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    <title>Bradford | Press</title>
    <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press</link>
    <description>Bradford | Press</description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:36:47 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-02-03T19:36:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Personal Care Magazine: The Shift Towards Polyhydroxy Acid Exfoliants</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/exfoliation</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/exfoliation" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Bradford-PC-Magazine-Article-Photo-PRF01-2.jpg" alt="Exfoliation Bar Manufacturing " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;div style="color: #838586; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt; 
 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://content.yudu.com/web/1u0jl/0A1udfd/PCM-February-2026/html/index.html?origin=reader&amp;amp;utm_content=368223625&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;amp;hss_channel=lcp-98293" style="color: #e03c31;"&gt;The Shift Towards Polyhydroxy Acid Exfoliants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime" style="color: #5495c6;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/exfoliation" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Bradford-PC-Magazine-Article-Photo-PRF01-2.jpg" alt="Exfoliation Bar Manufacturing " class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;div style="color: #838586; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt; 
 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://content.yudu.com/web/1u0jl/0A1udfd/PCM-February-2026/html/index.html?origin=reader&amp;amp;utm_content=368223625&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;amp;hss_channel=lcp-98293" style="color: #e03c31;"&gt;The Shift Towards Polyhydroxy Acid Exfoliants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime" style="color: #5495c6;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fexfoliation&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>jmellen@bradfordsoap.com (Julia Mellen)</author>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/exfoliation</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-02-03T19:28:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Bradford Releases a Gen-Alpha Friendly Glow Formulation Advancement</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-releases-a-gen-alpha-friendly-glow-formulation-advancement</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-releases-a-gen-alpha-friendly-glow-formulation-advancement" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/bradford-GlowStick-Release-social-v4-1.jpg" alt="Bradford Releases a Gen-Alpha Friendly Glow Formulation Advancement" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251007213883/en/Bradford-Releases-a-Gen-Alpha-Friendly-Glow-Formulation-Advancement"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Business Wire&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baseline Product Designed to Empower the Next Generation and Beyond with Radiance, Confidence, and Shine &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h6&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;West Warwick, RI&lt;/strong&gt; – October 7, 2025-&lt;a href="https://www.bradfordsoap.com/"&gt;Bradford&lt;/a&gt;, a global leader in personal care innovation development, today announced the launch of its latest glow formulation advancement. The product provides a desired “no makeup, makeup look" using clean, gentle ingredients for all skin types, particularly for young skin. Designed with Gen Alpha in mind, but available to all, the innovation delivers a radiant, age-appropriate glow that empowers users of every generation to feel confident and radiant.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-releases-a-gen-alpha-friendly-glow-formulation-advancement" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/bradford-GlowStick-Release-social-v4-1.jpg" alt="Bradford Releases a Gen-Alpha Friendly Glow Formulation Advancement" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251007213883/en/Bradford-Releases-a-Gen-Alpha-Friendly-Glow-Formulation-Advancement"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Business Wire&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Baseline Product Designed to Empower the Next Generation and Beyond with Radiance, Confidence, and Shine &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h6&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;West Warwick, RI&lt;/strong&gt; – October 7, 2025-&lt;a href="https://www.bradfordsoap.com/"&gt;Bradford&lt;/a&gt;, a global leader in personal care innovation development, today announced the launch of its latest glow formulation advancement. The product provides a desired “no makeup, makeup look" using clean, gentle ingredients for all skin types, particularly for young skin. Designed with Gen Alpha in mind, but available to all, the innovation delivers a radiant, age-appropriate glow that empowers users of every generation to feel confident and radiant.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fbradford-releases-a-gen-alpha-friendly-glow-formulation-advancement&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>jmellen@bradfordsoap.com (Julia Mellen)</author>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-releases-a-gen-alpha-friendly-glow-formulation-advancement</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-10-06T15:48:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Spray: Bradford acquires aerosol manufacturer Solo Labs</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/spray-bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/spray-bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.spraytm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bradford-Solo-e1756834077363.jpg" alt="Spray: Bradford acquires aerosol manufacturer Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.spraytm.com/2025/09/02/bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs/" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford acquires aerosol manufacturer Solo Labs&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/spray-bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.spraytm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bradford-Solo-e1756834077363.jpg" alt="Spray: Bradford acquires aerosol manufacturer Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.spraytm.com/2025/09/02/bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs/" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford acquires aerosol manufacturer Solo Labs&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fspray-bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/spray-bradford-acquires-aerosol-manufacturer-solo-labs</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-11T14:34:16Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Doug