Natural. Luxurious. Clean Beauty.

JOSHICA BEAUTY is a luxury natural hair and skin care brand that celebrates 4C afro-textured hair and self-care. Clean beauty, with hand-crafted hair and skincare products made from quality essential oils and botanicals.

Press coverage

January 29, 2018

Featured Shop: Joshica Beauty

I love the fact that I am a business owner, and specifically a black woman business owner. I love that I offer a product that helps to encourage self-care and self-love, and I love the fact that I have products that people love and use every day.

February 17, 2017

12 Brilliant Indie Beauty Brands That Started on Etsy

Vogue beauty editors combed through thousands of Etsy entries and tested an edited selection of products to arrive at these twelve brands

January 11, 2017

These Are Etsy's Top Trending Black-Owned Beauty Shops

Joshica Beauty is another Black-owned brand with major buyer loyalty on Etsy.

People

Dominique Craig
Chief Financial Officer
Dominique Craig is the co-founder, treasurer and strategic advisor. He is responsible for financing and other fiscal management strategies. He performs administrative and operational duties for the company when delegated by the President and provides ongoing strategic advise. Dominique possesses management and leadership skills. He is a United States Army Veteran and holds a Pharmacy Technician degree as well as a degree in Helicopter Maintenance.
Joshica Kiah
Founder
Joshica Kiah Craig is an Air Force veteran, natural hair advocate, author and CEO of JOSHICA BEAUTY. Joshica began JOSHICA BEAUTY with a purpose-driven mission: to empower black women everywhere to not only embrace their natural hair but love their natural hair and begin living unapologetically. Featuring a luxurious line of 100% natural hair care, soaps, body oils, and lip products; the JOSHICA BEAUTY line is designed to enrich and nourish natural hair, moisturize the body, and empower the mind.

Partners

Maryland Women Business Center
Mentor
The Maryland Women’s Business Center (MWBC) works with women entrepreneurs across the state by way of our three locations to start, sustain, and grow their businesses. Through workshops, individual counseling, facilitated peer group support, special resources, and access to capital, MWBC annually helps more than 1,500 women gain the skills, connections, and confidence necessary to navigate entrepreneurship. Men are also welcome at workshops and training sessions.
Maryland Small Business Development Center
Advisor
Since 1988, the seasoned staff of the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network has provided sound advice, consulting and support to entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state. We are part of a national SBDC network—founded in 1979—that helps over 500,000 U.S. businesses annually.
Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Center
Mentor
Pacific Coast Regional (PCR) is a private, non-profit corporation founded in 1977 to assist small business owners in becoming successful members of the Southern California business community. Through contracts with the Federal Government, the State of California, and partnerships with private institutions, PCR provides financial, educational and consulting services. In addition, PCR has been certified by the U.S. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Their primary goal is to help the small business owner succeed.