Third-World Problems: As Beauty Ingredients From Africa Gain In Popularity, The Spotlight Turns To Ethical Sourcing Abroad

The latest ‘it’ ingredients in clean beauty might be dirtier than you think. Renowned for their benefits for skin and hair, moringa, marula and shea butter have infiltrated the beauty segment. Although they’re wildly popular, their paths from...

Worker B Generates Buzz With Mall Of America Store

Worker B has a new home for its hive of products. After opening a 600-square-foot store a year ago in the Mall of America, the Minneapolis-based bee-focused brand has settled into a 1,000-square-foot space in...

Self-Tanning Brand CleanTan Gives A Whole New Meaning To Tea Time

Tina Rowhanian loves the sun-kissed look. “I’m just a beach bum, I really am. I was born and raised in Hermosa Beach. Obviously, I was all about bikinis and tans. Now, I live in Boise, so I’m a...

This Doc Prescribes Indulgent Soaps, Scrubs And Soaks That Are Good For You And The Planet

Sarah Villafranco doesn’t only play a physician in blog posts. The Osmia Organics founder is a real-life ER doc who took an unusual turn into soap making and wound up creating a natural beauty brand stocked by Credo,...

Sentrel Natural Beauty Is Austin’s Newest Center For High-Performance Clean Beauty Products

Sarah Bensley has gone from hairstylist James Bryant’s assistant to his partner in Austin’s new beauty destination Sentrel Natural Beauty. A year ago, Bensley and Bryant hatched the concept of a boutique-cum-salon showcasing clean hair and skin brands...