Natural Beauty News

Following its appearance on the BBC show Dragons’ Den, sustainable skincare start-up Optiat has relaunched as UpCircle.

Market intelligence agency Mintel predicts that ‘sub-zero waste’ is the direction the beauty and personal care sector will head towards in 2019 as the zero waste philosophy gains momentum globally.

The latest offering from Soap Folk are its Organic Lip Balms, described as colourful, tactile and nourishing and designed for a daily organic moisture top-up.

With increasing awareness about how pollution compromises skin health, Puressentiel has created Organic Essential Elixir to help regenerate skin cells and renourish skin.

Natural skincare brand SkinGenius has introduced three new 100% natural skincare formulations, repackaged to appeal to both adults and teenagers suffering with acne, acne rosacea or spot-prone skin.

Swedish skincare brand Good Boom has launched its range of ‘skin food’ Lip Balms and Lip Colour Balms into the UK and Ireland.

Awake Organics has launched its first perfume oils in the form of Supernatural Infusions, a limited edition gift set for consumers looking for a customizable way to wear natural fragrance.

Natural and organic beauty brand benecos has added seven new colours to its nail polish offering for winter.

On 24 October London welcomed a new trade and consumer show to the UK – the Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) – with a two-day exhibition held in the city’s Old Truman Brewery. The New York City-born event was designed to introduce independent global beauty labels to press, buyers, bloggers and the public.

Women’s intimate health brand INTIMINA has announced a new partnership with the UK multiple Sainsbury’s.

PURE Spa & Beauty has launched a new marketplace to support fledgling entrepreneurs by offering retail exposure and provide a fresh way for consumers to find and buy emerging clean beauty brands.

New from Green People is what it says is the first certified organic fluoride toothpaste specifically formulated for children.

FLUX Undies is a new range of innovative functional underwear designed for periods, leaks and postpartum.

Men’s grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge has collaborated with the Lions Barber Collective to create a new hair gel.

CRYOpress from 001 Skincare London is an ice therapy solution for home use, designed to deliver more oxygen to the epidermis, eliminating toxins, brightening the complexion, and tightening and lifting the skin.

Inspired by Ayurvedic principles, You-create-Beauty is a new skin, body and hair care brand developed to give consumers ‘creative power’ by offering DIY subscription boxes delivered bi-monthly.

With the full seminar line-up now confirmed, Natural Products Scandinavia will provide unmissable insights from expert speakers and the very best green beauty innovations, when doors open at MalmöMässan on 14-15 November.

UK natural beauty products manufacturer Faith in Nature has doubled in size over the last five years, with sales reaching £4.6 million in the year to July 2018, according to the company.

British brand Murdock London – which produces a range of ‘clean label’ men’s products to style, care for and nourish hair, beard, skin and face – has launched its latest offer, King Lip Salve.

Hampshire-based brand balmkind has introduced two new Lip Balms designed to keep lips hydrated and protected without the use of parabens, mineral oil or paraffin wax.