Nina Labruna’s passion for food, ingredients, and wellness grew as she studied Nutrition and took up yoga as an undergraduate student at NYU .In March of 2018, she decided to launch LaBruna Skin Care. LaBruna is a skincare line that is committed to creating products that are clean, effective, restorative, and phytonutrient-rich products with anti-aging qualities. Read more to find about Nina and her brand:
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and why you decided to launch your own skincare line?
I attended New York University where I studied nutrition. At the same time, I earned my yoga teaching certification and began instructing throughout Manhattan. As my knowledge about systemic health and the role nutrition plays in maintaining wellness expanded, I took an interest in our body’s largest organ, the skin. The importance of feeding our skin topically with the same vital phytonutrients we put into our bodies became my focus. I wanted to create a skincare line with products free of toxins and harmful ingredients that I could feel confident and good about using.
After launching LaBruna, why did you feel the need to launch another skincare line?
During my undergraduate years, I created a few of my own formulations and gifted handmade soap bars and lip balms to friends for fun. When deciding to launch my own line, I opted to work with a chemist and manufacturing company in Canada. In March of 2018, I launched LaBruna Skin Care, a line committed to carrying clean, effective, restorative, and phytonutrient-rich products with anti-aging properties.
I was still crafting my own formulations, but after working with a chemist for the LaBruna Skin Care products, I became more knowledgeable about the vast assortment of ingredients and oils. I began my own research and started to mix new products with a primary focus on ingredients known for their high antioxidant levels and restorative properties such as moringa, sea buckthorn, and goji berries.
I believe both lines support varying needs and desires. The handmade, Nina by LaBruna Skin Care line extension smells fantastic and offers completely natural, vegan, and gluten-free alternatives. The products are economical, effective, and fun to use for their vast textures, colors, and scents. Our LaBruna Skin Care line supplies essential skincare needs and products such as moisturizers and toners so consumers can shop with us for all of their skincare needs with confidence and reassurance that they are choosing products that are clean, safe, and effective for their skin and health.
Can you tell us a bit more about your products and the ingredients you use?
Derived from natural plant extracts and infused with scientifically proven ingredients such as Retinol, Hydroxy Acids, CoQ10, Hyaluronic Acid, and Peptides, LaBruna Skin Care provides products that are packed with phytonutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants, which aid in restoring and revitalizing the skin. All of our LaBruna Skin Care products are cruelty-free and void of artificial colors, fragrances, or harmful ingredients phthalates, parabens, sulfates, and formaldehyde to ensure that consumers won’t be sacrificing their health for beauty.
Our Nina by LaBruna handmade product selection includes high-performing botanical ingredients grown and produced from farms all over the world. Our oils are cold pressed from their flowers and seeds to maintain their highest nutrient and antioxidant content for skin absorption. All products are produced in NYC in small, carefully monitored batches. Nina products are natural, vegan, cruelty-free and free of gluten, phthalates, sulfates, parabens, artificial colors, and fragrances.
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How has your Masters in nutrition helped build your brand?
Nutrition and what we eat play a direct role in the health and appearance of our skin. Macronutrients and micronutrients support the function, effectivity, and turnover of the cells that make up the structure, elasticity, and durability of our skin. If a thoughtful diet enriched with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants promotes optimal skin and bodily functions, neutralizes free radicals, and decreases inflammation, then these same elements when applied topically, will continue to nurture our skin. The topical application of nutrients can complement a healthy diet, resulting in stronger and glowing skin.
I am currently attending NYU to receive my Masters in Clinical Nutrition. I chose this program so that I may bring the highest level of education and knowledge to my products and clients.
