
Former Dermstore Buyer Shreya Aggarwal Launches Functional Candle Brand Caftari
In the summer last year, Shreya Aggarwal was dealing with a stubborn bout of insomnia and anxiety. A fragrance obsessive from a young age, when the smells of her mother’s rose hair oil and father’s talcum...

VC-Backed And Derm-Endorsed Brand Symphonic M.D. Focuses On Reducing Irritation From Powerhouse Skincare Ingredients
Dermatologist and Yale School of Medicine professor David Leffell jokes that if he had a nickel for every patient that stops using retinol because they can’t tolerate it, he’d have retired long ago. Interested...

Neighborhood Goods Takes Measures To Cut Costs As Brands Claim It Owes Them Money
Neighborhood Goods isn’t doing so good. Six beauty, wellness and apparel brands carried by the retailer, which calls itself the “modern alternative to—and evolution of—the department store,” informed Beauty Independent anonymously that it...

The Biggest Trends Expected To Drive Beauty Manufacturing In 2024
As we begin to look ahead where the beauty industry will head in 2024, for the latest edition of our ongoing series posing questions relevant to indie beauty, we asked 19 beauty manufacturers the following question: What are...

Manhattan Dermatologist Ryan Turner Partners With Longtime Client To Launch Trnr Skin
Ryan Turner, a Harvard-trained dermatologist who’s practiced for 15 years and runs a thriving medical office in New York City, has long dreamed of combining his dermatology know-how with his biochemistry and molecular biology...