The Beauty Benefits of Prickly Pear This shrubby cactus is originally native to Mexico, growing in dry, rocky, and warm areas, and has since spread to the Americas, the Mediterranean basin, Africa, India, and as far as Australia. But while it may now be found in different parts of the...

Learn more about the trailblazers behind these Latinx-owned and -founded brands. Beauty entrepreneur and Forbes Next 1000 recipient Christina Kelmon teamed up with fellow angel investor Ann Dunning to create Vamigas, a line of skin care based on ancestral beauty and clean, organic ingredients from Latin America. Kelmon is third-generation...

Co-founders Christina Kelmon and Ann Murray-Dunning created a super clean skincare line inspired by their families Latinx roots (Mexico and Chile, respectively). Our pick: Ingredients like prickly pear, jojoba, and chia seed oil brighten and cleanse at the same time.  Read full article here  

These Latinx-owned makeup, skin, and hair brands highlight the beauty and vibrancy of the community (and are perfect for your next shelfie).   This isn't Christina Kelmon's first foray into the beauty business: She founded makeup brand Belle en Argent in 2016. But three years later, she joined Ann Dunning,...

This Cali-based brand founded by two Latina friends harnesses the healing power of botanicals used for centuries by the people of Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Perú, Paraguay, Argentina, and more. Co-founder Ann immigrated to Los Angeles from Chile at the age of nine, and met fellow co-founder Christina through a network of...