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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...

Skincare science

All about the base - what the ingredient list won't tell you

The advice for choosing sensitive skin products is usually about what to avoid, like fragrance, or include, such as soothing actives. But this tick-list approach ignores one of the most...

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...

Can you replace what your skin is missing?

Skin-identical ingredients are those that are naturally present in our skin; we include some in future formulations. Things your body already makes have a compatibility advantage - in theory, you're...

Why does my skin feel sensitive?

Squalane from sugarcane - how?

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