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The Honey Pot
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Who: The Honey Pot was founded by Beatrice Dixon.

What: The Honey Pot is a feminine care brand that focuses on creating natural and herbal-based products for menstrual and personal care. They offer a range of items, including menstrual pads, tampons, wipes, and washes, formulated with gentle ingredients to promote feminine hygiene.

When: Founded in 2014

Where: The Honey Pot is based in the United States.

Why: The Honey Pot was started with the goal of providing women with plant-based and effective feminine care products. The founder, Beatrice Dixon, wanted to address the lack of natural options for menstrual and personal care. The Honey Pot's mission is to empower women to take control of their intimate health by offering gentle
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The Lip Bar
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Who:
Melissa Butler

When:
2012

Why:
In 2012, I launched The Lip Bar because everywhere I looked, the media was telling women that beauty looked a certain way. I hated it! So I started making lipstick in my kitchen because I believed beauty shouldn’t compromise health and because I was determined to change the way people thought about beauty. There is no standard! You are the standard.

Where:
Detroit, MI
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Detroit, MI
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Who: Michael Anthony Hines and Lois Reid-Hines

What: Tropic Isle Living offers natural hair and skincare products inspired by traditional Caribbean remedies.

When: 1992

Where: Based in Marietta, Ga

Why: Tropic Isle began in 1992 with a suitcase, a gallon of Jamaican Black Castor Oil, a hand cart, and a dream to celebrate Jamaican traditions & remedies. Later it would become Tropic Isle Living. It was then that Michael Anthony Hines would coin the name that is now recognized as “Jamaican Black Castor Oil”. Following Michael's passing in 2016, Lois was given the option to sell Tropic Isle Living or to become the fearless leader that it greatly needed. Lois chose the latter.

Today, Lois has made it her mission to carry out Michael’s vision of making Jamaican Black Castor Oil a household staple, while continuing to create innovative new products that are rich in tradition, culture, and natural Jamaican-sourced ingredients. Tropic Isle Living continues to flourish and now can be found in many beauty supply stores, health food stores, and major retailers around the globe.

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Marietta, Ga
True Laundry Detergent
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Who: Founded by three businessmen - Ali B. Muhammad, Malik Saleem and Abdur-Rahim Shaheed

What: True Laundry Detergent produces eco-friendly and hypoallergenic laundry detergents that prioritize environmental sustainability and skin sensitivity.

When: Founded in 2012.

Where: Based in the United States.

Why: True Laundry Detergent was started to offer an alternative to mainstream laundry detergents that often contain harsh chemicals and irritants, promoting a healthier and greener laundry routine.
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College Park, GA
Unsun
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Who: Katonya Breaux

When: 2016

Why: Unsun Cosmetics was founded by Katonya Breaux in 2016, after much frustration by the lack of options within the world of clean sunscreen products for women of color. Unsun Cosmetics was created to provide clean, no-residue options that were kind to the person using it as well as the environment it's being used in.


Where: Woodland Hills, CA
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Woodland Hills, CA
Uoma Beauty
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Who: Sharon Chuter

When: 2018

Why: UOMA - pronounced OMA (uh-mah) means beautiful and their belief is that beauty starts the moment you decide to be yourself. UOMA exists to re-write the rules of inclusivity and diversity to create a world of beauty that truly is for everyone. UOMA Beauty is the most inclusive black-owned beauty brand. Founded by Nigerian born, LA & London based former beauty executive Sharon Chuter, the UOMA Beauty range is rebellious, innovative and created for all. UOMA describes itself as an empowered tribe. "Our race is human, our people are free, our language is color. All are welcome to our beautiful tribe".


Where: Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles, California
Upbounders
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Vegan Smart
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Irvine, CA
Vibrant Health
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Who: Mark Timon

When: 1992

Why: In 1992, on the second floor of a barn in the hamlet of Great Valley, NY, our teeny, tiny, dietary supplement company was born. Founder Mark Timon had set aside a few thousand dollars to manufacture the first 500 jars of Green Vibrance. He wanted to make a strong, general nutrition product that would “get you right” on the inside. The formula had 38 ingredients originally, carefully selected to aid detoxification, provide antioxidant protection and micronutrition, and rehabilitate abused digestive tracts. More than 25 years later, they remain dedicated to crafting an award-winning family of products with your optimum health in mind. They are proud to have built a company that delivers nutrition you can trust, sourcing and managing every raw ingredient for maximum quality and potency.

Vibrant Health's mission is to assist through supplemental nutrition the healing of illness and the establishment of optimum health. They are also dedicated to the designing and marketing of the most efficacious Nutritional Food Supplements for the benefit of all men, women, children and pets.

Where:
Great Valley, NY
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