Drawing on more than five centuries of Honduran rainforest tradition, T’zikal Beauty Group makes hair and skincare products centered on ojon oil, also known as batana oil. The company sources the oil directly from Miskito and Garífuna communities and preserves the traditional process of hand-harvesting and slowly boiling palm nuts to collect it. Its clean formulas are made without parabens or animal testing, with rituals designed for everything from natural curls to dry, damaged hair.
RahuaFounded in 2008 by Ecuador-born hairstylist Fabian Lliguin and fashion forecaster Anna Ayers, Rahua makes plant-powered hair and body care built around Amazonian botanicals such as rahua oil. The company ties each bottle to rainforest protection and Indigenous livelihoods, providing financial and legal support that has helped preserve more than 3.27 million acres of Amazon rainforest and create over 2,500 harvesting and processing jobs for women. Rahua also directs a portion of its profits to conservation and philanthropy through its broader mission, including the EcoAgents nonprofit.NEW YORK, NY
Ora K Beauty Products, LLCOra K Beauty Products makes natural, botanical hair and skin care built around a family hair-growth recipe that traces back to Freddie Mae Davis in the 1800s. Ora Kay Eatmon refined the inherited ointment into a lighter formula for all hair types, blending organic herbs, oils, and vitamins in products designed for everyone from children to people undergoing chemotherapy. The Mansfield, Ohio company says its non-toxic products are never tested on animals and typically show results within 30 to 90 days.ONTARIO, OH
OY-LFounded by Andrea Pierce-Naymon after her daughter became ill, OY-L makes small-batch, plant-derived skincare for face and body with a “beauty without secrets” approach. The Hudson, Ohio company handcrafts its products without animal testing and builds its formulas around transparent ingredient choices such as hemp seed oil and Manuka honey. OY-L also uses sustainable packaging where possible and donates 15% of bath-salt and body-scrub sales to Dysautonomia International.AKRON, OH
Nãzuk BeautyBorn from founder Zulmira’s rediscovery of her mother’s Usma Grass ritual, Nãzuk Beauty makes hair- and brow-care products that bring a centuries-old Uyghur and Central Asian beauty tradition into modern routines. Its formulas use Usma sourced from Central Asia and are handcrafted in small batches in New York City, including a single-ingredient scalp mask and an eyebrow regrowth mask made with 90% Usma powder.