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Aillea
A regional clean-beauty boutique chain founded by Kathryn Dickinson, with physical stores in Denver, Charlotte, Charleston, Raleigh, and Atlanta, plus nationwide online shipping. Curates against a stated list of over 1,000 restricted ingredients. Suits shoppers in or near its Southeast/Mountain-region store footprint who want an in-person consultation option, or anyone shopping its online catalog nationally.
What it's good at
- Publishes a restricted-ingredients list of 1,000+ banned chemicals as its stated curation bar, applied by founder Kathryn Dickinson to every product carried
- Operates 5 physical boutique locations (Denver, Charlotte, Charleston, Raleigh, Atlanta) with in-store sampling, not an online-only operation
Worth knowing first
Physical stores are limited to five Southeast/Mountain-region cities — everyone else is online-only.
How we scored it
Publishes a 1,000+ restricted-ingredient list applied to every product across its 50+ carried brands.
Score breakdown
3.0avg /5- Editorial
- 3/5
- Trust
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
- Selection
- 3/5
- Shipping
- 3/5
- Service
- 3/5
Stated 1,000+ ingredient restriction list is real but less granularly documented in public sourcing than Credo's or Detox Market's published lists. Source
Curation is founder-led and described in press coverage rather than published as a detailed self-hosted standard page with named ingredients, at time of check. Source
Low confidence — no comparative pricing data found. Source
Carries 50+ brands per trade coverage — a solid multi-brand catalog, smaller than Detox Market or Credo. Source
Free US shipping over $50; no confirmed international shipping option found. Source
5 physical boutiques support in-person guidance within its regional footprint; no independent service-quality data found beyond that structural point. Source
The company behind Aillea
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado
- Ownership
- Independent
No outside owner who can reset the standards.
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