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]]>The brand’s FranChouliPom Body Oil, Yoga&Sports Body Oil, Acqua di Rosa Balancing Mist and GoodOils Cleansing Oil are now all available in 30ml travel sizes.
Terre Verdi’s Organic Gift Set for Body contains FranChouliPom Body Oil and Yoga&Sports Body Oil (both 30ml), together with its versatile cold-pressed Marocco Argan Oil (50ml) which can be used on skin, nails and hair.
The Organic Gift Set for Face includes travel sizes of Terre Verdi GoodOils Cleansing Oil and AcquaDiRosa Balancing Mist, along with the FranChouliPom Facial Serum, suitable for dry or mature skin.
All Terre Verdi products are certified organic with Soil Association COSMOS, cruelty-free and vegan.
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]]>But just how sustainable is that relentless quest for the new? Not very, according to Jayn Sterland, MD at Weleda UK.
In a special video interview, Sterland, a participant at last week’s Natural Beauty Roundtable, says: “A really well established beauty brand will only grow their business, in the main, through adding newness. So a lot of the really mature brands will spend all of their time, energy and effort, and their main marketing effort, talking about the ‘new new’.
“How is that sustainable? Why aren’t we looking at last year, or even ten years ago, or 20 – and getting it right first time. I work for a company that rarely innovates, and when we do innovate it might take us 10 years to have a product that we know works. So, working to trends isn’t how we work.”
Sterland acknowledges that “what retailers want is something new and exciting every day, to get shoppers to come through the door, or go online.”But she says it creates an “imbalance” that natural beauty brands need to reconcile. “The critical thing,” she says, “ is to make a product relevant today, even if – like Weleda’s Skin Food – it’s 90 years old”.
“Organic and natural is just about the purity of an ingredient, it’s nothing to do with the whole process of the business”
Elsewhere, Sterland calls on the natural beauty sector to speak with a unified voice and pull behind a single certifying body. And she says that the wider natural beauty debate “needs to elevate itself away from the natural versus organic question, and instead be asking how sustainable is what we’re doing?” She adds: “Organic and natural is just about the purity of an ingredient, it’s nothing to do with the whole process of the business.”
Sterland also argues that natural and organic beauty brands should work harder to appeal to mainstream consumers “because the more mainstream we can make sustainability, organic and natural the more good will come of it.”
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]]>“This Christmas we are excited to be expanding our Jardin de Vie range with a beautiful fourth fragrance, Onagre, inspired by our Evening Primrose skincare collection,” explained Weleda’s managing director Jayn Sterland. “This elegant new fragrance is reminiscent of balmy walk through a leafy garden in the early evening. The summer heat has dropped out of the day and the twilight is bathing the garden in a magical light. This is the moment the evening primrose opens her golden flowers to reveal their radiant beauty.
“At the heart of the scent there’s magnolia – fresh, green, sensual and delicately floral at the same time. This is layered with cardamom, which is quite a lively top note that sharpens our focus, and then a base note of sandalwood for a warm woody undertone that leaves a delicate and powdery scent on the skin. It’s wonderfully complex and enigmatic, like the women who love our Evening Primrose skincare!”
The fragrance is NATRUE-certified organic and free from synthetic perfume or artificial additives.
Onagre will also be available in a new limited edition Christmas gift set featuring the fragrance alongside a 200ml Evening Primrose Revitalising Body Wash and matching 200ml Body Lotion.
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]]>Originating in Asia, anti-pollution skincare products are now being seen internationally, says the company, with large multinationals developing dedicated ranges to protect and heal the skin from pollutants. Procter & Gamble have teamed up with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew to develop natural actives for this purpose, for example, and Clarins is growing dedicated ‘anti-pollution’ plants to produce natural actives for its skincare line.
But in spite of the growing number of natural actives – such as green tea, artichokes, acai berry and moringa – which offer high levels of antioxidants to protect skin cells, few natural and organic cosmetic brands have developed anti-pollution ranges, Organic Monitor points out. One reason for this are the technical issues associated with green formulations; developing green functional skincare products brings issues related to stability, preservation and performance, it says. However, it cites Derma E, REN and Tata Harper as natural brands that have been successful in meeting these challenges.
