Clinical skincare brand known for its science-led, inclusive testing standards and potent anti-pigmentation formulas.
ORIGIN
USA
PRICE TIER
premium
Founded in 2021 in San Francisco by Harvard Business School graduates Madhu Punjabi and Nisha Phatak, Lion Pose is a clinical skincare brand built to dismantle the industry’s historical bias in testing. Driven by the founders’ own struggles with hyperpigmentation and scarring, the brand challenges the status quo by ensuring every formula is clinically tested across diverse skin tones—specifically Fitzpatrick types I through VI—rather than the industry standard of lighter skin only. This commitment to "unspotted" efficacy is backed by active partnerships with Harvard-trained dermatologists who specialize in skin of color.