10 Black-Owned Skincare Brands To Add To Your Counter
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The truth is there are a lot of shady and dirty ingredients floating around in the beauty industry with 75% of mainstream products marketed to Black women considered toxic.
— JACQ”S
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Afokoskin™
Founded by Aforkor Amelia
Cruelty-free
Vegan
#1 Black Soap Foaming Face Wash
Offers grants and mentorship to other BIPOC entrepreneurs
I had actually never even realized how sensitive my skin was until I saw it thriving from such a gentle cleanser. I grew passionate about achieving healthy skin through natural and simple skin remedies, and thus my vision for AFOKOSKIN was born.
— Aforkor Amelia
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Be Transcendent Skin
Founded by Janeya Anderson
Cruelty-free
Read their five-star reviews
There’s no limit to good skin, and that’s where we come in. Taking it back to nature, Be Transcendent Skin is here to transition with you through the seasons. Infused with plant-powered botanicals, we uncomplicate your skincare routine with products customized for your type.
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Cherry Brenchez
Founded by Cherry Brenchez
Cruelty-free
Cherry combined her herbalist background with the South Korean approach to beauty to create Cherry Brenchez, a line of skincare products to heal skin imperfections using fermented herbs.
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Coco Nyle Skin
Founded by Nana Otu
Cruelty-free
Nana is passionate about God and desires to inspire women to find their confidence and value through God’s love.
“I believe you don’t need to have perfect skin to love your flaws, your flaws tell your story. Find honor in it.”
— Nana Otu
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The Established
Founded by Essence Iman
Cruelty-free
Vegan
Small-batch
Effortless and practical luxury skincare
3x award-winnign skin serum
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JACQ’s
Founded by Barbara
Cruelty-free
Vegan
Our formulations include potent plant-based essentials, reparative antioxidants, and nutrients that heal and address common skin concerns.
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Redoux NYC
Founded by Asia Grant and Alejandro Villalba
Cruelty-free
Vegan
Sophisticated scents for all-natural skincare
Redoux focuses on process and experience. Everything we make is handmade, small-batch, and tailored to specific skincare needs. We research every ingredient that goes into each product—ensuring that each serves a specific purpose and addresses an expressed need. Furthermore, we believe that scent is as important to a product's experience as the results. We take two to three months to curate our scent profiles, blending multiple variations for quality, clarity, and proper expression of sentiment.
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Nolaskinsentials
Founded by Jane Ormon
Cruelty-free
Vegan
Small-batch
We believe in promoting “real skin” goals by utilizing real models, untouched images, and real results. So whether you’re battling hyperpigmentation, have acne-prone skin, or just need to indulge in self-care, we have an answer and community for your skin concern.
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Undefined Beauty
Founded by Dorian Morris
Cruelty-free
Vegan
Sustainably sourced
Read their five-star reviews
Undefined is clean, conscious, inclusive, plant magic. We live at the intersection of wellness meets adaptogens (like beautiful CBD) meets purpose-driven conscious capitalism. My mission is to “undefine” and democratize beauty and destigmatize plant-based solutions through an unapologetic, uncompromising, unfiltered approach. Wellness shouldn’t be elusive or exclusive—let’s democratize it.
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Vie Beauty
Founded by Jasmine Lewis
Cruelty-free
With its exclusive luxury packaging, 30ROSES disrupts the rules for how clean beauty products should be displayed. Our packaging is not the only thing challenging the rules – our one-of-a-kind formula provides a quick, hydrating refresh.
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