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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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