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Melanin Queen

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Melanin Queen is a Black-owned body and skincare brand created to celebrate and nourish darker skin tones with formulas built around shea, vitamin E, and turmeric. Founded by Monique Little in 2017, the brand takes a direct-to-consumer approach built on community trust and social media authenticity. The products are designed to work with melanin-rich skin, not around it.

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Founded

2017

Based In

USA

Category

Skincare, Body

Meet The Founder

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Monique Little

Founder & CEO · Atlanta, GA

Bootstrapped

Known For

Built a skincare brand anchored entirely in celebrating Blackness: not fixing it. Melanin Queen's branding is a direct challenge to every product that ever used 'brighten' as a euphemism.

The Story

Monique Little started Melanin Queen to create a brand that spoke directly to women of color without hedging, without whitewashing, and without the performative inclusivity that had come to define mainstream beauty. The brand's voice is its founder's: direct, celebratory, and unapologetically melanin-forward.

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