Founded in 2016 by trained pastry chef Kate McLeod, Kate McLeod makes solid, waterless moisturizers that melt into skin like a lotion bar. What began with cocoa butter in Kate’s Brooklyn kitchen is now hand-crafted by local chefs, bakers, and makers at the company’s Hudson Valley workshop. Its Body Stones use plant-based ingredients in plastic-free, refillable packaging, turning everyday skin care into a small self-care ritual.
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Skin by MossSkin by Moss makes richly textured body skin butters designed to land between a whipped butter and a lightweight lotion. Founded by Jelicia Moss, the brand has grown beyond its beauty products into SBM The Studio, a creative content, wellness and production space for intimate gatherings, classes and workshops. Its signature moisturizers use ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin and natural butters for hydration without a greasy finish.
MyEmollientKeeshagaye Whitter founded MyEmollient in 2020 after her own eczema experience led her to seek gentler skincare, building on Jamaican plant-based traditions she learned from her grandmother. The Brooklyn brand handcrafts small-batch, water-free moisturizers for people with dry, sensitive, or eczema-prone skin.BROOKLYN, NY
Eve's Body FuzionsBorn from a daughter’s effort to help her mother’s severe dry skin, Eve’s Body Fuzions is a women-owned local business making organic and natural skincare, including handmade solid lotion bars and body frostings. Its formulations use nutrient-rich oils, butters and herbs while avoiding synthetic dyes, petroleum, parabens and mineral oil. The Waldorf, Maryland company also emphasizes zero-waste practices through eco-friendly packaging and refill programs.
Hamlin ApothecaryHandmade in Harlem, Hamlin Apothecary creates all-natural whipped body butter by infusing moisturizing butters and oils with botanicals. Mommy-owned, made and operated, the brand grew from founder Terri Freeman’s search for cleaner body care during pregnancy and draws inspiration from her great-great-grandfather’s Hamlin Drugs, founded in Raleigh in 1904. Its products are produced in micro-batches, with aromatherapy-based scents and carefully sourced, food-grade-or-better raw ingredients.