Personal Care news and trends

Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood
Retail // December 18, 2023

Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an agreement to sell its Elida Beauty unit to Yellow Wood Partners.  According to a company news release, Elida...

Shelpful Raises $3 Million for Personal Productivity and Accountability Solution 
Investments // December 15, 2023

Shelpful has raised a $3 million seed investment to continue adding features and partnerships to its solution that helps people build lasting habits around health, happiness and self-care.  The Shelpful service offers members an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered productivity assistant, a real-human accountability coach or a combination...

Inside Honest: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Newly Listed Personal Products Retailer
Retail // May 12, 2021

After just 20 minutes and a nearly 50 percent gain in its trading debut on the Nasdaq last week, the fortunes of the celebrity-backed The Honest Company started to change. Although the nearly 10-year path that led up to Honest’s IPO had been at least...

Beautycounter Embraces D2C Innovation With Purpose
Retail // October 12, 2020

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. After starting the year by winning the top spot in Fast Company’s most innovative company for...

Quick Reads
Care.com Debuts Employer-Based Spending Accounts

May 22, 2024
Care.com has introduced a spending account to help workers cover the cost of care. The new accounts, announced Wednesday (May 22), are designed to give employers a solution to support employees who need to pay for care for children, seniors, pets or themselves. “Conversations about the cost of care have moved from the living room to the conference […]

Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood

December 18, 2023
Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an...

Shelpful Raises $3 Million for Personal Productivity and Accountability Solution 

December 15, 2023
Shelpful has raised a $3 million seed investment to continue adding features and partnerships to its solution that helps people build lasting habits around health, happiness and self-care.  The Shelpful service...

Lululemon Introduces Personal Care Line

June 18, 2019
As it moves into new categories for growth, athletic apparel company Lululemon has started to sell products for personal care through eCommerce and in 50 stores. The personal care selections...