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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...

Sourcing

What makes some skincare brands more expensive than others?

Have you ever wondered what sets apart a £4 from a £40 skincare product? Does it have anything to do with quality, or is it just marketing? While it makes sense that...

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...

Squalane from sugarcane - how?

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