Sustainable Shampoo Startup OWA Haircare Secures Investment From Precursor Ventures

OWA Haircare has drawn more money to remake showering. The brand behind the waterless powder shampoo Moondust Hair Wash set to debut next year has received an investment from early-stage venture firm Precursor Ventures. The amount of...

Santa’s Little Sales Helpers: Beauty Entrepreneurs Discuss Offers They Hope Will Drive Holiday Gift Purchases

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 11 founders and executives: What’s a product or set you’re releasing for the holiday season and the thinking behind it?

New Anti-Pollution Skincare Brand OSCO Addresses The Effects Of Dirty Air With Clean Products

Dense urban environments are great for shopping, eating, sightseeing and socializing, but they’re not always the best for skin. New Hong Kong-based brand OSCO is designed to tackle the external downsides of city life to allow people...

New Teen Brand SkinBuzz Aims To Build Buzz Around Better-For-You Acne Prevention

Teenagers’ lives can be rough, but skincare for them shouldn’t be – at least that’s the premise of SkinBuzz, a new brand with organic products aimed at the adolescent set. Created by Nicole Sullivan, an aesthetician, authority...

Leopara Brings The Light To Makeup Wearers No Matter Where They Go

While readying herself to go out during a weekend jaunt to Las Vegas in 2015, Rachel Vicknair became annoyed that the poor lighting in her hotel room made it difficult to put on makeup properly. “There were shadows...