Christine Valmy Inc

Employee size

51-200

Organization type

Educational

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

1965

Christine Valmy Inc. grew from Christine Valmy’s 1944 skin-care work in Romania into a family business now led by her daughter, Marina. Known for pioneering esthetics education in the United States, the company also develops natural skin-care formulas in small batches at its Pine Brook, New Jersey laboratory for home users and professionals. Its products are cruelty-free and approved by Leaping Bunny.

• Symphony BeautyFormer U.S. Marine James Jo founded veteran-owned Symphony Beauty in 2015 after creating skincare for his pregnant wife, giving the company a distinctly personal start. Based in the United States, it develops K-Beauty-inspired skincare with natural, cruelty-free ingredients and donates a portion of annual sales to the Foundation for Women Warriors.BRENTWOOD, NY
• APTO SkincareAPTO Skincare is a women-owned-and-led skincare maker developing clean, simple formulas in its own lab and producing them at its family-owned facility in New Jersey. An esthetician and chemist create the natural, vegan products, including multitasking essentials such as its turmeric mask and facial mist, for routines that fit busy days. The company holds Vegan Action and Leaping Bunny certifications and has shifted packaging toward aluminum and post-consumer recycled resins.MANHATTAN, NY
• Makes Scents Natural Spa LineFounded in Lancaster in 2010 by spa veterans Heather and Nathan Kreider, Makes Scents Natural Spa Line creates small-batch natural skin-care and bath products for professional spas, resorts and at-home use. The woman-owned business grew from the couple’s handmade-soap hobby into a supplier of custom and private-label lines for hotels and spas, with formulations made in a cGMP facility. Its vegan, Leaping Bunny-certified products are packaged with the company’s environmental commitments in mind, including recyclable post-industrial-resin containers.LANCASTER, PA
• Nature Pure LabsFounded in 1996, Nature Pure Labs develops and makes professional clinical skincare products for customized skin, body, hair, and wellness care. The Staten Island company combines American scientific research with traditional botanical ingredients from Eastern Europe, West Siberia, and Asia, and says its products are made in the USA. Its research program has produced seven trademarks and a patent for purifying active plant compounds for topical use.BROOKLYN, NY