Who owns Beautycounter?

On Tuesday, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake in clean beauty company Beautycounter, valuing it at $1 billion. This coincides with same-day investment news from hair loss brand Vegamour, and follows recent, notable investments and acquisitions like Pai skin care, Hand in Hand personal care brand, Harry’s and Conair.

Is Beautycounter a 'full recovery'?

And the company started by Renfrew, a former retail consultant, is worth $1 billion after Carlyle Group—one of the world’s largest private equity firms—bought a majority stake in April. Gregg Renfrew, CEO of Beautycounter, sees makeup making a “full recovery.” Photographer: Coley Brown/The New York Times/Redux

Is Beautycounter a good brand?

Among them is Beautycounter, a leading clean beauty brand with a sterling reputation and more than 150 products spanning multiple beauty and skin-care categories. Take one of their best-selling items for example: Counter+ All Bright C Serum (Buy It, $82, beautycounter.com) boasts more than 6,000 glowing customer reviews.