Brands Get Involved In The Growing Movement To Implement Workplace Menstrual Leave

Natalia Santiesteban-Mosquera, a 40-year-old consultant in Bogotá, Colombia who suffers from uterine fibroids, remembers enduring painful, heavy periods in a cold office that made the experience more agonizing. “It was very uncomfortable to change pads and sometimes clothes...

The Patch Parade: Personal Care And Wellness Brands Offer Lo-Fi Wearables Addressing Health Concerns

A wave of consumer packaged goods brands is tackling wellness from the outside in with wearable offerings such as stickers and patches designed to meet consumers’ health and personal care needs. The...

5 Italian Indie Beauty Brands To Put On Your Radar

Italy, the 10th biggest beauty market in the world, is known primarily in beauty as the cradle of behind-the-scenes business—and that business is growing. According to Italian personal care association Cosmetica Italia, beauty manufacturing in the country...

5 Exciting Sexual Wellness Launches To See You Through The (Possibly) Impending Economic Slump

You’ve probably heard of the lipstick effect, but what about the lube effect? Examining the sex product category during the Great Recession shows that lubricants, condoms and vibrators enjoyed strong, even surging sales, during it. If the...

A Dozen Indie Beauty Trends Coming To The Fore In The Second Quarter Of 2022

After months of soaring inflation preceded by months of a global pandemic, are we now to endure a recession? If you feel at the end of your rope, you’re not alone. In reporting for this quarterly...

The “Hairification” Of Skincare

On August 19, five hair and scalp care products from The Inkey List, which is best known for hero ingredient-powered skincare, are landing at Sephora stores following the brand’s extension from skincare into hair and scalp care...