The Facial Bar Resurgence

A few decades ago, before the skincare market was flooded with cleansers, exfoliants and masks of all varieties, there were a few mainstay products most of us turned to. Among the popular go-to products were St. Ives apricot scrub, Cetaphil cream cleanser, Freeman masks, and of course, clear cleansing bars from Neutrogena and Purpose. Those [...]

Safe Soap

Keeping your family germ-free while reducing your dependence on petroleum- and chemical-filled products is a difficult endeavor. Lately it seems as though petroleum byproducts and corn syrup derivatives are in most products, even when they don’t seem necessary. Petroleum is often found in various fuel types, plastics, detergent and many other daily household products. The effort to shrink [...]

Beauty for Peace

Kiss My Face has demonstrated that every company need not wait until Breast Cancer awareness month to get involved in the global community and support worthy causes. The launch of Peace Soap shows KMF is not only a trendsetter in the beauty business, but it is also a socially conscious company. KMF had natural products on the market years [...]

A Model Citizen

Discovered in a mall in Minneapolis, this New York City resident might’ve become a forensic scientist were it not her for great bone structure and sky-high gams.

Holistic Beauty: Creating Products & Jobs

Solas Naturals is the brainchild of two Canadian men whose business was built on the goal of creating jobs not fat profits. While a healthy bottom line must be a goal of all business owners, Nova Scotia-based Perley Beaisto and Les Falconer started making candles because they hoped to fill an employment void in their [...]

The Beauty of Africa: A Fair Trade Soap Company

Sambah Naturals is an example of a business that benefits both employees and buyers. An example of the meeting of demand and supply, and the desire to show a positive image of Africa, Andre Houssney started the company when he saw room for growth and rich natural resources that could be used for beauty products. [...]