After Soaring During The Hand Sanitizer Shopping Frenzy, Olika Sets Up For Gains Long After It

The hand-sanitizer rush provided a wind beneath Olika’s wings. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the United States, concerned shoppers frantically scooped up the disinfecting agent in early March, sending sales skyrocketing 470%, according to

The Steps Five Indie Beauty And Wellness Entrepreneurs Are Taking To Persist And Prosper Today

Indie beauty and wellness brands are anything but idle amid the pandemic. The United States federal government hasn’t lent them much of a hand. About 5% of American businesses have so far received loans under the Small Business...

Axiology’s Zero-Waste Makeup Moment

Axiology founder Ericka Rodriguez is swiftly learning about the importance of changing course amid a pandemic. In order to salvage what had been planned to be a robust year of global expansion, the clean beauty pioneer is...

Seven Beauty Ingredients Particularly Relevant Right Now

As consumers stuck at home adhere to shelter-in-place mandates, they care less about perfect nails than they do squeaky clean hands. As they pound on their smartphones with sanitized fingers, they’re busily researching ingredients with antibacterial, antiviral, antiseptic...

Emerging Brand Ami Wellness Wants Women To Turn To Tinctures For Everyday Health

When Triniti Gawthrop was a child in Port Chester, N.Y., she’d only be given a pill as a last resort. “If we had a headache, we took deep breaths and drank water,” recounts the current Elkhart, Ind., resident....