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PureGlow franchise — is it worth it?

Beauty & personal care · FDD-based assessment · registered 2025

Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed

PureGlow is a beauty and personal care brand with a relatively high initial investment range of $563,925 to $966,650.

Everything below is free, read straight off PureGlow's registered filing, with where the numbers land against beauty & personal care peers. Weighing PureGlow against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.

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Total initial investment
$563,925 – $966,650
Bottom quartile for beauty & personal care · median $429,500
Initial franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
—
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Disclosed
figure not machine-read
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
Outlet network
2 units
+2 last year

Figures above are as disclosed in PureGlow's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 34845-202509-09 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.

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How much does a PureGlow franchise make?

PureGlow is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every beauty & personal care brand that discloses earnings in the Salon, beauty & personal care franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.

PureGlow franchise profit vs. revenue

Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a PureGlow franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "PureGlow franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.

PureGlow lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

PureGlow's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

PureGlow closures & failure rate

Before you sign, PureGlow will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what PureGlow's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a beauty & personal care of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. PureGlow's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +2 to 2 in the latest reported year.

Who owns PureGlow?

PureGlow's franchise is offered by PGFC LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Beauty & personal care franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing PureGlow is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Phenix Salon Suites$15,000 – $15,000 · Item 19 disclosedPigtails & Crewcuts$159,500 – $384,600 · Item 19 disclosedQueen Bee Salon & Spa$199,098 – $640,334Radiant Waxing$432,713 – $707,947 · Item 19 disclosedScissors + Scotch (Unit)$514,300 – $798,250 · Item 19 disclosedBuff City Soap$383,292 – $956,024 · Item 19 disclosedTownhouse Nail Salon$604,100 – $759,700Boardroom$574,900 – $795,150 · Item 19 disclosedDrybar$391,229 – $1,096,999 · Item 19 disclosedMiniLuxe Studios$557,629 – $989,790 · Item 19 disclosedHammer & Nails - Grooming for Men (Unit)$650,300 – $918,700 · Item 19 disclosedSnip-its$571,365 – $1,040,700 · Item 19 disclosed

PureGlow franchise — frequently asked

Who owns PureGlow — who is the franchisor?

PureGlow's most recently filed FDD (2025) names PGFC LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a PureGlow franchise cost?

PureGlow's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $563,925 – $966,650, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against beauty & personal care peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $429,500).

How much profit does a PureGlow franchise make?

PureGlow discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any PureGlow franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.

Does PureGlow disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes — PureGlow reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.

Are there lawsuits against PureGlow?

No — PureGlow's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is PureGlow a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from PureGlow's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against beauty & personal care peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.