The Rise Of Clean Beauty Retail Brands

With last week’s debut of Exa Beauty, Credo’s private-label cosmetics brand offering 43 foundation shades, the clean beauty retail chains Credo, The Detox Market and Follain have all launched their own brands sold online...

How Rooshy Roy Connected With Her Indian Culture And Recreated The Brand Aavrani To Celebrate It

It’s tough to lead an Indian-inspired beauty brand if you’re not at ease with your Indian identity—but that’s what Rooshy Roy, the child of Indian immigrants, was doing when she launched Aavrani two years ago. Growing up...

Beauty Kitchen Is Out To Be The Most Sustainable Beauty Brand In The World

Married couple Jo and Stuart Chidley started Glasgow-based Beauty Kitchen six years ago with a huge ambition. “We wanted the most sustainable beauty brand in the world,” says Jo Chidley. Not everyone believed the ambition could be...

How Indie Beauty Brands Manage Cash Flow

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 25 brand founders and executives: How do you manage cash flow?

Peak And Valley Sets High Expectations For Transparency In The Wellness Industry

When scientific researcher Nadine Joseph began to battle anxiety, lethargy and eczema that covered her face, hands and legs three years ago, she did what came naturally: she researched solutions to her problems. “I was experiencing classic symptoms...