With New Brand Esas, Two Givaudan Alums Aim To Disrupt Beauty Manufacturing

Seda Bilginer and Amanda Sichon, co-founders of Esas, are self-confessed product junkies, but it’s the production floor that ignited their entrepreneurial spirit. As colleagues at Givaudan, the global fragrance and flavor manufacturer, they bonded over “a lot,...

Why You’re Going To Be Hearing A Lot More About Petrochemicals In Beauty Formulas

Similar to countless beauty brands, Youthforia puts the difficult-to-pronounce conditioning agent butylene glycol in its products. Dissimilar from countless beauty brands, the bold makeup startup and TikTok favorite explains where the butylene glycol in its color-changing BYO...

“Up Against Prejudice”: Afrocenchix Raises $1.2M Seed Round With Involvement From Google

Afrocenchix, a British natural haircare brand directed at consumers with curly and coily hair, has closed a $1.2 million seed funding round. Google for Startups, a program geared toward Black-founded business in Europe, participated in the...

Entrepreneur And Humanitarian Kate Roberts Launches Sexual Wellness Marketplace And Educational Platform The Body Agency

Entrepreneurs in the sexual wellness space are an interesting bunch. Even among this intriguing cohort, Kate Roberts, creator of new sexual health marketplace The Body Agency, cuts a fascinating figure. The founder and...

Inspired By Fifties-Era Milkmen, Naked Frankie Brings A Closed-Loop Beauty Retail Model To Los Angeles

Milkmen aren’t generally the bellwether of beauty trends, but they’re the inspiration behind Naked Frankie. “When we launched, we started out as a delivery service for bath and body essentials,” says Jennifer Zhao, who founded the company...