Gluten-free credentials are increasingly finding their way into the UK beauty sector, with a 22% increase in the use of the gluten-free claims in 2013 compared with the previous year, according to a blog by Mintel’s Lucy Cornford. With only 1% of launches specifically highlighting their gluten-free credentials on pack, she says that the potential […]
UK natural and organic skincare distributor Pravera has launched its own brand of certified organic personal care products, ORGANii. ORGANii aims to provide a comprehensive and affordable offer, launching with 19 products comprising six Cream Soap bars, including Wild Rose, Lime Blossom and Vanilla varieties; four Liquid Soaps, including Rose and Citrus; six Shower Gels […]
Online natural beauty website LoveLula has created a new section called LoveLula Boutique which offers aspiring natural beauty brands a platform from which to showcase and sell their products. Sonia White, director of the company, launched the new section to actively support young, artisan brands needing a marketplace in which to bring their products to […]
Fresh from France, Pulpe De Vie is a certified organic skincare brand offering products based on fresh fruitology. When founder Julie Ducret moved to Provence, she aimed to create a brand that is colourful, fun and energetic by taking whole fresh fruit grown by organic producers in the region to produce natural multi-purpose face and […]
Mixologiste is predicted to be the next key beauty trend for 2014 according to Mintel, which says that manufacturers are creating new combinations which blur the lines between beauty technology, overlapping skincare, hair care and colour cosmetics. “Mixologiste is fast becoming the stand-out trend that spans all beauty and personal care categories … While manufacturers […]
The free-from food category has been a soar-away success for independent retailers – and now there’s every chance the sector’s sparkle might be rubbing off on the skincare market too. Alex Gazzola, organizer of the annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards, believes that the free-from concept easily translates from one sector to another. “Free-from is a really […]
New Zealand brand Living Nature has launched Skin Mini packs as a way for customers to dip their toes into its natural skincare range. Available for normal/dry, dry/mature and oily/combination skin, the packs contain a trio of 30ml cleansing, toning and moisturizing products from the Living Nature range, sufficient for four to six weeks if […]
A number of natural and organic brands received recognition at the inaugural Sustainable Beauty Awards launched by Organic Monitor. Weleda won the award for Sustainability Leadership due to its ‘value-creation business model’. The judges referred to the fact that the company’s business model creates economic value in a way that also creates value for society […]
US pure skincare brand Suki is re-launching into the UK with a new distributor, MYNC brands. (more…)
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