Banks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Providence Business First: Bradford Soap acquires Chicago personal-care product maker</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/providence-business-first-bradford-soap-acquires-chicago-personal-care-product-maker</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/providence-business-first-bradford-soap-acquires-chicago-personal-care-product-maker" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/bradford-soap-works_900xx6000-3375-0-313.jpg" alt="Providence Business First: Bradford Soap acquires Chicago personal-care product maker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/rhodeisland/news/2025/09/02/bradford-soap-acquires-solo-labs-soap-shampoo.html" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Recent M&amp;amp;A activity highlights PE-backed operators and innovation-focused partnerships&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/providence-business-first-bradford-soap-acquires-chicago-personal-care-product-maker" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/bradford-soap-works_900xx6000-3375-0-313.jpg" alt="Providence Business First: Bradford Soap acquires Chicago personal-care product maker" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;div&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/rhodeisland/news/2025/09/02/bradford-soap-acquires-solo-labs-soap-shampoo.html" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Recent M&amp;amp;A activity highlights PE-backed operators and innovation-focused partnerships&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fprovidence-business-first-bradford-soap-acquires-chicago-personal-care-product-maker&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:29:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/providence-business-first-bradford-soap-acquires-chicago-personal-care-product-maker</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-04T18:29:46Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Doug Banks</dc:creator>
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      <title>BeautyMatter: Bradford Expands Personal Care Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Beauty%20Matter.png" alt="BeautyMatter: Bradford Expands Personal Care Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://beautymatter.com/articles/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Expands Personal Care Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;br&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Beauty%20Matter.png" alt="BeautyMatter: Bradford Expands Personal Care Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;div&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://beautymatter.com/articles/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Expands Personal Care Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs&lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fbradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-expands-personal-care-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-04T18:22:14Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Christopher Allen</dc:creator>
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      <title>PBN: Bradford Soap Works acquires Solo Labs</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Providence%20Business%20News.jpg" alt="PBN: Bradford Soap Works acquires Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;div&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://pbn.com/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Soap Works acquires Solo Labs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;br&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Providence%20Business%20News.jpg" alt="PBN: Bradford Soap Works acquires Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;div&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://pbn.com/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Soap Works acquires Solo Labs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;br&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45196966&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%2Fpress%2Fbradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.bradfordsoap.com%252Fpress&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:17:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-soap-works-acquires-solo-labs</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-04T18:17:18Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Christopher Allen</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cosmetics Design: Recent M&amp;A activity highlights PE-backed operators and innovation-focused partnerships</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/recent-ma-activity-highlights-pe-backed-operators-and-innovation-focused-partnerships</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/recent-ma-activity-highlights-pe-backed-operators-and-innovation-focused-partnerships" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Cosmetics%20Design.avif" alt="Bradford acquires Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2025/09/03/recent-personal-care-sector-ma-activity-highlights-private-equity-backed-operators-and-innovation-focused-partnerships/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Recent M&amp;amp;A activity highlights PE-backed operators and innovation-focused partnerships&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2025/09/03/recent-personal-care-sector-ma-activity-highlights-private-equity-backed-operators-and-innovation-focused-partnerships/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Recent M&amp;amp;A activity highlights PE-backed operators and innovation-focused partnerships&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:35:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/recent-ma-activity-highlights-pe-backed-operators-and-innovation-focused-partnerships</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-04T16:35:21Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Cassandra Stern</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bradford Expands Personal Care Product Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-acquired-solo-labs</link>
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 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-acquired-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Buzz%20Puzzle_Flat.jpg" alt="Bradford Expands Personal Care Product Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Expands Personal Care Product Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;strong&gt;By&lt;span&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/"&gt;PRNewswire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The acquisition creates a unified manufacturing platform designed to accelerate innovation across solid, liquid, and aerosol product categories.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-acquired-solo-labs" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Buzz%20Puzzle_Flat.jpg" alt="Bradford Expands Personal Care Product Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bradford-expands-personal-care-product-offerings-with-acquisition-of-solo-labs-302543869.html?tc=eml_cleartime"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Bradford Expands Personal Care Product Offerings with Acquisition of Solo Labs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
