Beautycounter

Business model

Clean, non-toxic cosmetics and skincare sold via direct sales consultants and D2C e-commerce.

In brief

A pioneer of the "clean beauty" movement, building a large following through both direct-sales consultants and its own advocacy for stricter cosmetic ingredient regulation. After 12 years and private equity backing from The Carlyle Group, the company entered administration in Apr…

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