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BeautyCounter Might Leave The Network Marketing Channel

The chaos around BeautyCounter continues as the company stated:

“We know that there was a lot of information shared yesterday. Information that was difficult, and that many of you are still processing. We thank you for your time and support as we navigate these uncharted territories.
As shared on the call, we have been in contact with the CEO of Arbonne so you can learn about an opportunity with them for you and your teams to explore, as a place to softly land during this time.
As a B-corp with a highly regarded, long-standing reputation in the industry, we would like to invite you to learn more about their company and how they will be welcoming our leaders to their community should you choose.”

While former CEO and Founder Gregg Renfrew stated:

“Something new is on the way. We are currently ​working ​to build a new company but don’t worry, we’ll be back later this year with the safer, high-performing products you know and love, as well as some other surprises.”
Despite our tireless efforts over these past few weeks, G2G (The company I formed, which recently purchased certain BeautyCounter assets, in a foreclosure sale) will not be able to launch operations as soon as we

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Beautycounter CEO Heading to Congressional Briefing On Cosmetics Industry

 
Experts including Gregg Renfrew, founder and CEO of Beautycounter, are preparing to head to Capitol Hill for a Congressional briefing on Nov.17 in the Senate Dirksen Building in Washington D.C. The group plans to show how “the current cosmetics industry is broken, from the use of harmful ingredients to lack of transparency in the supply chain.”   
Additionally, Renfrew will be meeting with Senators to ask for their leadership on cosmetic safety reform.   

“Nearly every major consumer category has undergone radical change in recent years – from food to entertainment to transportation.  But not the beauty industry, where companies are legally allowed to use ingredients linked to breast cancer, infertility, early puberty and other health issues.  Consumers are demanding more transparency and regulation, and I hope to help lead this movement that gets

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Why Direct Selling Beauty Brands Are Making a Comeback

 
Town & Country Magazine says in an article in its latest issue that guerrilla marketing tactics and major product upgrades are enabling direct selling beauty brands to have their moment.
Once upon a time, a woman who wanted to make a little extra money while caring for her children would open her home to a few friends from the neighborhood, serve up some deviled eggs, and expound upon the life-changing benefits of a mauve lipstick or a nestled set of Tupperware. Fast-forward a few decades and the social (or direct) selling landscape has changed—dramatically.

“I’ll hand off a bag through a car window at school drop-off. I’ll meet someone for a quick coffee. I’ll drop some in the mail to send to friends across the country,” says Paige Cleveland, a top-performing direct saleswoman for Beautycounter, a personal

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Beautycounter Reaches 9500 Distributors In US

 
Serial entrepreneur and founder of cosmetics direct selling company Beautycounter, Gregg Renfrew speaks about being a serial entrepreneur and her passion for developing safe and natural beauty products for women and families.
At 19, Renfrew went out to Nantucket and set up a cleaning service to make money, and left the island with thousands. She developed another company and ended up selling it to Martha Stewart. Her current company Beautycounter recently surpassed 1 million units in sales.  
Renfrew, is a kind of guru for women. They are listening to what she has to say and are following her in her latest venture centered around cosmetics.
After graduating from college, she went to work for Xerox Corporation.
“I knew they had the best sales training program and I really wanted to learn how to sell. That was the

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Beautycounter Sales Surpass One Million Units

 
Beautycounter, one of the only certified B Corporations in the cosmetics industry, announced it has sold more than one million skin care and cosmetic products since launching in 2013. Beautycounter sales have grown 325% year over year since Q1 2014, and the company expects to reach two million units sold by the end of 2015.

“We’re turning decades of conventional thinking in the cosmetics industry on its head in a quest for better beauty, and our growing customer base proves that the market is ready for the change,” said Gregg Renfrew, Beautycounter’s founder and CEO.
“When we started Beautycounter, some people were telling us our vision was impossible. Now we’re well on our way to reducing harmful chemicals in people’s daily lives through our expanding product lines.”

Beautycounter has banned more than 1,500 ingredients that

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