Posts in Beauty & Health
Ogee

Ogee, founded by Mark Rice and Alex Stark, is committed to creating the highest quality collection of high-performance certified organic beauty. It promises to never use petroleum derivatives, parabens, synthetic fragrances, formaldehyde, or GMOs. Ogee uses jojoba oil as its hero ingredient, a liquid crystalline wax that has a very similar molecular structure to skin’s naturally produced sebum.

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Pangea Organics

Pangea Organics was founded in 2001 by Joshua Scott Onysko from a simple concept: we and the earth are one, and in that oneness, the earth gives us everything we require to maintain our health, vibrancy, and youthful glow. By traveling near and far Joshua cultivated relationships with organic farmers who dedicate their lives and land to producing the most nutrient-dense, organic ingredients on the planet.

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KORRES

Born out of a Greek homeopathic pharmacy in 1996, KORRES's philosophy is rooted in the use of natural ingredients of the highest quality, skin and environmentally friendly products with clinically tested efficacy, and products that can inspire. KORRES believes in developing products based on primary and applied research on verified benefits and clinical efficacy.

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Annmarie Skin Care

The skin care industry is riddled with questionable practices and toxic ingredients. It’s the very thing that inspired Annmarie Skin Care´s founders to create an intentional line with your health and the planet’s health in mind, formulated with organic and wildcrafted ingredients. So, back in 2008, healthy living bloggers Annmarie and Kevin Gianni powered up a vegetable oil-powered RV and embarked on a 2½-year journey across North and South America.

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Gleamin

Gleamin´s clean products are carefully formulated to invigorate our global community with a new-found sense of freedom. The all-natural formulas consist of sustainable, ethically-sourced superfoods that are safe for all skin types. Gleamin combines the world’s richest known sources of Vitamin C, a powerful glow-duo Turmeric & Aloe Vera, and detoxifying Clay. Now you can nourish your skin the way it deserves.

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Alima Pure

Alima Pure is a natural cosmetics brand from Portland, Oregon. Made using clean, non-toxic ingredients, our products are designed for everyone. Founded in 2004 by mother and kindergarten teacher Kate O´Brien, Alima Pure offers luxurious, high-performance cosmetics made using clean ingredients. As a female owned and run company, empowering and connecting with women has always been at the forefront of Alima Pure.

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U Beauty

“In my culture, having good skin means having self-love and a sense of confidence. U Beauty is self-confidence in a bottle. I want everyone to experience self-love, confidence and good skin,” as Tina Craig, founder of U Beauty explains. She was inspired to create U Beauty with the belief that achieving beautiful skin doesn’t need to be complicated. Craig, also known as fashion and lifestyle blogger Bag Snob, is a multi-talented entrepreneur and pioneer of influencer marketing and luxury skincare. Craig keeps it simple with what she calls “the four Cs:” cleanse, compound, cream, and cover.

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Sparitual

“When I was a child, many years before holistic lifestyles became mainstream, my mother instilled in me the importance of an organic diet, regular massage, alternative healing methods and the minimization of toxin exposure within our environment. It had always been a way of life, so embracing yoga, meditation and Ayurveda during my college years was a natural extension of the principles which grounded and shaped my thinking,” explains Shelly Pink, founder of SPARITUAL.

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Kamedis

Kamedis was founded by Roni Kramer, who has a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology, to develop highly effective, safe, botanical-based solutions that treat skin disorders without the side effects of conventional products. All Kamedis products are based on TCM botanicals that have been used successfully to treat skin conditions for thousands of years. After years of meticulous research and ongoing clinical trials, Kamedis has created a line of products that focus on relieving specific skin conditions through the power of botanicals.

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Noé skincare

As a collective of young entrepreneurs from Amsterdam, NOÉ Skincare is an expression of multicultural backgrounds and diverse experiences. The people behind NOÉ believe that looking after the skin we’re in – and especially the daily act of caring for our face – is a ritual that crosses all borders, genders and ages. This believe has led them to find inspiration and knowledge of good, natural skincare in communities and cultures around the world and encouraged them to create products everyone can use and benefit from.

