Brands

“Solve A Problem That Other Products Are Not Solving”: Play Pits Offers Natural Deodorants For Kids
Shuttling her son Kameron between basketball camp and football practice, mother of three Chantel Powell noticed a stench emanating from his body. “You smell like a grown man,” she declared. With Kameron just 6 years old at the...

Made With A Mission Is On A Mission To Build The Businesses Of Artisanal Beauty Companies
Three years into Laura Cameron’s socially-conscious company Made With A Mission, she was ready to quit. Constructed from old wine bottles, its distinct candles had been sold at Anthropologie, Walmart and HSN, but Cameron felt it wasn’t...

Goop-Approved Clean Deodorant Brand Type:A Heads To The Mass Market With A Target Rollout
Target shoppers now have a new aluminum-free deodorant to try. Type:A is rolling out to 1,580 of the big-box retailer’s locations in endcaps featuring clean products this month before hitting women’s deodorant aisles next month. With sales...

23-Year-Old Akilah Releford Is Building Mary Louise Cosmetics Into A Million-Dollar Natural Skincare Brand
Akilah Releford was well on her way to following in the footsteps of her father, foot and ankle surgeon Bill Releford, to become a doctor when a series of about 40 tweets on DIY-ing oatmeal masks...

Five Intimate Care Brands Coming To IBE LA That Shouldn’t Be Missed
The pleasure gap. Pelvic floor dysfunction. Period pain management. Conversations about these and other private matters have gone from cringey to commonplace in recent years. As consumers have become more comfortable expressing their...

Want Clear Skin For The Weekend? Drop By Aerie And Anthropologie To Pick Up WKND Cosmetics’ Pimple Patches
The pimple patch parade is popping. The latest zit sticker startup gaining momentum at stores is WKND Cosmetics, which is rolling out to Anthropologie and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. chain Aerie with its signature Simple Pimple Patch...