Jenefer Palmer founded OSEA in Malibu, California in 1996 alongside her daughter Melissa Palmer — making it one of the earliest and longest-running clean beauty brands in the country. OSEA stands for Ocean, Sun, Earth, and Atmosphere — the four natural elements at the heart of the brand's seaweed-based formulations. Long before 'clean beauty' became a marketing category, Jenefer was sourcing sustainable, sea-derived ingredients and formulating without harmful chemicals. The mother-daughter co-founding story has become central to the brand's identity.
