Beneath the Surface

If 2023 ends up anything like the past two years, consumers could return more than $816 billion worth of merchandise purchased from American retailers, cementing an ongoing problem the beauty industry is quietly grappling with: What’s...

Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Mielle Organics early this year represented a profound milestone not just for the two companies, but for textured haircare generally. It marked three of the four biggest beauty companies in...

After private equity firm Wind Point Partners-owned Voyant Beauty acquired competitor KIK Personal Care in 2020, the contract manufacturer ended an emerging brands unit dedicated to clients purchasing minimum order quantities under 5,000 pieces. “When you...

At one time, dermatologists were limited to treating skin cancer, warts, moles, acne, psoriasis and more gnarly skin conditions. Today, they still diagnose and handle those conditions, but the scope of dermatology has been dramatically enlarged with the...

Two years after Kylie Jenner got lip fillers in 2015, Nancy Trinh decided she’d replicate the beauty mogul and reality television star’s fuller lip look. She chose a fancy Beverly Hills plastic surgeon’s office she spotted on Yelp...

Gwyneth Paltrow, perhaps today’s biggest celebrity wellness influencer, recently received backlash for stating on the podcast “The Art of Being Well” that she eats only two meals a day: “bone...