Everyday Chemist Creates Skincare Through The Lens Of A Cosmetic Chemist And R&D Lab
Cosmetic chemists make the beauty products consumers know and love, but they’ve largely stayed hidden from public view, toiling behind the lab bench for beauty brands that aren’t theirs. That’s changing. Adriana Zhamo is the latest cosmetic chemist...
Why Uplink Expo Exhibitors Are Hopeful About The State Of Independent Beauty
Last week, brand founders, suppliers and retail buyers gathered...
Beauty Industry Insiders Highlight 10 Underappreciated Tactics Of Skillful Beauty Brands On The Cusp Of Greater Scale
No beauty entrepreneur creates a brand in a silo. The forces of change in the beauty industry—consumer caution, gen alpha’s influence, retail consolidation and an omnichannel advertising environment are a few of the latest—molds a brand...
After Gender-Affirming Surgeries, Entrepreneur Jadis Montijo Partners With His Plastic Surgeon On Inclusive Scar Care Brand Motivo
“I had zero idea I’d end up in the beauty industry,” says Jadis Montijo, founder of cannabis consultancy Jadis and former chief strategy officer of cannabis startup The Kind Pen. Life has an uncanny way, though, of...
Decoding Quality Control With Qualitas CEO Nate Call: “The Brand Will Always Be Ultimately Responsible”
Last week, Suntegrity announced a voluntary recall of its Impeccable Skin Sunscreen Foundation after discovering higher than acceptable levels of the fungus Aspergillus Sydowii in the tinted sunscreen’s formula—and it’s hardly the only brand that’s dealt with...
