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The Indie Brands Taking Latino Hair Care Global

Over the last decade, a slew of Latino-founded indie brands have tapped into underserved consumer demand in the US and Latin America. But growing means scaling brand awareness and securing investment to take on the big players.

Latino-owned hair care brands — Rizos Curls, Ocoa and Latina are among the Latino-owned brands leveraging clean formulas, community and culture to scale globally. (BoF Studio)

Rachael Griffiths

22 January 2026

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When Pilar García Bonilla began brainstorming her hair care brand, Latina, in 2023, one movie stuck in her mind: ““The Princess Diaries”, when Anne Hathaway’s curls are straightened so she can “look like a princess.” It reflected the way I felt —I didn’t fit in within the beauty industry,” she said. “They’d told us that only straight hair is beautiful.”

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Rachael Griffiths

Rachael Griffiths is a Senior Editorial Associate at The Business of Beauty. She is based between St Helens and London, and covers beauty, wellness and industry news.

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