My (black) wife is very much into skincare(addiction) and even mixing her own stuff from basic ingredients. While getting ready-made products for black skin (or hair…) in Germany has been getting easier, it’s still hard. Do you have any plans for availability here in the EU?
And a fun anecdote for zinc oxide sun protection, I once accidentally bought one of those. It looked slightly questionable on my pasty white skin, but on her, it looked hilarious, she turned purple :D
Your wife sounds amazing! Last summer, Madhu and I tried to mix our own dark spot serum, and it turned into a rubbery clump. We learned two things: 1) The power of stabilizers and emollients, and 2) That we should probably bring on some qualified chemists and dermatologists. Thankfully we did :)
We do have plans to expand to Europe. Our Sephora retail relationship is specific to the US and Canada, so we are going to start there. However, Canada regulation is very similar to EU regulation, so expanding to Europe will be the easiest, most natural next step for us.
Your story is so common! I hope your wife is able to get her hands on a non-purple zinc sunscreen soon :)
Love this story. It's the untold story that so many people in the beauty industry do not hear! It's not okay to look purple. We're aiming to change that. Would love to hear what products she's using / what she's mixing. Please tell her to email me - madhu [at] lionpose [dot] com.
And a fun anecdote for zinc oxide sun protection, I once accidentally bought one of those. It looked slightly questionable on my pasty white skin, but on her, it looked hilarious, she turned purple :D