Function of Beauty GTM brain

Function of Beauty sells personalized haircare products to consumers through its website and retail partners.

category

Personalized haircare

market profile

  • text: The direct-to-consumer service uses a hair quiz and made-to-order formulas, while its retail offering uses hair types and add-in boosters.
  • text: The company expanded from its own site into retail and Amazon, competing with other personalized haircare brands such as Prose.

personas

  • title: Shopper with colored or heat-styled hair
    pains:
    • Breakage and frizz can worsen after coloring or heat styling.
    • Wants a routine that balances repair with the needs of a particular texture.
  • title: Curly or coily haircare shopper
    pains:
    • Needs hydration and frizz management suited to curls or coils.
    • Generic products do not clearly reflect their texture and styling habits.
  • title: Ingredient-conscious beauty shopper
    pains:
    • Wants vegan and cruelty-free products with clearly stated formulation standards.
    • Must weigh ingredient preferences against performance and convenience.

icp

  • text: Individual consumers with straight, wavy, curly or coily hair who want a product matched to their hair history and goals; the audience is consumer rather than firmographic.
  • text: Online quiz takers and retail shoppers at stores including Target and Walmart are served through different customization experiences.

message pillars

  • text: Build the recommendation around the shopper's hair type.
  • text: Use quiz answers to create and ship made-to-order haircare.
  • text: Emphasize vegan and cruelty-free product standards.

objections

  • objection: Can a short quiz identify what my hair needs?
    response: Explain the questions about damage, history and styling and describe the ability to adjust the formula as needs change.
  • objection: Must I subscribe to buy?
    response: The homepage describes both one-off orders and subscriptions, with different shipping terms.
  • objection: Will it improve my hair?
    response: Share the published SOS testing context and avoid promising identical outcomes for every texture or regimen.

competitors

  • name: Prose
    why: Offers quiz-driven custom haircare to similar direct-to-consumer shoppers.
  • name: Formulate
    why: Sells personalized shampoo and conditioner selected through a hair quiz.
  • name: The Hair Lab by Strands
    why: Offers customizable haircare using base products and targeted doses.

influencers

  • name: Kendall Toole
    why: Featured on the homepage in a customer haircare testimonial.

keywords

  • custom shampoo and conditioner
  • personalized haircare quiz
  • curly hair frizz control
  • color treated hair repair
  • vegan custom shampoo
  • hair breakage treatment
  • made to order haircare

voice

  • playful and approachable
  • individuality focused
  • science and results oriented

signals

  • text: A consumer searches for repair after highlighting, coloring or heat styling.
  • text: A shopper looks for vegan hair products personalized to a particular texture and hair goal.

pricing

model: unknown

motion

product_led

channels

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • retail
  • Amazon
  • affiliates

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Zahir Dossa
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
  • name: Hien Kaplan
    title: Founder/Chief Scientist
    role: Founder
  • name: Joshua Maciejewski
    title: Founder/COO
    role: COO

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