About

Hand it to us

Tiffany has been crafting skincare out of her kitchen for over two decades for friends and family. Being raised under the California sun, her childhood was spent in the garden learning about the power of plants and flowers. She is inspired by her grandmother’s skills as a healer and her mother’s talent for design.

Katy has always had a love for fashion and design. She grew up outside of New York City and came to love all that it has to offer at an early age. She studied fashion design and worked in retail marketing for over ten years, turning her passion for luxury into a career. She is inspired by beautiful things and is always on-the-go!

After years of working at luxury apparel companies, Katy and Tiffany met at business school bonding over their mutual background working in the retail industry. Preening was started to solve a problem they both faced personally - finding great hand care products that were also sustainable and effective.

Why the name Preening?

As a child, Tiffany grew up with birds that were impeccable self-groomers. They preened their way to fastidious perfection daily. We could all learn from these birds about self-care! In the spirit of these feathered self-care gurus, preening is a ritual we can all adopt to make ourselves feel proud about our daily hand care routine.

Sustainability

We reduce the environmental impact of operating our business through carbon offsets, RECs, and WRCs.

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Our Commitment

Made in USA

Our ingredients are sourced globally, but we manufacture all of our products less than 50 miles from our New York City office. This reduces the impact of transportation and supports local businesses.

Ingredient Sourcing

We strive to make effective formulations with natural ingredients. We make every effort to source organic and fair trade when possible.

Transparency

You will never find "fragrance" as an ingredient in our products. We use naturally derived scents which are listed individually on our ingredients list.