Brands
How Medicine Mama’s Organic Apothecary Is Making It In The Mass Market While Keeping Manufacturing In-House
About a decade ago, Medicine Mama’s Organic Apothecary founder Donna Steinmann received a phone call from a Santa Barbara dermatologist’s office inquiring about Sweet Bee Magic, an all-purpose skincare product she’d been making from honey and propolis...
Millennial-Minded CPG Brand Incubator Brandable Is Challenging The Status Quo On Store Shelves
Hey P&G, you better slather on some Olay because Brandable believes you’re showing your age. The not yet two-year-old consumer packaged goods upstart is out to be faster, bolder and more relevant to young consumers than its...
Former Estée Lauder Exec Ricardo Quintero Launches DTC Brand Incubator Digital Brands With Skincare Line Care
Ricardo Quintero rose up the executive ranks at some of the most storied companies in the consumer packaged goods sector, including Procter & Gamble, Pepsi and The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., where he was senior vice president and...
After A Rebrand, Luxe Botanics Invites Consumers To Travel The World With Its Products
Luxe Botanics, which was developed by a South African based in Singapore with ingredients from Kenya, Malawi and Brazil, is taking customers on a global journey with its packaging. The high-end skincare brand has undergone a revamp...
The New Clean Skincare Brand Making Super Luxurious Waterless Beauty Products
PWDR adds moisture to the skin, not its products. The new clean beauty brand from Carrington (CJ) Snyder, co-founder of upscale body care brand Kayo, skips water to stick to ingredients packing the strongest skincare punch....
The Couple Behind Zenz Organic Products Is On A Mission To Make Salons Safer
Early in her career, Danish hairdresser Anne-Sophie Skjødt Villumsen suffered from allergies—but not run-of-the-mill shellfish or sunflower seed allergies. She was struck by severe reactions to chemically-laden salon products that threatened her chosen profession. Instead of giving up hairdressing, Villumsen...
