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Hero Cosmetics: Ju Rhyu and Dwight Lee

2024-12-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·1h 14m ·by Guy Raz / NPR
Hero Cosmetics: Ju Rhyu and Dwight Lee
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About this episode

The company behind the blockbuster acne fighter, Mighty Patch, was launched in 2017 with a single product sold exclusively on Amazon. It was inspired by similar patches Ju Rhyu had seen while living in Korea. Ju struggled with breakouts herself, and when she tried a patch and saw how well they worke