If you have an appetite for podcasts and you’re immersed in the world of natural beauty, you’re bound to have come across Green Beauty Conversations …
Plugging into the conversation
October 22, 2019 Continue Reading
formula botanica
Skin city
The latest buzzword in skincare is ‘anti-pollution’, with brands creating solutions they claim help prevent environmental aggressors affecting our skin.
September 24, 2019 Continue Reading
Formula Botanica launches new Diploma in Beauty Brand Management
International organic cosmetic formulation school Formula Botanica launches its biggest ever online training course on the 25 June, when it will welcome its first student intake of indie beauty entrepreneurs.
June 19, 2019 Continue Reading
FreeFrom Skincare Awards-winners announced
The winners of the seventh annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards have been announced at a presentation and networking event in the Pillar Room at Kensington Olympia.
July 12, 2018 Continue Reading
Formula Botanica podcast ‘unpicks’ philosophy of green beauty
Leading natural and organic online training school Formula Botanica has launched a series of Green Beauty Conversations podcasts.
March 1, 2018 Continue Reading
FreeFrom Skincare Awards get new look
The seventh annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards is to open for entries on 1 February, with a brand new logo designed to reflect both the natural qualities of the awards and the friendliness of the awards team.
January 25, 2018 Continue Reading
FreeFrom Skincare Award winners announced
The winners of the sixth annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards were announced at Olympia on Friday (7th July). Taking the Overall Award for Best Free From Skincare Product was benecos Classic Lip Balm, while Cornish body and skincare brand Bloomtown won the prestigious Best Free From Brand Award, and Honesty’s Protect Nourishing Cleanse Balm was presented with the Free From Achievement Award. Among […]
July 11, 2017 Continue Reading
FreeFrom Skincare Awards open
The sixth annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards have opened for entries. The awards celebrate the best free-from skincare products in 14 categories including Family Skincare, Men’s Grooming, Problem Skin, Hair Care and, new for this year, Lip Care. There are also special awards for Free From Achievement, Best Brand and Best Overall Free From Product. Joining […]
February 16, 2017 Continue Reading
Formula Botanica scholarship up for grabs in global pitch
Accredited organic cosmetic science school Formula Botanica is hosting a global voting and video pitching competition to win an exclusive organic skincare entrepreneur scholarship. Partnering with the Soil Association, The Beauty Voice, Peridot Magazine, Melinda Coss and the Organic Herb Trading Company, Formula Botanica is running the competition as part of this year’s Organic Beauty Week (19-25 September). The […]
July 27, 2016 Continue Reading
Formula Botanica moves to Moodle
The online organic cosmetic science school Formula Botanica has moved its online courses over to a new eLearning platform, Moodle, for 2016. Motivated by the school’s success and the growth of the organic personal care market, the move to the new software aims to deliver a set of student-centric tools to empower both teaching and […]
May 10, 2016 Continue Reading
FreeFrom Skincare Awards set to open
The fifth annual FreeFrom Skincare Awards, run by the team behind skincare website Skins Matter, open on 1 February. The 13 categories this year include Family Skincare sponsored by NATorigin, Men’s Grooming, Problem Skin, Make Up sponsored by Benecos, Hard Soaps, Hair Care and a special Free From Achievement award sponsored by Organii. Run in […]
January 20, 2016 Continue Reading
Formula Botanica online school gains ODLQC accreditation
Online organic and natural skincare school Formula Botanica has been accredited by the Open & Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC). “Achieving accreditation is an important milestone in our continuous growth as the world’s leading organic cosmetic science school,” commented Lorraine Dallmeier, director of Formula Botanica. “We now have close to 1,500 students in 86 countries […]
January 7, 2016 Continue Reading
News
-
News in brief
The Other Bar, from the United Nations Development Programme and Fairchain Foundation, contains a token that can be used to support farmers in Ecuador.
-
Good Hemp claims UK’s first CBD plant-based milk
In what it says is a UK first, Good Hemp is launching a range of CBD plant-based milks this month, starting with CBD Barista Seed Milk.
-
SFT calls for all UK political parties to commit to key food policies
The Sustainable Food Trust is urging UK political parties to prioritize the advancement of an environmentally sustainable and healthy food system.
-
Climate change report cast organic in ‘false and negative light’
A new study about organic farming and greenhouse gas emissions has been criticized for portraying organic in a ‘false and negative light’.
Features
-
Living life on the veg
Plates of lifeless veg and soggy ‘fishless fingers’ are a thing of the past. Rosie Greenaway orders the vegan catch of the day, explores today’s sophisticated veggie market, and discovers just how much the nation’s love of animal products is costing the planet (more…)
-
The whole package
Want the truth about sustainable packaging? It’s complicated – but consumers and brands are both committed to change, says Matt Chittock
-
Peak performance
With 72% of adults reporting that they exercise on a weekly basis, Kate Miller highlights why a broader definition of sports nutrition could be advantageous
-
The K word
With celebrity followers helping boost its appeal the keto diet is still very much in vogue. But does it sit comfortably within the natural health sector?
NaturalProducts Sponsored
-
Mineral-rich New Zealand volcanic mud delivers instant illumination for your skin
It may seem counter-intuitive to apply mud to your skin in order to cleanse it, but the skin-enhancing benefits of mineral-rich mud have been harnessed for beauty treatments all over the world for centuries. Antipodes® uses white volcanic mud sourced from central New Zealand’s dramatic central plateau in its new Halo Skin-Brightening Facial Mud Mask […]
-
The Health Store Open Day is back!
The Health Store’s ever popular Open Day makes a welcome return on Sunday 8th September. Paul Rideout, Sales & Marketing Manager at the Health Store, explains “The Open Day is back by popular demand! This will be our 8th Open Day since we launched the event back in 2009 and it is more popular than […]
-
AQUA Carpatica, the only naturally nitrate-free & lowest sodium water
AQUA Carpatica, a premium quality natural mineral water, dedicated to the most demanding health conscious people, babies and expectant mothers, organic food lovers and active lifestylers. AQUA Carpatica is nature’s most perfect mineral water, naturally Nitrate-free and the lowest Sodium level of any bottled natural mineral water on earth; the first of its kind in […]
-
Setting Industry standards for Golden quality CBD Products
Over the past few years Hemp and its CBD-rich extracts have made a stunning entrance to the nutraceutical business. More and more people are now commenting on the wonderful health benefits of supplementing their diet with natural phytocannabinoids and new CBD oil brands pop-up regularly as a result.
