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From Molly With Love Raises Funds On SeedInvest, Prepares To Enter Francesca’s Locations
From Molly With Love is filling its coffers with seed funding and its distribution network with Francesca’s stores. The natural skincare brand has gone live on the SeedInvest equity crowdfunding platform connecting accredited investors and the...

Powered By Marine Collagen, La Sirène Swims Into The Beauty Supplements Segment
Anixia Rodriguez is convinced ounces of preventative powder sourced from the Pacific Ocean are far better than pounds of invasive aesthetic cures. La Sirène, the brand she founded with Mamun Haque, relies on marine collagen as an anti-aging...

Agent Nateur Makes Merchandise Inroads Beyond Armpit Products
Agent Nateur, a leading force in luxury natural deodorant, is moving past pits. Since introducing the face oil Holi(Oil) Refining Youth Serum last April, sales of non-deodorant merchandise have soared to account for 40% of the brand’s...

Organic To Green’s Rianna Loving Returns To The Brick-And-Mortar Business In Santa Monica With New Spa
Rianna Loving, creator of Organic To Green, is getting physical again. Three years after closing the conscious beauty shop Beauty Cirque on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, Calif., she’s opened Sauna Bungalow & Spa on nearby Main...

PurPicks Is A Review Platform Clean Beauty Fans Can Call Their Own (No More Scouring Stars On Amazon)
After introducing Canadian safe skincare certification CertClean nearly three years ago, Jenise Lee faced an unforeseen occupational hazard: Constant questions about which beauty products were her favorites. She doled out details on her choices, but grew concerned...

Amy Galper And Christina Daigneault Bring Mindfulness To DIY Beauty Product Making With Their New Book
When consumers buy beauty products at stores, it’s difficult for them to fully understand the roots of what’s inside the bottles. In their book “Plant-Powered Beauty,” Amy Galper and Christina Daigneault invite readers to appreciate beauty ingredients...

Loveskin Steers Clear Of The Same Ol’ Skincare By Initiating Customization Program
Loveskin and The Dark Heart Beard Co. are getting to know their customers one-on-one through a new customization program. At the websites of the Auckland-based natural brands founded by Joanna Lehndorf with partner Gareth Edwards in...