The U.S. personal care industry surpassed pre-recession levels in 2011, exceeding $38 billion in revenue, and there is still room for it to grow.
While there are many options for skin care for babies, teens and beyond, the cosmetics industry has one emerging demographic left unturned – the pre-teens or tweens.
Four years ago, Christy Prunier, a former Hollywood producer whose work includes movies such as "The Thin Red Line" and "The People vs. Larry Flint," found herself at a loss of what skin care products to get for her then 8-year-old daughter Willa Doss.
Willa didn't want to use baby skin care products, and the chemicals in adult cosmetics lines were too harsh for her skin. She didn't like the texture of the "sticky and gooey" generic sunscreens.
Despite lacking any background in cosmetics, Prunier decided to start an all-natural skin care company, named after her daughter, catering to the 7-14 age group.
She worked with dermatologists, chemists and labs to create sulfate- and paraben-free cleansers, moisturizers, lotions, sunscreens and lip gloss products that appeal to the pre-adolescent demographic.
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