From the Tangkhul Naga group, 24-year-old Louzhi extracts oil from perilla seeds to manufacture packaged skincare merchandise. She launched the Perilla Seeds Face Oil in December 2020, prior to which she developed other skincare and sweetness merchandise alongside the way. She is seeking markets for her face oil and the bigger model beyond the Northeast. Face oil and oily skin might sound a strange pair, but Rouleau says it’s an excellent product to have readily available in super-dry environments like airplanes. “Use one drop of oil over moisturizer every hour you’re flying to stop dryness and extra oil manufacturing, but I wouldn’t advocate using it as a part of your daily routine,” Rouleau says.
“Over the final two years of working within the trade I really have seen TikToks of products blow up, and then seen individuals come in and communicate to me about those merchandise,” he says. “I tried …