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Skin Republic goes biodegradable
Skin Republic has recently overhauled its entire range with a new biodegradable eco mask that is fully biodegradable – packaging and all. While still drenched in the same award-winning formulations, the new biodegradable masks take 10 days or less to biodegrade, while the packaging takes 32 days to biodegrade. For context, a head of lettuce can take up to 25 years to biodegrade.
The regular white Skin Republic masks have had a fabric update, instead of cotton spunlace they are now made of a biodegradable eco mask fabric called cupra.
“Sustainability and environmental issues are incredibly important to us at Skin Republic," said Skin Republic director, Samantha Wilson. “We feel it is the responsibility of brands to continually evolve as new technology and research becomes available allowing us to become more sustainable. We are committed to creating products in the most ethical way possible, by protecting the rights of animals and reducing our impact on the environment without compromising on quality and innovation. Skin care should be fun, exciting and provide real results, but not at the expense of the environment.”
Skin Republic masks are available at Chemist Warehouse, Priceline, Coles, Woolworths, Big W and selected Pharmacies, Australia wide.
For more information contact Harper Sassaman: Harper@moskos.com.au.
Sensori+ launches new Hand Immune Booster range
Designed to boost the overall skin wellness of your hands the Sensori+ Hand Immune Booster is infused with plant derived keratin, multivitamins and probiotic kombucha to boost your skin’s defense system and protect it against environmental aggressors.
The skin barrier can be weakened by the polluted environment, stress from urban lifestyle or even frequently washing and sanitising the hands. Our hands are where the skin immunity needs to be the strongest, as they touch hundreds of items everyday. A strong barrier enhances the invulnerability to inflammation and damage and ultimately can assist in blocking the entry of environmental aggressors through the hands.
Using the right hand cream consistently will also boost your skin’s moisture levels, improve the skin barrier function and its elasticity and help combat the signs of premature ageing.
Available at www.sensoriplus.com, David Jones, Adore Beauty and Amazon.
For more information contact, Justine: justine@echocommunication.com.au.
Jurlique reintroduces Moisturising Hand Sanitizer
From July 12, Jurlique Moisturising Hand Sanitizer will be available to Australian consumers in store and online for a limited time.
Hand Sanitizer was originally launched by Jurlique in 2011, and was discontinued in 2017. But now, what was once regarded as a non-essential part of a hand care regime is a must-have step to ensure a person’s personal hygiene remains optimum.
Now with a new formulation, Jurlique’s Moisturising Hand Sanitizer uses blends of botanicals known for their cleansing and purifying properties hand-picked at Jurlique’s Biodynamic South Australian Farm including: Mentha piperita (peppermint), Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) leaf, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower, origanum majorana (marjoram), rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf, urtica dioica (nettle), and achillea millefolium (yarrow) calendula officinalis flower.
For best results, Jurlique recommends incorporating the Moisturising Hand Sanitizer as the final step of a three-step hand care ritual, by first washing with a gentle Jurlique Hand Wash, followed by a nourishing Jurlique Hand Lotion or Cream.
The Body Shop announces new campaign to end period poverty in New Zealand
This August, The Body Shop will be launching a New Zealand wide campaign in partnership with Wá Collective to help bring an end to period poverty in the country.
The New Zealand Government has also begun to tackle this problem by allocating funds towards providing free period products in a selection of schools in the Waikato as a starting point. However, this is just scratching the surface and the products available are only tampons and pads.
On behalf of Wá, The Body Shop wants to raise funds to provide free period cups to people and schools in need through Women’s Health Collectives and contacts that Wá have established (with more pending).
The benefits of period cups are endless but two main reasons The Body Shop believes in this cause is the opportunity to save the individual a massive amount of money, as a cup has a life span of 10 years. And the environmental impact of saving a considerable number of tampons and pads from heading straight to landfill.
Donate at any of The Body Shop stores nationwide or via www.thebodyshop.co.nz. Buy products from Wā Collective, use code BODYSHOP for free shipping on the Wā Collective website.
Learn more and make your pledge: www.wacollective.org.nz and www.thebodyshop.co.nz.