Organic Monitor says it believes green brands have a golden opportunity in this area. “Growing awareness of air pollution and its environmental and health impacts are stimulating consumer demand for such products. However, almost all such formulations are conventional; although such products are treating skin conditions caused by pollution, they can have a detrimental impact on the environment themselves,” says the company. “Natural and organic brands can create products that do not just protect the skin from pollution, but also have a lower impact on the environment and human health. Furthermore, such products could be marketed as truly sustainable.”
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]]>If you don’t have an uber-dewy complexion and you’re not working your ‘bitten lip’ look every day, then you clearly haven’t got your K-Beauty ‘thang’ down pat!
Asian beauty trends have dominated the beauty market since their arrival in 2014. “Asian-ification”, as dubbed by Nicole Tyrimou, beauty and personal care analyst at Euromonitor International, is, she says, one of the major growth factors in beauty, especially skincare. And with unusual ingredients, new science and branding prowess, it’s clear to see how companies from Korea, China and Japan are challenging the dominance of Western beauty brands.
By 2019, Euromonitor estimates 80% of global skincare revenue (worth around $44 billion, according to the NPD Group) will come from Asia, with China set to account for 75% of total regional growth. That’s a considerable chunk of the market!
The bad news here for natural beauty brands and retailers, however, is the requirement in China for beauty manufacturers to animal test before products are sold on the local market. And an ever growing list of natural and organic brands are boycotting China, including Dr Hauschka, Weleda, Lavera, Pangea Organic and Jurlique. The good news is that where China is losing out, Singapore, India, Thailand and Hong Kong are picking up the slack, with the Asian natural beauty market continuing to expand exponentially, as are South Korean companies.
Not content to merely innovate in the field of BB creams, serums, brightening creams, dark spot correctors and anti-ageing products, South Korea is cottoning on to the burgeoning natural beauty market, and is in the process of phasing out animal testing for cosmetics by 2018. The bill entered into law earlier this year.
According to Martin Mallon of Cruelty International: “In the discussions leading up to the current law which phases out animal tests, we found Korean companies very supportive. This reflects strong feelings among many Korean consumers that they want to use cosmetics which have not involved animal suffering.”
Belif uses only herbal ingredients in its formulations (and boasts the No 1 moisturizer on the premium Korean skincare market), while Blossom Jeju and Innisfree source ingredients such as sea kelp, green tea, lotus and camellia from Jeju island, in an attempt to make products that are purely natural ingredient-based.
Sarah Lee and Christine Chang are founders of Glow Recipe, an e-commerce beauty site that curates the best natural beauty products from Korea. “Korean skincare and make-up are all about enhancing natural beauty rather than covering imperfections,” says Lee. “Koreans love using natural ingredients and are constantly looking for skincare formulations with natural ingredients that are highly concentrated, as they prefer a gentle, yet effective result, rather than a dramatic transformation.”
It’s still early days though, and according to Chang and Lee, it’s too soon to find the words ‘natural’ or ‘organic’ on Korean beauty products. Instead, consumers look for products that state ‘zero water’ in their ingredients list, as an indicator that the product’s use of natural ingredients hasn’t been watered down or diluted. Even more promising is the latest technique whereby fermentation acts as a natural preservative, providing a possible solution for manufacturers seeking alternatives to parabens.
It’s clear that the next wave of organic beauty formulations won’t be coming from Korea just yet, but if their successful innovations and beauty trends continue to marry with a drive towards natural beauty formulations, it’s only a matter of time before the likes of fermentation preservative systems become the norm across the Western world too.
Julia Zaltzmann is a freelance journalist and editor of Natural Beauty News.
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The six-strong range is packaged using recycled and recyclable materials and has simple designs with clear messaging, giving the percentages of natural and organic ingredients in the products.
