How employees of color are driving inclusive beauty ingredients at suppliers
As brands have been positioning themselves more inclusively, ingredient suppliers have turned to their own employees to catch up scientifically.
Inclusive beauty has been a hot topic in the beauty world in recent years, but to meet those demands ingredient suppliers have had to take a step back in the labs to assess consumer needs and demands.
Experts have said research has seriously lagged in textured hair care, as well as skincare and sun care for those with dark skin tones, among other beauty categories. As suppliers like Dow and BASF aimed to launch more inclusive beauty ingredients, they often looked internally both for insights on consumer needs and for testing.
