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Cardiff nail tech: Offering vegan nail services has attracted 75% of my clients

By Lilly Delmage | 31 January 2025

Coral Kendall (she/they) of vegan nail studio, Oh Lush Nails, shares why she believes it is important to offer vegan services, the products she uses and what techs can do to become more vegan-friendly… “As a vegan of seven years, I was always going to run a vegan studio,” reveals…

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Energy Efficiency

Energy Savers Week: How to make your beauty business more energy-efficient

By Green Salon Collective | 23 January 2025

Stephanie Hodgson, head of research & development at Green Salon Collective (GSC), details how beauty businesses of all sizes can minimise their energy usage and emissions… GSC was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland…

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The Great British Beauty Clean Up: What is the initiative set to tackle industry waste?

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 January 2025

Launching in March 2025, the campaign by the Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) will bring together beauty brands and retailers to significantly reduce sector waste. The SBC was formed by the British Beauty Council (BBCo) in 2021 and will launch The Great British Beauty Clean Up during Waste Week (3-9 March).…

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Green is the new black – sustainability overview & directives for the beauty industry

By Alex Fox | 21 April 2021

Sustainability Matters The global climate strike, stark and scary documentaries, electric cars, reusable coffee cups… over the past few years, sustainability has become more and more ingrained into our daily lives and the choices that we make. So, if we’re trying our best as consumers, are the brands and businesses…

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Eco Salon Supplies

Behind the Brand: Meet Zee Broomhall, founder of Eco Salon Supplies

By Chloe Randall | 21 April 2021

After running her own home salon for 5 years, Zee Broomhall decided to create her own product range after trying to find more sustainable options for her own business. “When aiming to be more sustainable in my own salon I came across many barriers. I couldn’t get all the alternatives…

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Earth Day 2021

Treatwell celebrates Earth Day by spotlighting 3 top green salons

By Alex Fox | 20 April 2021

Salon booking service, Treatwell, reveals the importance of sustainability, organic/eco products and ‘being green’ when choosing a hair, beauty or wellness salon and treatments. For Treatwell, ‘Earth Day’ – 22nd of April –  is about connecting customers with sustainable and eco-friendly salons and treatments, undertaking research* conducted in April 2021,…

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Xmas Gifts

Tips for Retailers to Be Sustainable Over Xmas

By Alex Fox | 4 December 2020

Christmas is around the corner, and this year’s festivities look set to be more digital than traditional. With new lockdowns being implemented in the UK and beyond, the likelihood of people turning to online retailers for presents remains high. Traditional bricks-and-mortar shops accounted for £60.9 billion worth of sales in…

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Industry Brands Addressing Planet Pollution

By Alex Fox | 3 November 2020

Plastic Pollution with a Solution By the year 2050 there will be more plastic than fish by weight in the sea. Production of recycled resin uses 85% less energy and emits 75% fewer greenhouse gasses than the production of virgin resin. The Kevin Murphy haircare range uses Ocean Waste Plastic…

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Think Refillable Packaging to Protect Planet

By Alex Fox | 2 November 2020

How can the beauty industry reduce its environmental impact? Did you know 50% of Brits don’t recycle bathroom waste such as shampoo and shower gel bottles. This equates to over 2.7 billion plastic bottles in landfill every year. With the recent pandemic highlighting the importance of safeguarding the planet and…

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