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Young Women Are Bidding Adieu To Shorn Bodies And There Could Be Hairy Consequences For Personal Care Companies
College student Katherine Kays-Hoepker has hairy legs and armpits – and she’s fine with them. Nine years ago, the mathematics major at the...

Gay Timmons, Godmother Of Beauty Ingredients, Is Aghast At The Rise Of Class-Action Lawsuits
Gay Timmons’ dander is up. The founder of organic and specialty ingredient distribution company Oh, Oh Organic, and president of the Natural and Organic Health & Beauty Alliance (

The Why Of The Y Chromosome: Indie Brand Founders Discuss The Challenges Of Marketing To Men
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we asked 11 founders and executives: What are the challenges you face aiming an indie brand at men?

Beauty Blogs And Instagram Feeds Don’t Get Chicer Than Eco Chic Beauty
Yenny Khan is a beauty late bloomer. She didn’t use makeup until she was a high school senior and, even after that, stuck to a handful of basic products. Five years ago, Khan switched to clean personal care...

Are Indie Beauty Brands Left Out As Makeup Artists Become Major Influencers?
In the weeks after she launched Kosås in October 2015, Sheena Yaitanes busily reached out to actresses and makeup artists to persuade them to try the beauty brand’s lipsticks for red carpet events, where she...

All Some Consumers Want For Christmas Is Self-Care And Compassion
Three years ago, Aromatherapy Associates global CEO and chair Tracey Woodward and her two kids decided it was better to...