The Body Shop: How the Ethical Beauty Pioneer’s Fortunes Soured, and...
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The Body Shop has announced that its UK and German operations have gone into administration, with its business in other countries...
Free From Skincare Awards 2024 now open to entries
The thirteenth Free From Skincare Awards have opened to entries today (08 January 2024).
Running annually since 2012, the Awards celebrate the best cosmetic products...
Beauty and the blizzard
Winter is approaching; you can virtually feel your skin tightening up in protest. But what do the skincare experts recommend to combat a jaded...
All inclusive?
With consumer diversity marginalized within the mainstream beauty industry, Jane Wolfe speaks to brands championing true inclusivity.
Hey baby!
Matt Chittock explores how helping parents to make positive and planet-friendly choices can mean growing profits for your store.
Scents of nature
Rosie Greenaway learns how to combat ‘purging pits’ and takes a whiff of some surprising tinctures used in natural perfumery.
A clean canvas
Bars, balms, melts, gels: Jane Wolfe speaks with brands and retailers about the value of choosing the right cleanser and what’s trending
The age of self-care
Sharna Waid explores the self-care products empowering people to relax, recharge and reset in the comfort of their own homes.
The inside story
From supplements tailored to you, to truly inclusive beauty, Matt Chittock takes the lid off the nutricosmetics category.
Hair raisers
Jane Wolfe brushes up on (almost) all things hair, from the underdiscussed subject of hair loss to innovations in hair and scalp care.
Bring a bottle
Containers at the ready, Rosie Greenaway shops for beauty refills and discovers that despite requiring effort, refills offer rewards aplenty.
Going beyond green
As insiders shift their focus from green beauty to blue beauty, Rosie Greenaway takes a dive into this mysterious sub-section of beauty.
Face value
Rosie Greenaway learns the importance of taking your face off at the end of the day to avoid skin breakouts and the dreaded maskne.
A kinder cleanse
Jane Wolfe takes a dip into the plastic-free bathroom aisle – from razors to shave bars, toothpaste tablets to shower gel pills – and...
Beauty and wellbeing judges announced for BOOM Awards
The Soil Association has announced the 2021 select judging panel for the Beauty & Wellbeing category in the BOOM Awards.
Beauty rebound: what will the new normal look like?
During COSMOPROF's webinar 'Beauty rebound: what will the new normal look like?' experts named the trends set to emerge in 2021.
British Beauty Council calls on industry to collaborate for change in...
Today saw the launch of the British Beauty Council’s The Courage to Change report exploring the state of sustainability in the beauty sector.
UK start-up CELF Haircare launches natural line
Aiming to ‘inspire people to nurture their hair’, London-based CELF has come to market with a range of organic and vegan hair care products.
Weleda pledges to plant 1 million trees
Weleda is teaming up with TreeSisters with the aim of planting a ‘Weleda forest’ of one million trees to help combat climate change.
Terre Verdi introduces Organic Discovery Box
Terre Verdi’s Organic Discovery Box enables consumers to try some of the brand’s skincare range before committing to the full-size version.