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 &lt;strong&gt;By&lt;span&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/"&gt;PRNewswire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The acquisition creates a unified manufacturing platform designed to accelerate innovation across solid, liquid, and aerosol product categories.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <category>Bradford Soap Works</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>jmellen@bradfordsoap.com (Julia Mellen)</author>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/bradford-acquired-solo-labs</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-02T14:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>5 Things Anyone Can Do to Have Healthy, Radiant, Flawless Skin</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/authoritymagazine</link>
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   &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/authority-magazine/radiant-skin-deborah-mcdonough-of-bradford-soap-works-on-5-things-anyone-can-do-to-have-healthy-7eea2ec2b2c0"&gt;Radiant Skin: Deborah McDonough Of Bradford Soap Works On 5 Things Anyone Can Do to Have Healthy, Radiant, Flawless Skin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
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   &lt;strong&gt;By Athalia Monae for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/authority-magazine/radiant-skin-deborah-mcdonough-of-bradford-soap-works-on-5-things-anyone-can-do-to-have-healthy-7eea2ec2b2c0"&gt;Authority Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
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   &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg.webp?width=300&amp;amp;height=379&amp;amp;name=1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg.webp" width="300" height="379" alt="1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px;"&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;E&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;ach day, millions strive to unlock the secrets of blemish-free, luminous skin, yet many find this goal frustratingly out of reach. In a market saturated with quick fixes and fad trends, it’s vital to cut through the noise and understand what truly works. Our skin is our largest organ and the shield between our bodies and the outside world; it deserves more than just a superficial approach. As part of this series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Deborah McDonough.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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   &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/authority-magazine/radiant-skin-deborah-mcdonough-of-bradford-soap-works-on-5-things-anyone-can-do-to-have-healthy-7eea2ec2b2c0"&gt;Radiant Skin: Deborah McDonough Of Bradford Soap Works On 5 Things Anyone Can Do to Have Healthy, Radiant, Flawless Skin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
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   &lt;strong&gt;By Athalia Monae for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://medium.com/authority-magazine/radiant-skin-deborah-mcdonough-of-bradford-soap-works-on-5-things-anyone-can-do-to-have-healthy-7eea2ec2b2c0"&gt;Authority Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
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   &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg.webp?width=300&amp;amp;height=379&amp;amp;name=1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg.webp" width="300" height="379" alt="1_NgYOBeDm5aRMh6vqa2oCeg" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 300px;"&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;E&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;"&gt;ach day, millions strive to unlock the secrets of blemish-free, luminous skin, yet many find this goal frustratingly out of reach. In a market saturated with quick fixes and fad trends, it’s vital to cut through the noise and understand what truly works. Our skin is our largest organ and the shield between our bodies and the outside world; it deserves more than just a superficial approach. As part of this series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Deborah McDonough.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/authoritymagazine</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-06-26T20:02:24Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Athalia Monae</dc:creator>
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      <title>Gemspring Capital Acquires Bradford</title>
      <link>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/july-2023/gemspring-capital-acquires-bradford</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/july-2023/gemspring-capital-acquires-bradford" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Bradford_January_2025/Images/Gemspring-aquisition-post-photo.jpg" alt="Gemspring Capital Acquires Bradford" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #838586;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WESTPORT, CT – July 12, 2023 – &lt;/strong&gt;Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (“Gemspring”), a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has acquired Bradford Soap International, Inc. (“Bradford” or the “Company”), a leading developer, formulator, and manufacturer of beauty &amp;amp; personal care products. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/july-2023/gemspring-capital-acquires-bradford" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/hubfs/Bradford_January_2025/Images/Gemspring-aquisition-post-photo.jpg" alt="Gemspring Capital Acquires Bradford" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #838586;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WESTPORT, CT – July 12, 2023 – &lt;/strong&gt;Gemspring Capital Management, LLC (“Gemspring”), a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has acquired Bradford Soap International, Inc. (“Bradford” or the “Company”), a leading developer, formulator, and manufacturer of beauty &amp;amp; personal care products. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://blog.bradfordsoap.com/press/july-2023/gemspring-capital-acquires-bradford</guid>
      <dc:date>2023-07-16T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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