This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Cosmetics companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Cosmetics industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top San Francisco Cosmetics Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Curology
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Curology is a cosmetic company that provides actual prescription skincare customized for their skin and delivered to their door.
Memebox
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Memebox is a consumer company that provides customers with the Asian beauty products, culture, and trends.
Proven Skincare
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Proven Skincare develops skincare products intended to allow customers to design and personalize products that fit their lifestyles.
Beautylish
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Beautylish is a social commerce website for the cosmetic industry that enables users to share beauty-related content with other users.
MIRA BEAUTY™
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MIRA BEAUTY is the world’s first universal store and collaborative library for makeup and skincare.
NakedPoppy
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NakedPoppy is a clean beauty company that curates better-for-you beauty brands and tailors them to you.
OneSkin
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OneSkin Technologies is a biotechnology platform dedicated to exploring longevity science and help improve aging process.
PulpoAR
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PulpoAR is developing integrated augmented shopping technology and AR commerce platforms for retail.
P/Y/T BEAUTY
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P/Y/T BEAUTY is an e-commerce business that primarily offers clean cosmetics.
ELSI Skin Health Inc. (dba Dr. Elsa Jungman)
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We are redefining how women treat their skin. Research first, skincare second. First Microbiome-Friendly Skincare.
DearBrightly
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DearBrightly offers prescription strength retinoids and a variety of other skincare essentials.
Native
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Native aims to create healthy and natural products that humans use every day.
Fenty Beauty
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Fenty Beauty is a cosmetics brand that offers a wide range of hard-to-match skin tones for all skin types.
Rodan & Fields
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Rodan & Fields is a premium skincare brand that offers unparalleled beauty personalization from its R+F Independent Consultants.
Morphe
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Morphe was born in 2008 among the artists and influencers in Los Angeles.
Benefit Cosmetics
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Benefit Cosmetics offers makeup products, such as concealers, primers, and foundation products.
Bare Escentuals
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Bare Escentuals is one of the fastest growing prestige beauty companies in the U.S.
Perricone MD
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Perricone MD provides of cosmeceuticals, diet, and nutriceutical supplements.
Bare Minerals
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Bare Minerals is a cosmetics brand that produces many products in chemical-free cosmetic range.
Hello Gloss
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We’re a next-gen community and social platform for beauty/fashion influencers and enthusiasts.
LXMI
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LXMI offers skincare products made from organic and rare ingredients.
H2O+ Beauty
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H2O+ Beauty builds on a legacy of innovation by combining the latest skin care technology to maximize the hydrating power of pure water.
Glambot
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Glambot was founded by a tried-and-true makeup-loving hoarder.
Neocutis
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Neocutis is a healthcare company that develops and commercializes treatment solutions in aesthetics, dermatology and neurosciences.
NUDE Skincare
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NUDE Skincare was brought to life by ethical entrepreneurs Bryan Meehan and Ali Hewson.
Ayla
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Ayla is an online retailer of skincare products such as cleansers, masks and scrubs, toners, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more.
Reflect.com
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Reflect.com your state-of-the-art skin care, hair care and cosmetic products don’t exist until you create them.
Aether Beauty
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Aether Beauty is a cosmetic goods company provides a wide collection of makeup and beauty products.
Minori Beauty
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Minori Beauty is a cosmetics company that specializes in providing beauty products for women.
Tynt
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Tynt is a global live streaming platform for companies and influencers to broadcast beauty content.
Hers
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Hers is a wellness brand that helps women get access to products for skin care, hair loss, and sexual health.
Reviv Serums
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Reviv Serums is a cosmetic industry specializes in providing innovative treatment for hair and skin rejuvenation.
Muse Beauty.Pro
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Muse Beauty.Pro is an online store that delivers a wide range of cosmetics, brushes and tools.
HALEYS Beauty
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HALEYS Beauty is an online shop that retails face primers, concealers, liquid foundation, setting sprays and tools.
Beautely, LLC
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Beautely, LLC Beautely is a San Francisco based consumer goods company focused on building brands that empower women.
Nurigene
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Peninsula Skincare Labs develops skincare products such as Nurigene, a non-prescription product for enhancing the appearance of aging skin.
HAN Skincare Cosmetics
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HAN Skincare Cosmetics is an e-commerce platform that offers skincare and beauty products.
Dotfully
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Dotfully is the first free makeup store where you can regift your beauty products.
Makeup Gourmet
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Makeup Gourmet is an e-shop that retails brushes, blush creams, mascara, foundations, lipliners, lipsticks, books and gift cards.
Cinta Salon
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Cinta Salon is a classic urban destination where creativity flows as clients and stylists interact.
HiLovely
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1:1 Beauty Advice and Lessons with Celebrity Artists via Video Chat
Dropwise Essentials
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Dropwise Essentials is a San Francisco-based manufacturer of pure aromatherapy and all-natural personal care products.
CocoLuv
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CocoLuv is early stage Company and currently has no operations.
Ineke
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Ineke is a classically-trained perfumer creating original fragrances in her independent studio in San Francisco.
Marin Bee
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Marin Bee offers nourishing ingredients such as olive and coconut oils, shea and cocoa butters, salt, aloe, chamomile and oatmeal products.
Hair Play
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Hair Play Salon is a multi-texture hair spa in San Francisco’s financial district.
