Gingerly Shop | The Sustainable Skincare Co.

Our Story

Gingerly was born during a time of crisis: the coronavirus pandemic, and it launched in 2021. Laura Ortiz, our founder, loves adventures but always got sunburned on her trips because she was mainly looking for a sunscreen that felt rich, not heavy or with strange odors, also safe for corals and made in the Dominican Republic. However, she realized that they didn't exist, or at least not with the quality she wanted... so with a computer and little knowledge of creating a website, her living room as a warehouse, an email to the lab, and a small investment with her mother, Gingerly began. Four years after our launch, we have already won awards such as Visa She's Next, FedEx Grant for small and medium-sized businesses, the National Quality Award; and been featured in magazines such as Pandora, Santo Domingo Times, and Forbes. It is our daily wish to give back to our planet and community what they do for us, and this is why we work with coral conservation foundations like Reef Check and scientists to make our products better every day.