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...
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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,...
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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...
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Sustainability
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