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Twelve Beauty’s Pedro Catalá Is the Intellectual Soul Of The Clean Beauty Movement
Twelve Beauty hasn’t merely jumped on the clean beauty bandwagon. Long before his 12-product brand materialized, founder Pedro Catalá studied plants to determine their usages for skin and piled up degrees while doing so. “Because I have a...

Unilever Steps Into The Growing Natural Deodorant Segment With Purchase Of Schmidt’s Naturals
Unilever isn’t taking natural beauty lightly. The consumer packaged goods conglomerate has acquired rising natural deodorant player Schmidt’s Naturals for an undisclosed price, a move that follows the creations of in-house brands Apothecare Essentials and Love Beauty...

20 Bold Indie Beauty Predictions For 2018
This year has been monumental for indie beauty. Emerging brands siphoned market share from behemoth beauty conglomerates. Retailers across the spectrum from department stores to discounters pounced on the upstart bandwagon. Mergers and acquisitions soared with brands such...

Fertile Alchemy Founder Brittany Braggs Wants Women To Positively Embrace Reproduction, Even Before They’re Ready For Kids
Brittany Braggs believes women shouldn’t only discuss fertility when they’re having difficulty with it. The Houston-based holistic health coach, Reiki practitioner and doula is putting a positive and preemptive spin on reproduction with her budding brand Fertile Alchemy. The...

Mischo Beauty Enters Its Gilded Age With New Nail Polish Packaging
Kitiya Mischo King has struck gold with her nail polish brand’s makeover. Specifically, that gold is on the ball-shaped caps of Mischo Beauty’s round bottles, one of many details that has elevated the appearance of the eco-luxe line....

Palermo Body’s Jessica Morelli Celebrates The Holidays By Joining Forces With Fellow Founders
Palermo Body founder Jessica Morelli isn’t spending the holidays alone. She’s in the company of fellow entrepreneurs, who she’s teamed up with to create gifts. Morelli assembled three kits — Pure Rituals Kit, Coffee Culture Kit and...

Frosting Company Adds A Layer To Its Retail Distribution With A Launch Into Bon-Ton
Frosting Company is sweetening the selection at Bon-Ton Stores with its natural bath and body products. The Nazareth, Penn.-based brand developed by sisters Gabrielle and Brittney Flank is rolling out to 14 of the department...