Keep it clear. Keep it transparent. And no, I’m not just referring to your well-cared-for complexion! That’s the mantra this September when the Soil Association embarks on yet another emboldened Organic Beauty Week, focused this year on the theme, Campaign for Clarity. Running from 14-21 September the aim, as always, is to “raise awareness of […]
The Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2015, published in March, revealed that online shopping at independent retailers boosted the organic health and beauty sector by 20% in the last year, making it one of the strongest channels for growth. A fantastic statistic for the natural beauty industry to be able to quote, but it’s not […]
It’s been more than six months since the team at the Natural Beauty Yearbook and Natural Products News magazine sat down around a round table with a handful of key industry figures and discussed the state of the natural and organic beauty market. In what was a lively, topical and engaging debate, one of the […]
The organic health and beauty sector delivered a standout performance in 2014 with UK sales of certified products reaching £44.6 million, up 20% year-on-year, according to the Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2015. Exports have also grown, according to the report, with export revenue topping £10 million for the first time. This growth has been […]
Award-winning natural and organic skincare company Botanicals has enhanced its products to conform with the new European Organic Standard COSMOS. COSMOS will come into effect after 31 December 2016 and bring together several European standards – BDIH (Germany), Cosmebio (France), Ecocert Greenlife (France), ICEA (Italy) and Soil Association (UK) – to form one internationally recognized […]
Exclusively from Botanical Brands comes Living Nature’s latest shade of lipstick, a ‘vintage pink’ shade called Bloom. Living Nature is donating NZ$1 from the sale of each lipstick to the Breast Cancer Network New Zealand (BCN). Natural make-up brand benecos is increasing its distribution and is now available in Whole Foods Market stores. Graeme Hume […]
The latest Consumer Insights report by Organic Monitor has revealed that health concerns regarding synthetic chemicals are driving consumers to switch to natural and organic personal care products. The study found that 90% of UK consumers of natural and organic products in this sector cited ‘avoidance of synthetic chemicals’ as being important or very important […]
Botanicals Natural Organic Skincare is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year by introducing new apothecary-style packaging across its range. “Celebrating our ten-year anniversary this year, we felt the time was right to modernize the look and feel of our packaging,” says company founder Wendy Stirling, commenting on the move. “We wanted to create a design that […]
VOYA is launching what it claims to be the world’s first organic seaweed oil for retail – Angelicus Serratus. The Soil Association-certified hydrating body oil takes its name from its main ingredient, the mineral rich seaweed known as ‘the angel’s kiss from the ocean’. With VOYA’s signature notes of citrus and the sea, the new […]
Luxury spa brand Pinks Boutique is holding its second annual Organic Beauty Festival throughout the Soil Association’s Organic Beauty Week. The company is making available a selection of specially created marketing materials and promotional tools including artwork and POS pendant hangers, posters, gift-with-purchase offers, free samples. A social media campaign is also in place to […]
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