In an exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Courtney Howell and Terrence Howell, co-founders of 7 Fathoms Skin Care, share how a personal search for skin relief inspired a seaweed-based skincare business rooted in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, scientific collaboration, and sustainability.
Courtney and Terrence Howell are the co-founders of 7 Fathoms Skin Care, a Newfoundland and Labrador-based company producing proprietary North Atlantic seaweed extracts and barrier-supportive skincare products. Inspired by Terrence’s search for relief from severe skin irritation and contact dermatitis associated with living with an ileostomy, the husband-and-wife team began exploring whether the wild seaweed growing along Newfoundland’s coastline could help support the skin.
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