The products include Oxygenating Foam Cleanser enriched with aloe vera and chamomile extracts for gentle yet effective cleansing; Moisturizing Milk Cleanser, with olive oil, gotu kola and sweet almond, designed to protect the skin and moisturize; and Mattifying Face Toner fortified with rice starch, organic aloe vera and natural astringent extracts to eliminate shine and excess oil, while refreshing and revitalizing.
Also available is Moisturizing Peeling Face Scrub; Oxygenating Cream with rosehip and sweet almond; and Renewal Antioxidant Cream, fortified with resveratrol along with argan and rosehip oil to soften wrinkles and give a youthful glow.
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Founded by Bérengère Tissot-Favre – who developed the brand after having difficulty finding non-synthetic skincare products that met her expectations during her first pregnancy – the three-strong range is based on organic active ingredients.
Nourishing Body Lotion Comfort & Firmness, includes moisturizing shea butter with nourishing argan oil, aloe vera and vitamin E.
Precious Body Oil Soothing & Anti-Stretch Marks, combines nourishing argan oil with soothing macadamia oil, white lily flower, carrot and vitamin E.
Anti-Stretch Marks Double Action Serum uses Centella asiatica to regenerate collagen fibres, aloe vera to help heal tissue, natural hyaluronic acid to repair skin density, along with arnica, butcher’s broom, green coffee, horsetail, meadowsweet, white lily flower.
Eve & Rose is a social business, with 50% of profits being donated to charity.
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]]>The initial products comprise Rose, Lime & Cucumber Facial Wash and Moisturiser, both formulated with organic rose and lime essential oils infused with cucumber water, blueberries, acai and turmeric.
Lime is included for its astringent properties to help tone the skin; rose helps balance, hydrate and nurture the skin; blueberry oil is a potent antioxidant; cucumber water helps moisturise and refresh; acai provides antioxidants, vitamin C and essential fatty acids; while turmeric helps to leave the skin even-toned and soft.
“As I became more conscious about what I was putting into my body, I started thinking more and more about what I was using on my skin,” explains Ella Mills. “If my recipes contained only the best ingredients, why shouldn’t my skincare? With this in mind, I wanted to create a line of natural skincare products that made looking and feeling your best as easy as possible. I’ve always loved Neal’s Yard Remedies, so working together was the natural choice. I’m so excited to launch my new Rose Lime & Cucumber Collection, a simple daily skincare routine which is packed with some of my favourite organic ingredients to help every skin type achieve a naturally radiant glow.”
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]]>Aiming to “treat adult skin like it’s new-born”, Little Butterfly London has made use of its “organic wisdom” to put together a four-piece collection that is made entirely in England and contains no mineral oils, paraffin, parabens, silicones, SLS, DEA, TEA, PEGs, colourants and artificial fragrances.
Much like its sister collection, the range is hypoallergenic, non- comedogenic and dermatologist approved for sensitive skin.
The range includes Blossoms in Spring Illuminating Day Cream, a radiance-boosting, ultra-hydrating day cream that penetrates the skin with powerful and scientifically proven botanical extracts and vitamins to optimise skin rejuvenation and vitality. Collagen-enhancing argan leaf promotes firmness and passionflower, pomegranate and green tea extracts help to smooth fine lines.
This is joined by Cocoon of Bliss Stretch Mark Butter, Scent of Seas Toning Body Serum and Fall Into Dreams Mother & Baby Massage Oil.
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]]>A new body polish, body lotion, and hand lotion have been added to the existing Rose & Geranium range, which is formulated using 100 per cent natural products, and is designed to “produce clearly visible improvements in the look and feel of the skin”.
“Different Botanicals formulations provide different benefits for skin but also stimulate the senses differently,” explains Wendy Stirling, founder of Botanicals. “Reactions to aromas can also vary from person-to-person. We’ve therefore expanded the Rose & Geranium bodycare range to provide our customers with more choice.”
From the company’s base in rural Leicestershire, Botanicals researches, formulates and hand makes a full range of totally natural and organic skincare products for the face and body targeting varying skin types. All products are made fresh, in small batches, to preserve their active botanical properties with the company’s processing methods, ensuring the active plant ingredients aren’t destroyed by heating or over-processing.
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