Founder Spotlight: Chelsea Ferrette (Teddy's Eczema Bar)
Meet Chelsea Ferrette
Company:
Teddy's Eczema Bar
Teddy's Eczema Bar is a vegan, organic skincare line for eczema prone skin. Designed to take the guesswork out of your organic skincare routine.
When did you launch the business?
March 2021
Startup Stage:
Bootstrapped
Location:
Yonkers, New York, USA
What led you to where you are today?
Chelsea Ferrette co-founded her vegan skincare line Teddy's Eczema Bar after wishing there was a luxury skincare brand specifically formulated for eczema-prone skin. Teddy's signature 01 Clear Bar, utilizing minimal, clean, and sustainably sourced ingredients, reduces irritation and leaves eczema-prone skin hydrated and glowing.
What do you wish you knew before embarking on your entrepreneurial journey?
I wish I was told to do a branding pre-launch before launching.
What is the most difficult decision you've had to make regarding your business so far?
How to make ingredients more sustainable. It's a difficult decision to be sustainable versus lowering your carbon footprint.
What can you help the VEGPRENEUR community with?
I can help the Vegpreneur community with finding angel and venture capital funding resources.
How can the VEGPRENEUR community help you?
Promoting and being brand ambassadors of our products and skincare line.
Fun fact about you:
I own three compost bins (2 tumblers, and one aerator) in our backyard.
Anything else you would like to share?
I am honored to be included in such great company of VEGPRENEUR founders.