PENNYWISE Cosmetics, one of the Caribbean’s largest health and beauty retail chains, will be Trinidad and Tobago’s exclusive authorised commercial retailer of the ZO Skin Health line of medical-grade skincare products.

The announcement follows a settlement between Pennywise Cosmetics Ltd and the Maraval-based Skin Health Institute (SHI), led by dermatologist Dr Rachel Eckel, who has used the US-manufactured ZO Skin Health brand at her clinic for the past seven years.

In April 2024, Pennywise was barred from selling the ZO Skin Health line in its ten local outlets after SHI and Eckel obtained an injunction from the High Court. The dermatology clinic argued that the products were physician-dispensed and should only be sold under medical supervision.