Coola

Coola is an eco-conscious suncare company that uses natural and organic ingredients in its sunscreen formulations.

• CEO: Chris Birchby
• Headquarters: Carlsbad, California
• Year founded: 2004
• SC Johnson (majorite stake, Nov 2019)
  
• Sister company Bare Republic (launched in 2015)
  
• https://coola.com/

Coola face, body and active sunscreen products are sold in stores like Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Nordstrom and e-commerce platform Amazon. 

 

 left: Eric McCue, president of Coola LLC
right: Chris Birchby, founder & CEO

 

The sunscreens include algae and red raspberry seed oil and are paraben, GMO and oxybenzone-free. Bare Republic isn’t organic, but is mineral-based, thus, sold at a more affordable price point.