DirectorySkincare

BLACK-OWNED
Skincare.

Cleansers, serums, and treatments formulated by Black founders, many built for melanin-rich skin from the first ingredient. Every brand below is verified Black-owned by hand.

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Shani Darden Skin Care

by Shani Darden

Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity esthetician to the stars -- Shani Darden built her reputation in a Beverly Hills treatment room befo

Black Girl Sunscreen

by Shontay Lundy

Los Angeles, CA

SPF made for deeper skin tones. No white cast, no heavy feel.

Fenty Skin

by Rihanna

USA

Golde

by Trinity Mouzon Wofford

Hudson Valley, NY

Superfood wellness and beauty brand born out of a Brooklyn apartment. Golde makes turmeric-powered face masks,

Hanahana Beauty

by Abena Boamah-Acheampong

USA

Ethically sourced shea body butter traced directly to a female cooperative in Tamale, Ghana. Founder Abena Boa

54 Thrones

by Christina Funke Tegbe

USA

African-inspired beauty built on ingredients sourced across the continent. The African Beauty Butter earned an

Beneath Your Mask

by Dana Jackson

USA

Luxury plant-based skincare built for melanin-rich skin. Dana Jackson founded the brand after her own skin bat

Bevel

by Tristan Walker

USA

Grooming system built for Black men. Shave tools, skin prep, beard care, and body products engineered to preve

Buttah Skin

by Dorion Renaud

USA

BeautyStat

by Ron Robinson

USA

Veteran cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson (Clinique, L'Oreal, Revlon) spent two decades formulating for other hous

Camille Rose

by Janell Stephens

USA

EADEM

by Marie Kouadio Amouzame & Alice Lin Glover

USA

Skincare formulated for melanin-rich skin, co-founded by Marie Kouadio Amouzame and Alice Lin Glover. The Milk

Hyper Skin

by Desiree Verdejo

USA

Klur

by Lesley Thornton

USA

Esthetician Lesley Thornton's independent botanical skincare line, deliberately built without investors or big

ROSE Ingleton MD

by Dr. Rosemarie Ingleton

USA

Jamaican-born, NYC-based board-certified dermatologist Dr. Rosemarie Ingleton built her line on Jamaican fruit

Urban Hydration

by Psyche Terry & Vontoba Terry

USA

Psyche and Vontoba Terry founded Urban Hydration to create affordable, clean beauty for dry skin and hair. A p

Scotch Porter

by Calvin Quallis

USA

Premium men's grooming brand built on the premise that Black men deserve thoughtful, high-performing products.

epi.logic

by Dr. Chaneve Jeanniton

Brooklyn, NY

Clinical skincare from oculofacial plastic surgeon Dr. Chaneve Jeanniton, formulated for sensitive and melanin

Alaffia

by Olowo-n'djo Tchala

USA

Founded by Olowo-n'djo Tchala -- born and raised in Togo -- and Prairie Rose Hyde, Alaffia is built on fair tr

AbsoluteJOI

by Dr. Anne Beal

USA

Physician-founded clean skincare for women of color. Dr. Anne Beal built the line around dermatologist-grade a

Canviiy

by Sherrel Sampson

USA

Tampa-based Sherrel Sampson created Canviiy after developing an itchy scalp from a weave installation and find

FRESH by Houston White

by Houston White

USA

Minneapolis-born men's grooming brand built around dignity, craft, and Black barbershop culture. Houston White

Keys Soulcare

by Alicia Keys

USA

Developed with dermatologist Dr. Renee Snyder, Keys Soulcare is a holistic skincare line rooted in self-care r

Oui The People

by Karen Young

USA

Karen Young launched the brand in 2015 as Oui Shave, building single-blade razors designed to prevent razor bu

Pholk Beauty

by Niambi Cacchioli

USA

Soul food for the skin: vegan skincare inspired by African diaspora folk remedies. Niambi Cacchioli's Glow Rep

Range Beauty

by Alicia Scott

USA

Shea Moisture

by Richelieu Dennis

USA

Skin by Brownlee & Co.

by Sylvia Brownlee

USA

Cincinnati-based esthetician Sylvia Brownlee spent nearly 30 years treating acne and hyperpigmentation before

Topicals

by Olamide Olowe & Claudia Teng

Santa Monica, CA

KOREJ Skin

by Dr. Laura Scott

Harvard-trained dermatologist Dr. Laura Scott built KOREJ as a fragrance-free, pregnancy-safe skincare line de

Sweet July Skin

by Ayesha Curry

Oakland, CA

Ayesha Curry's food-inspired skincare translates good-for-you ingredients into formulas, tied to her Jamaican

Rosen Skincare

by Jamika Martin

USA

Accessible, no-nonsense acne and texture skincare with clean ingredients and real results. Jamika Martin launc

Undefined Beauty

by Musette Tufankjian

USA

Plant-derived, gender-neutral skincare products built to work across all skin tones and types. Undefined Beaut

AMBI

by Black-co-owned

USA

One of the most iconic skincare lines created for melanin-rich skin -- AMBI has spent over 30 years developing

Black Opal

by Desiree Rogers & Cheryl Mayberry McKissack

USA

Jane Carter Solution

by Jane Carter

USA

Melanin Queen

by Monique Little

USA

Thread Beauty

by Uche Natori

USA

Color-changing, clean lip and skin care products designed with women of color in mind. Uche Natori built Threa

Relevant: Your Skin Seen

by Nyakio Grieco

USA