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Indie beauty, fast beauty and the machine behind the skincare boom

When Harborist started in 2017 (or 2015 if you count R&D) independent skincare brands were a bright speck on the landscape. Following this venture capital money began to flow into the beauty industry,...

Skincare vs. your microbiome

Your skin has 1 billion microorganisms per square centimetre. No two people’s microbiomes are the same, and yours will vary throughout your life, influenced by multiple factors including the environment, age, hormones, and...

Biotechnology

How are your skincare ingredients made?

From plant, to lab, to bottle - does it matter how your skincare ingredients are made? You may have heard claims that natural extracts are more skin compatible, or lab-made ingredients...

Biotechnology, food waste and green chemistry - it's the future.

I know many of you care about sustainable sourcing. There's a growing awareness that naturally derived ingredients aren’t a magic bullet - they have an environmental and social impact too.I...

How a treatment for hayfever can also protect your skin.

The environment and your skin Part 2. You can find part 1 here. You can control what you put on your skin, but you can't control the environment. A...

Squalane from sugarcane - how?

Sourcing & sustainability - where your 'green' ingredients come from