skincare
Sunscreens, serums, & scrubs — oh my!
Black Girl Sunscreen — lightweight, vegan, SPF line that caters to darker skintones, going on completely clear and leaving no white cast.
Unsun — award-winning sun-care and sunscreen brand formulated for darker skintones
Golde — certified-organic, vegan superfood blends and face masks
epi.logic — luxury skincare and treatments for all skin types
KLUR — clean, ethical, and inclusive skincare serums and oils
Buttah Skin — a serum, cleanser, and body butter line infused with organic African shea butter and developed for men and women with melanin-rich skin actively seeking solutions for their complexion challenges
Ode to Self Skincare & Wellness — made 100% in-house, with no animal testing or harm and specifically "for the girl with brown and black skin in mind.”
Hyper — vegan, cruelty-free, clean skincare brand targeting scarring and hyperpigmentation (and featuring some stunning branding)
Beneath Your Mask — award-winning non-toxic skin and haircare products made with certified-organic, natural, unrefined, cruelty-free and kid-friendly ingredients
Plant Apothecary — unisex, plant-based, ethical skincare
Base Butter — a crowdfunded skincare brand founded by dynamic duo She'Neil Johnson and Nicolette Graves, who believe in skin acceptance and skincare as a form of empowerment
Skin Buttr — natural body- and skincare products, including whipped, shea-based body butters and scrubs
Aba Love Apothecary — a holistic plant-based skincare and aromatherapy line developed by Aba Gyepi-Garbrah, free of synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, or parabens and packed with potent botanical ingredients and antioxidants.
Rosen Skincare — all-natural cruelty-free targeted skincare brand with some very fun packaging
Mary Louise Cosmetics — clean, vegan, and organic skincare and body-care line (best known for its Miracle Serum, an acne and scar-erasing serum with a cult following)
Nola — plant-based skincare line, including cleansers, serums, and face masks, originally formulated by a Black woman for Black women
Kaike — vegan and cruelty-free products for all skin-care needs specific to melanin-rich skin.
Dehiya Beauty — plant-based, vegan, organic skin-care brand inspired by ancient beauty traditions and African herbalists
Pholk Beauty — vegan and natural skincare brand made in Jersey City, New Jersey, at its very own lab, formulated with food-grade ingredients like cold-pressed hibiscus oil sourced from Senegal, moringa sourced from Ghana, and turmeric from Jamaica
Epara Skincare — luxury skincare products that cater to the underserved needs of women of color, formulated and founded by Ozohu Adoh, who earned her MBA at Oxford University and starting working with a lab in the U.K. to develop formulas made with organic ingredients from Africa to treat her own dry, uneven skin
Camille Rose — hair, skincare, bath & body line of over 30 products full of good-for-you, vegan ingredients that will breathe life back into your curls and skin developed by a vegan mother of five
The Luv Scrub — game-changing loofah/exfoliator made of 100% nylon, used in West African skincare for generations
BLK/OPL — award-winning beauty brand formulated for Black skintones; one of the first skincare and makeup lines to offer base shades that spanned deep into the skin-tone spectrum
Hanahana Beauty — clean, ethically-sourced, all-natural and fair-trade skincare + wellness brand committed to empowering women of color and benefiting Ghanaian women.
Lauren Napier Beauty — sustainable, natural luxurious makeup remover and prep wipes for all skin types
Frederick Benjamin — cruelty-free grooming products, free from common chemicals and irritants and infused with natural oils
