In this episode, we chat with Jordan Karim, Founder of Flora & Noor, on how she got into producing her own skincare line, the biggest secrets of skincare products, and finding the right ingredients to treat her son's eczema.
Today, Flora & Noor is solely focused on skincare that is vegan, halal, and cruelty-free, with an extra special spot for melanin-rich skin.
What to Listen For
- Introduction to Jordan Karim and Flora & Noor, the only halal skincare brand based in the USA
- Girl Boss Goods
- Vegan, Halal, cruelty-free, and specifically targeted to melanin-rich skin
- What's the difference between the skin tones from the products point-of-view?
- There might be different concerns or goals from people with different skin tones
- Skin Cancer - More or lesser risk for people with melanin-rich skin tones
- Why are UV rays from the sun dangerous for the skin and why you should use sunscreen?
- SPF and Vitamin C
- Sunscreen even indoors
- Launching a Halal skincare brand
- "When a product is vegan, it doesn't mean it is halal"
- Animal-derived ingredients like squalene, glycerin, and more and substituting them with halal ingredients.
- What are the most basic things that we need every day?
- Moisturize and oily skin
- Acne scars
- Vitamin C, the best thing to look out for.
- What it was like setting up the brand at the start?
- "Don't go with the first person you see, make sure you are interviewing, vetting, and finding the right people for you."
- How long do the products take? - From the idea to the shelf
- How do brands test their products and formulas?
- Research and recommendations
- Being halal certified, the product and even the packaging has to go through checks from Islamic bodies
- Choosing people with different skin types/skin goals to test
- Another focus of the brand is on chronic skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis
- Creating a product for her son in the kitchen that ended up being an Amazon bestseller
- When making a product, was there a time when they had to educate the people involved on what's halal and why it's important
- Halal being for more than just meat
- 3 best sellers that anyone should get from Flora & Noor
- Subscriptions are available too
- Where can people find Flora & Noor?
- Does the environment matter for skincare products?
- Make-up-safe sunscreen coming up!
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