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BAO

BAO is an international brand that was started by Julia Bao, a former chemist turned entrepreneur who had a clear purpose: use a science-based approach to improve the skin-care industry and help people across the globe improve their skin’s health and achieve their skincare goals. She and her team of biochemists spent years in life science research across multi-discipline fields and used that knowledge to create BAO´s premium skincare.

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Earth Harbor

As a certified health toxicologist and herbalist Earth Harbor´s founder, Ali Perry-Hatch, MPH, developed holistic phyto-technology to bring you customizable formulas that replace toxic synthetic ingredients with their safe botanical superiors. Leading-edge biomimicry and a proprietary global database of scientifically-proven botanicals are used to inform a unique, award-winning approach to skincare — using mindful ingredients from both land and sea in each and every formula. Ocean and Earth go hand in hand to heal the human body, mind, and spirit. Incorporating both is the answer to achieving your best skin.

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Raw Elements

Brian Guadagno, founder of Raw Elements, has been an Ocean Lifeguard my whole life, and through that experience he discovered how harmful chemical sunscreens are for our personal health and the health of our environment. Horrified at this discovery he went on a quest to find a safe and effective solution, but one just did not exist. After a lot of research, he turned his kitchen into a lab and began formulating his own sunscreen.

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Maki Organicare

Maki Organicare was created by Maartje van Laarhoven in early 2020. The growing awareness that we should minimize our collective impact on the environment as much as possible led her to start her business. At Maki they believe conscious handling of products, reuse and local entrepreneurship contributes to a more sustainable world and produces products that are friendly to people, animals and the environment.

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Athia

Besides the fact that Athia Skincare is great for active women (and made by active women), it is cruelty free, vegan and made with natural ingredients.

After an intense workout, your skin loses water due to evaporation, leaving it dehydrated and your pores are open. This leaves them exposed to harmful bacteria and pollutant buildup that cause breakouts and unhealthy skin. This can increase surface lines as well as dead skin cell buildup, which clogs your pores.

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Elements of Aliel

Founder LaKeisha Entsuah spent 12 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing before starting her own natural skin care company Elements of Aliel in 2013. During the pregnancy her skin became very sensitive and even the natural products she was using were causing her problems. Determined to find a solution, she decided to put her experience to work. Starting with pure African Black Soap after being introduced to it by a family member she began to formulate products to fit her needs.

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Rodolphe & Co

Rodolphe & Co, a professional and humanist adventure, was founded by Rodolphe Diotel, hair colorist, almost 10 years ago. As a committed hairdresser, allergic to traditional hair products and inspired by his desire to "make women more beautiful, taking into account their unique personality", Rodolphe and his brand is distinguished by the strong quest for beauty.

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Suit Matters

SUIT Matters, founded by Mirjam Carels and Rosa Kleve, originated from a passion for beautiful and especially healthy skin care products. Their basic values ​​of simplicity, transparency and a no-nonsense attitude are reflected in the products and packaging. Less is more. Sometimes more is necessary. Such as extensive and complete information about ingredients.

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NUI Cosmetics

Founder Swantje van Uehm was working in the cosmetic industry when she realized one thing: she needed a bright red lipstick that didn’t contain synthetic ingredients but was also vegan. That was the beginning of NUI Cosmetics, a natural cosmetics brand. Based on the belief that no animal needs to suffer in order to create the perfect red lip. A lipstick without Carmine (dead bugs) or synthetic ingredients.

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O´Right

Steven Ko, founder of Hair O´Right International Corp., suffered from serious allergic symptoms. Then in 2002, when both his parents passed away from kidney disease and cancer, Steven decided to do something to help people stay away from heavy metals and harmful chemicals. He launched his hair care company with the ultimate aim of changing the chemical ridden environment. 

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