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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 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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Why should the beauty industry care about waste?

By Sophie Nutt | 22 April 2019

Our TV screens, social feeds and browsers are increasingly flooded with images of beaches, oceans, animals and extreme climates affected by litter, particularly plastics. Many companies are ‘doing their bit’ by re-evaluating packaging and processes, however this is only the tip of the iceberg if we want to dramatically reduce…

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Organic & natural beauty market at all time high

By Kat Hill | 15 February 2019

Sustainable shoppers have driven the market for certified organic and natural beauty products to an all-time high with a 14% growth in sales in 2018, according to a new report by Soil Association Certification. The Organic Beauty & Wellbeing Market 2019 report reveals that sales of certified organic and natural…

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Mintel announces sub-zero waste as 2019’s global beauty and personal care trend

By Sophie Nutt | 26 January 2019

Mintel has announced ‘sub-zero waste- as the trend set to impact global beauty and personal care markets in the coming years. Beauty manufacturers, companies and brands will now have to shift to a whole new paradigm when approaching zero waste and sustainability, focusing on every aspect of the supply chain.…

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Add sparkle to nail designs with eco-friendly iZ glitters

By Helena Biggs | 1 November 2018

Spruce up nail designs and sparkle for the festive season with eight new iZ Beauty of London nail art glitters. The fine glitters can be applied to nails, face and body and are biodegradable, created using a film derived from trees (mainly Eucalyptus), which is sustainable and sourced using environmentally…

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Bio-degradable nail glitters unveiled by INK London

By Helena Biggs | 9 April 2018

British brand, INK London, has launched the Bio-additions collection; six bio-degradable nail glitters designed to help reduce the nail industry’s carbon footprint. Following from the success of the brand’s recyclable acrylic refill backs, the INK London team has been conscious of glitter particles entering water and affecting sea life, so…

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Organic September gets started

By Kat Hill | 1 September 2017

This month sees Organic September! The month-long campaign aims to to raise the profile of organic in the UK and shine a light on the organic farmers, producers and brands who producing these products. While the campaign has a focus on food, beauty businesses can still feel the benefit from the…

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