the missing list: Black-owned B2B Beauty Businesses

In early June 2020, I made a post here on LinkedIn asking my extended network for help putting together a list of Black-owned B2B #beauty industry businesses, particularly ingredient supply businesses, packaging companies, and manufacturing facilities.

What follows is the resulting list (very much a work in progress, in terms of both comprehensiveness and industry inclusivity). If you know of any businesses that should be added here, please do let me know in the comments.

Black-owned cosmetics and personal care ingredient suppliers:

McKinley Resources: https://www.mckinleyresources.com/index.html

Owned by John Oliver

Dallas, Texas

True Moringa (both a consumer brand and ingredient wholesaler): https://truemoringa.com/

Co- Founded by Kwami Williams and Emily Cunningham

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Akoma International (both a consumer brand and ingredient wholesaler): https://www.akomaskincare.co.uk

Founder and CEO Angus Klufio

Derby, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Caribbean Natural Products: https://www.caribnaturalproducts.com/about-us.html

Owned and operated by Loren Miller

Fairfield, New Jersey

Cedar Concepts https://www.cedarconcepts.net/

Linda McGill Boasmond

Chicago, Illinois

Grace Products https://graceproductsllc.com/

Sheretha Lumpkins

Sauk Village, Illinois

Black-owned cosmetics and personal care raw material distributors:

Mays Chemical Company https://www.mayschem.com/

Owner William Mays

Indianapolis, Indiana

Black-owned cosmetics and personal care product manufacturers:

mSEED group https://mseedgroup.com

contract manufacturing, R&D, and product development

Founding Partner and CEO Erica Douglas

South Holland, Illinois

La Fabrique 621: https://lafabrique621.com/

Owned by Diogou Dramé

Paris, France

Salt and Earth Labs (site info needed)

product development and manufacturing in partnership with talent

Owned by Angela Umelo

Santa Monica, California  

Summit Laboratories https://summitlabsinc.com/

(Owner info needed)

Harvey, Illinois

Definitive Formulations https://www.definitiveworld.com/

Angela McGhee

Conway, Arkansas

Black-owned cosmetics and personal care packaging suppliers:

JFI Packaging https://jfipackaging.com/index.html

Jerry and Michelle Lacy

Skokie, Illinois

Black-owned clinical trials / testing services:

Biometrix https://biometrixinc.com/

Dr. John Ademola

San Francisco, California

Black-owned B2B beauty service providers:

Holistic Beauty Group: www.holisticbeautygroup.com

product development and technology consultancy

Owned by Robyn-Melissa Watkins

Los Angeles, California

Private Label Insider: https://www.privatelabelinsider.com/

Owned by Melody Bockelman

Harlingen, Texas

Cindy J Labs: https://www.cindyjlabs.com/

research and development formulation services

Owned by Cynthia Johnson 

Baltimore, Maryland

Strategic Solutions International (SSI Consults): https://www.ssiconsults.com/

Market Research & Category Growth

Owned by Romina Brown

Chicago, Illinois