Glow Lab wins big
Glow Lab has taken home gold at the 2020 Packaging Innovation & Design of the Year Awards in the Health, Beauty & Wellness category for its bottles made from 100% recycled water and juice bottles.
Since changing to these recycled bottles in November 2018 the brand has reused and diverted approximately 130 tonnes of plastic from landfill.
The Clorox Company stops advertising spend with Facebook
The Clorox Company will stop advertising spending with Facebook through to December.
"As a people-centred company committed to our values, we feel compelled to take action against hate speech, which we believe will increase through the balance of the year. This creates an increasingly unhealthy environment for people and our purpose-driven brands," the company said in a statement.
"We will maintain our planned level of advertising spending but shift to other media. We will continue to monitor this situation and revisit our position as needed."
"In the meantime, we will evolve our standards and guidelines for progress for all platforms and publishers to reflect our rising expectations for greater responsibility as these channels continue to become a more important part of people’s lives."
DECIEM launches click and collect service
DECIEM has rolled out its new click and collect service, Hi & Bye, in its retail stores in Sydney and Melbourne this week.
The new service offers the brand's customers the option to shop online and pick up safely at their convenience. The robust retail implementation sees the store ambassadors receive and pack the order in a timely manner. Meaning customers can continue a great skincare routine same day if they wish.
The DECIEM AT HOME virtual tool will be staying and the service remains the same. This coupled with Hi & Bye begins DECIEM's revised retail strategy as the brand continues to navigate this new normal keeping its customer and connection at the forefront.
innisfree expands its Australian footprint
innisfree, Korea’s number one beauty brand, has announced it will open three new stores in Australia over the next three months, as part of an accelerated growth strategy showing its commitment to the Australian market.
The first of these stores opens June 25, at Westfield Hurstville.
innisfree opened its first store in Australia in June 2018 to an overwhelming reception and since then has opened a further eight stores across Victoria, New South Wales and most recently Queensland.
“Australia has been a significant growth market for innisfree and our customers have really adopted our naturally inspired products and our immersive retail experience. In an ever-changing retail environment, we are delighted to show our commitment to the Australian market with further store openings at Westfield Parramatta and Westfield Burwood”, said innisfree Australia general manager, Brian Woong.
With the current expansion plan, innisfree will have a total of 12 stores in Australia by August 2020.
For more on innisfree and to download hi-res product images, click HERE.
Two Aussie brands launch exclusively at Coles
Australian skincare brand, LPO, has arrived in Coles’ beauty aisle, with a range of exclusive products developed to help fight the signs of ageing and replenish dull skin, matching high-end luxury brands found in department stores in everything except price.
Enriched with antioxidant Australian botanical extracts, these ‘Little Pots Of’ nourishment are designed to replenish and rejuvenate the skin, with day and night creams, including hero peptides and powerful anti ageing ingredients such as SKINectura™. The products are dermatologically tested, vegan, cruelty-free, paraben and sulphate free.
The shake up in the beauty aisle comes as Coles also expands the contemporary KOi natural soap and body wash range with six new products, including hand cream, body lotion, body oil and body soufflé to complement the range for a complete spa experience from home. The cruelty-free Australian made range is free of any silicones, parabens, mineral oils and sulphates, among other nasty ingredients.
“Our customers are shopping in the beauty aisle more than ever before, with the category seeing exponential growth over the past year alone,” Coles general manager for non-food, Jonathan Torr, said. “Customers are also telling us they want more Australian made, premium and natural skincare products that actually work but won’t break the bank.
LPO and KOi are carefully curated Australian products to support healthy looking skin which our customers will really love. We’re confident these new ranges will take pride of place on the bathroom shelf and help make it easier for customers to indulge in luxurious yet affordable skincare every day.”
For more information, contact Elif Yilmaz: elif@kateco.com.au.
Ella Baché celebrates First Responders Day
Ella Baché has announced a special treatments deal in celebration of First Responders Day, which falls on June 25.
For all first responders the brand is offering 20 per cent off facial treatments at participating salons, bookings just need to be redeemed within three months of booking date.
First Responders Day was specifically chosen to fall on a Thursday, to give first responders the ability to make the most of late night shopping.
For more information please contact Bridie Alman: balman@arcfactory.com.au.