144: The Founder of Unsun Cosmetics is Making Mineral Sunscreen For Every Shade of Brown
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Today in the guest chair, we have Katonya Breaux, the founder and President of Unsun Cosmetics, Inc., a Los Angeles-based skin care company specializing in natural sun protection and beauty products for all skin shades and tones.
Katonya herself has worn sunscreen diligently since her twenties. In this episode, she shares why she initially became so diligent with her sunscreen, and how as she matured, she became more health conscious. She realized that even someone with her complexion could get skin cancer. As a result, the idea of sunscreen was no longer just about vanity for her. Protecting her skin meant protecting her life.
On today’s episode, she talks about the tedious process of creating a product that met her own personal high standards and is a natural SPF 30 sunscreen that doesn’t leave the white “residue” that us women with lots of melanin often experience with other SPF brands. As Katonya says, “Everyone should be able to look their best while protecting themselves from the harmful effects of the sun.”
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| 0:00.0 | If you look at my life now, I just believe in always being open to opportunities and being open to what the direction that your life might go in. |
| 0:12.0 | I mean, I had a construction company for 20 years and now I'm in beauty. that your |
| 0:13.0 | life might go in. |
| 0:15.0 | I had a construction company for 20 years and now I'm in beauty. I just had to dig into it, right? |
| 0:17.0 | Because I was on a tremendous learning curve, |
| 0:20.0 | both times around. |
| 0:22.0 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, |
| 0:25.0 | the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your Side Hustle |
| 0:29.0 | from Passion Project to profitable business. |
| 0:32.0 | And I'm your host, N Nikla Matthew Zakome. So let's get started. |
| 0:37.8 | Hey hey guys welcome welcome back to the show today and the guest chair we have |
| 0:42.3 | Katanya Bro the founder and the |
| 0:44.1 | founder and president of Unson Cosmetics Inc. a Los Angeles-based |
| 0:49.1 | skincare company specializing in natural sun protection and beauty products for all skin shades and tones. |
| 0:56.2 | Katanya herself has worn sunscreen diligently since around her 20s and in this episode |
| 1:02.2 | she shares why she initially became so diligent |
| 1:06.0 | with her sunscreen and how as she matured she became more health conscious she |
| 1:11.6 | realized that even someone with her complexion could get skin |
| 1:15.2 | cancer. |
| 1:16.4 | And as a result, the idea of sunscreen was no longer just about vanity for her. |
| 1:21.8 | Protecting her skin meant protecting her life. On today's episode she |
| 1:25.3 | talks about the tedious process of creating on Sun a product that had to meet her |
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