UOMA’s Sharon Chuter, Beautycounter’s Gregg Renfrew And Supergoop’s Holly Thaggard On Leading Mission-Driven Brands

A growing group of beauty entrepreneurs put mission over money. Three such beauty entrepreneurs—diversity champion Sharon Chuter, founder of UOMA Beauty, skin cancer fighter Holly Thaggard, founder and CEO of Supergoop,...

Instagram’s Influencer Crackdown, Pinterest’s Creator Diversity Efforts And Other Social Media News

With the presidential election in the United States less then two weeks away, social media companies are consumed with political matters. Still, they’re not completely ignoring other matters. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok are shoring up their...

Why Lemon Laine Waited So Long To Introduce E-Commerce—And How It’s Doing It Differently Now

When Laura Lemon started natural beauty and wellness retailer Lemon Laine three years ago, she made an unusual move not to launch e-commerce. “I always follow my gut and do things that excite me, and I wasn’t feeling...

Inside The Box: Solving The Mysteries Of Paper Packaging

Bottles, jars and tubes aren’t the only beauty packaging units affecting the environment. Secondary packaging is a big part of the story, too. “Sixty-five-plus percent of secondary packaging is made out of paper,” said Nader Naeymi-Rad, co-founder of...

Meet The Black Entrepreneurs Fighting Discrimination In The Beauty Supply Sector

Beauty supply stores are staples of the Black community, places where women stock up on haircare items like relaxers, edge control, extensions, wigs and a hodgepodge of other products. Quantity, though, doesn’t necessarily equal quality. Brittney Ogike, who...