Born in New York’s demanding city environment, SILKENN makes probiotic-powered skincare designed to defend the skin against pollution, UV exposure, and other stresses of urban life. Its signature Powerhouse Microbiome Serum supports the skin’s microbiome and barrier while bringing together daily defense, hydration, and recovery in one formula. The brand pairs its environmental-defense focus with a message centered on real skin, individuality, and authentic stories.
Air Repair SkincareFounded by San Francisco licensed esthetician Denise Spanek, Air Repair Skincare makes streamlined facial skincare for skin stressed by harsh weather, pollution, and everyday environmental exposure. Its nature-based formulas pair clean chemistry with healing botanicals and clinically recognized actives to hydrate and support the skin barrier, including the brand’s signature “inflam-aging” approach. The line is predominantly vegan and cruelty-free, and excludes parabens, petroleum, and mineral oil.PECONIC, NY
emerginCBorn in a rent-controlled Manhattan studio in 1996 with a single vitamin C serum, emerginC now develops luxury, results-driven skin care in its Brooklyn headquarters for spas and home routines. The independent brand blends clinically studied ingredients with active botanicals and has made sustainability part of its identity, including a Buy One, Plant One program that has planted more than 1.2 million trees.BROOKLYN, NY
Love, IndusLove, Indus makes skincare that pairs rare ingredients and beauty rituals from the Indian subcontinent with New York product technology. Founded by Surbhee Grover after her work in product innovation across Asia, Europe and the United States, the brand is best known for turning Assam’s Golden Muga Silk into a liquefied skincare ingredient, including its Amrutini® serum. Its collection is Leaping Bunny certified and dermatologist tested.
Neuvian SkincareBuilt on organic chemistry, biotechnology, and epigenetics, New York-based Neuvian Skincare makes science-driven luxury skincare and haircare formulations. Its distinctive approach centers on proprietary Bioidentical Dual Peptide, Smart Release Polymer, and Nanocarrier Complex technologies, including the patented formula behind its NMF+ Rejuvenation Serum. Products are manufactured in the United States at a GMP ISO 22716-certified facility.