name to anything she whipped up, and it always worked. These...