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Sustainable Shampoo Startup OWA Haircare Secures Investment From Precursor Ventures
OWA Haircare has drawn more money to remake showering. The brand behind the waterless powder shampoo Moondust Hair Wash set to debut next year has received an investment from early-stage venture firm Precursor Ventures. The amount of...
Santa’s Little Sales Helpers: Beauty Entrepreneurs Discuss Offers They Hope Will Drive Holiday Gift Purchases
In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 11 founders and executives: What’s a product or set you’re releasing for the holiday season and the thinking behind it?
New Teen Brand SkinBuzz Aims To Build Buzz Around Better-For-You Acne Prevention
Teenagers’ lives can be rough, but skincare for them shouldn’t be – at least that’s the premise of SkinBuzz, a new brand with organic products aimed at the adolescent set. Created by Nicole Sullivan, an aesthetician, authority...
Leopara Brings The Light To Makeup Wearers No Matter Where They Go
While readying herself to go out during a weekend jaunt to Las Vegas in 2015, Rachel Vicknair became annoyed that the poor lighting in her hotel room made it difficult to put on makeup properly. “There were shadows...
Social Impact Matters To Natural Skincare Shoppers In The U.K., According To A New Survey
British natural beauty customers are a principled bunch. In a survey conducted last month, nearly 700 of them revealed ethics is the number-one reason for their preference for skincare from natural brands. Over the coming year, 82%...
At Savor Beauty, Women Don’t Have To Lavish Time On Self-Care To Lavish Their Skin With Good Ingredients
In an era in which no one has time for anything, Angela Jia Kim, founder of product line and Manhattan spa Savor Beauty, endeavors to make effective natural skincare as time-efficient as possible. Her natural, Korean-inspired treatments...
The Detox Market Jumps Into The Clean Beauty Brand Marketplace With Detox Mode
The Detox Market has entered brand mode with Detox Mode, its first in-house product offering. The retailer is starting the brand with a single $32 item – universal body, face and hair dry oil Altogether Oil –...
