Sundial Brands unveils nyakio prestige skin care line
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — Skin care and hair care company Sundial Brands on Monday announced the launch of its first prestige skincare line, nyakio. Sundial Brands worked with the line’s founder, Nyakio Kamoche Grieco, a first-generation American of Kenyan descent, to bring her family recipes and beauty traditions from 13 countries to the U.S. market.
"My beauty journey started when I was a young girl visiting my grandmother in Kenya,” Grieco said. “She was a coffee farmer who taught me to crush coffee beans and rub them on my skin using a piece of sugarcane to remove dry skin. I’ve curated beauty secrets like this from my family, friends and travels around the world and translated them into a full line of skincare based on cultivated global beauty secrets, cultural traditions and ethically and sustainably sourced ingredients. Inspired by everything that’s been shared with me, I’m now sharing the best in global skincare with every woman.”
The 16-SKU nyakio line is grounded in such sustainably sourced, indigenous ingredients as manketti, neroli, maracuja and yangu oils, as well as red ginseng and quinoa from such countries as Kenya, China, Brazil, Spain, Egypt India, Morocco and Peru. The line launched exclusively in 305 Ulta store on March 6.
Nyakio features a five-regimen collection — cleanse, exfoliate, restore, moisturize and treat — which all work together to provide anti-aging benefits, the company said. The products are formulated to be free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens, mineral oil, petroleum, formaldehyde and butylene glycol.
“For 25 years now, our vision at Sundial Brands has been to build our business and our Community Commerce purpose-driven business model as examples that other entrepreneurs and businesses could be inspired by, learn from and expand upon,” Sundial Brands founder and CEO Rich Dennis said. “Our acquisition of nyakio underscores our ongoing commitment to identifying, supporting and developing other entrepreneur brands that share our vision and values. Nyakio’s roots of family, natural ingredients, culturally authentic traditions, entrepreneurism and community impact closely mirror our own, so we have a deep connection to what this brand represents and the woman who inspired it. We are honored to have Nyakio — the person — and nyakio the brand as the newest members of our Sundial family. As we move forward with our multi-brand portfolio strategy and scaled growth, we are committed to continuing to bring others along with us in ways that simultaneously advance businesses and communities.”
As part of Sundial Brands’ Community Commerce efforts — through which the company invests directly into people, programs and institutions that are supporting educationally and entrepreneurially driven efforts delivering social impact and sustainable poverty alleviation solutions — the company will be partnering with Girls Inc. for nyakio, based on its founder’s passion for development and empowerment of young women.
“I am beyond grateful to join Richelieu and the team at Sundial as I begin my journey with this new skincare line,” Grieco said. “Having the support of a company that truly cares about the people it serves and the world in which we live is rare, and I look forward to everything that we will accomplish together.”
The full line includes:
Sweet Almond Cleansing Oil Balm;
Kenyan Coffee Face Polish;
Chinese Rice Exfoliating Cleansing Powder;
Kenyan Coffee Body Scrub;
Kenyan Coffee Lip Polish;
Manketti & Mafura Anti-Aging Oil;
Marula & Neroli Brightening Oil;
Maracuja & Yangu Soothing Oil;
Baobab Lip Balm;
Tamanu Firming Face Balm;
Baobab Youth Infused Daily Defense Crème;
Rd Ginseng Line Smoothing Eye and Lip Cream;
Quinoa De-puffing & Firming Eye Cream
African Black Soap Purifying Mud Mask;
Chamomile Soothing Sleep Mask; and
Global Beauty Starter Kit, which includes the Sweet Almond Cleansing Oil Balm, Kenyan Coffee Face Polish, and Tamanu Firming Face Balm