Honest Company To Launch Color Cosmetics On Back Of $100 Mil. Financing
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm's SPF 30 sunscreen lotion, denounced by consumers for alleged ineffectiveness at preventing sunburn, remains out of stock, but The Honest Company is looking ahead to a planned foray into color cosmetics, armed with $100 million in new funding.
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