Honua Skincare, founded by Kapua Browning, a licensed esthetician, and Hawaiian Traditional Medicine practitioner, began crafting customized oils and tinctures for clients using native Hawaiian botanicals. In 2016, she and her husband birthed a brand with only one given name: Honua, meaning ‘mother earth’. With a family lineage known for protecting the land, water, and farmlands of …
Prickly Pear Seed Oil is now one of the most sought-after ingredients in green beauty. The Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica,) is grown throughout North America—from Mexico to Canada. The bulk of the distribution is exported from Morocco where cooperatives work to harvest the spiny paddles that press one liter of oil from about eight …
Since discovering LILFOX, I’ve had the biggest green beauty crush on the brand and everything that Alexis Rose, Founder of LILFOX, puts into the world. This line is unique in its sophistication, balance, efficacy and aromatics. I met Alexis in Miami three years ago and, ever since, we can’t help but talk about the potency and …
I was inspired to found Beauty Heroes because I wanted to shine a light on the wellness and beauty brands that are paving the way for a healthier planet – and doing it well. Earlier this year, I began thinking about it, and the lightbulb went off in my head– green beauty brands are actually …
How, when and why, demystified. By now, any avid beauty consumer has at least one oil-based product in rotation. Whether it’s an oil-based cleanser, a treatment serum, or a moisturizer, face oils are the new basics of skincare. But their rise in popularity has brought misguided beauty advice and misinformation about how, why and when …
A household name in green beauty, Josh Rosebrook takes the conversation deeper. I met Josh Rosebrook through my friend Laurel Shaffer, founder of Laurel Whole Plant Organics. She introduced us during the opening of her new studio space right here in Sausalito, California. Josh had a line of people waiting to talk to him, to …
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