Independent Beauty Association

A challenge for natural ingredient supply, featuring Finley Merrill of MTI Natural. #IBAMemberSpotlight

Best practises for navigating the issues of adulterants in natural ingredients? Here's some guidance from Shannon Hess. #IBAMemberSpotlight

3 reminders for indie brands to have on the radar for 2025 for US regulatory effective dates, brought to you by Meredith Petillo, VP of Technical & Regulatory Affairs here at IBA. To keep up to date with emerging regulations, watch out for our technical regulatory newsletters you receive to your inbox with your company’s IBA membership. cc Don Frey

Closing out 2024 with a message from IBA’s President, Don Frey. Here’s to another year in support of independent beauty!

Featuring Mindy Goldstein, Ph.D. on the many ways to enter the cosmetics industry. #IBAMemberSpotlight

Featuring Irwin Palefsky on the evolution of cosmetic sciences as a legitimate science. A big congratulations to Irwin, who was the recipient of this year's Maison G. deNavarre Medal, the highest honor award by the Society of Cosmetic Chemists HQ. #IBAMemberSpotlight

What are some of the challenges smaller cosmetics brands experience during product development? Here are some answers Jen Novakovich collected last week at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists HQ annual science meeting from our social media interview station. An Evonik Personal Care X IBA collaboration. We wanted to highlight the expertise at #SCC78. Thank you to Evonik for collaborating with us to make that happen. For more expertise, and to learn more about how Evonik can support smaller brands, be sure to check out their Indie Beauty Boutique where they offer small MOQs, free Preservative Efficacy Testing, and technical support. Featured in this clip: Crystal Porter, Ph.D., Dennis Abbeduto, Shannon Hess, Holly Honore, Elle Kim, Krissie Bak Gerrard, Ryan Kudla, Natalie Thomas, Stephanie Facuri cc Alexandra Mozina, Don Frey

What’s an interesting fact about cosmetic science? Here are some answers Jen Novakovich collected last week at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists HQ annual science meeting from our social media interview station. An Evonik Personal Care X IBA collaboration. We wanted to highlight the expertise at #SCC78. Thank you to Evonik for collaborating with us to make that happen. For more expertise, and to learn more about how Evonik can support smaller brands, be sure to check out their Indie Beauty Boutique where they offer small MOQs, free Preservative Efficacy Testing, and technical support. Featured in this montage: Ava Perkins, T'ea Cameron, Ryan Kudla, Rachel Grabenhofer, Kelsey Sumter, Stephanie Facuri, and Melissa Bergman.Thanks for stopping by our interview station! cc Don Frey Alexandra Mozina

We want to hear from you! Come visit us at booth 13 at the SCC78 Annual Scientific Meeting & Showcase for our social media interview station. An Evonik Personal Care X IBA collaboration, with interviews conducted by Jen Novakovich from The Eco Well. See you there! Akemi Ooka Don Frey Meredith Petillo

MOQs can be a challenge for indie brands to navigate as they start out. Andrea Cid from Miami Growth Machine discusses tips indie brands can consider when making packaging, label, and deco choices. #IBAMemberSpotlight