How Hawaii’s Ban On Oxybenzone And Octinoxate Could Change The Sun-Protection Segment
While the clean beauty movement may be winning over retailers, the green beauty movement is striking policy gains. In an explosive act for the sun-protection segment, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill last Tuesday, the day before...
Volition Beauty Allows Individual Consumers To Create Products With Major Mass Appeal
Former investor and self-professed data geek Patricia Santos wasn’t the most likely candidate to launch a next-generation beauty brand. “I don’t think I ever thought that I actually could do it,” she says. “It’s a nice, safe place to...
The Sizzling Six: How A Half-Dozen Exhibitors Created Heat For Their Brands At IBE Dallas 2018
Call them the Sizzling Six: the half-dozen leading brands at Indie Beauty Expo Dallas 2018 that rocketed to the top of post-show consumer and buyer surveys. To land high in the results of one such...
Opu Labs Aims To Connect Skincare Consumers Around The World One Facial Scan At A Time
The world may be flattening, but no single tool has yet gathered data on the skin of consumers and the products they apply from all corners of it. Opu Labs wants to provide that tool in the...
The Pitfall Of Popularity: Inside The Vamp Stamp’s Uphill Battle Against Counterfeiters
A mere three weeks after The Vamp Stamp made its debut in March 2017, founder Veronica Lorenz spotted rip-offs of the brand’s patented winged liner tool on eBay. “There were hundreds of them. I was extremely emotional...
