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Clean Fragrance· Los Angeles, USA · Updated 14 May 2026

Carina Chaz

Carina Chaz founded DedCool in Los Angeles at 22 with the explicit aim of building a vegan, non-toxic, gender-fluid fragrance house. The brand has since become one of the most-cited references for the new wave of clean, sustainable prestige perfume.

"Fragrance has been built on opacity. We started over."

Carina Chaz
Background

Chaz founded DedCool in Los Angeles in 2016 at age 22, building a vegan, cruelty-free, non-toxic fragrance line in genderless packaging.

DedCool has grown into a multi-category brand spanning fragrance, body and home, with collaborations including a notable line with Stüssy. The brand is consistently cited as a touchstone for the new wave of sustainable prestige fragrance.

Philosophy

Genderless is the default.

Clean fragrance and prestige aesthetics belong together.

Career timeline
  • 2016
    Founds DedCool at age 22
  • 2020s
    Sephora launch; Stüssy collaboration; international wholesale
Press & appearances
  • DedCool's Carina Chaz on Reinventing Fragrance

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    Vogue Business
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