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8 Small Businesses to support for Hispanic Heritage Month

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Ocoa Beauty

Dominican curly hair care brand OCOA, founded by sisters Cory and Nicol, uses natural ingredients such as rice extract, marula oil, and argan oil in formulations that were tested over two years. Their very first product, the Curl Cream, still uses the same formulation to this day!

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Be Nice Have Fun

Be Nice Have Fun is a Latina-Owned gift & community space, whose online and in -person shop from QTBIPOC+ small businesses.

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Umber Chocolates

What started as a university job for @umberchocolatespgh owner Veronica in 2013 is now a luxury and custom chocolatier business based in Pittsburgh, PA, with their gorgeous chocolates ranging from unique to classic flavors.

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Kuali Salsa

Kuali Salsa was born from childhood memories of the kitchen as a sacred space, and a desire to create a salsa that truly tasted like México. Their salsa macha is a Mexican chili oil that originated from Orizaba.

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Xula Herbs

Xula (pronounced choo-luh) Herbs totally owns the crossroads of "chill, intelligent, cute, balanced," as their website says; plus add in a mix of completely functional and sustainable as they work with a team of herbalists and doctors to put together lab-tested adaptogens and hemp formulations to help you feel your best.