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Transparency in skincare is a phrase that gets used a lot, often by brands with very little to show for it. I've been thinking about what it means in practice since Trading Standards visited me last month. It was a routine visit (I was picked at random) and they spent...

Switching to natural skincare can and should be an easy transition. The problem is we try to do it all at once: cleanser, moisturiser, shampoo, all in the same week. When skin reacts, which it often does, there’s no way to tell what caused it. I found this out by...

“Purging” gets borrowed a lot in skincare conversation and it’s usually used in the wrong context. It’s a real, documented thing that happens with specific ingredients (mainly retinoids and acids) and it doesn’t mean what most people switching to a gentler routine...

There are two questions that frequently come up when people pick up a conditioner bar for the first time: are conditioner bars suitable for thick hair and in coloured hair, will it fade colour? They’re different questions with different answers, so I’ll take them one...

How long does a shampoo bar last? Unlike lotion bars, a lot of people I speak to are familiar with shampoo bars and have tried them before so have a good idea of this already. Then there are the ones that haven’t. These are the customers who ask me this question....

Before I trained as a formulator, I became a Marine Biologist. That background is still behind a lot of what does and doesn't go into a Sugarbush product. It's a big part of why I think about ocean-friendly skincare differently to how it usually gets marketed. The...

Solid skincare often gets filed under “trendy skincare” but it shouldn't be. Once you understand what's in a bottle of liquid lotion or shampoo, eco-friendly solid skincare stops being a lifestyle choice and starts being basic chemistry with a healthy dose of cost...

A low waste skincare routine doesn't require an empty bathroom cabinet. You definitely shouldn’t have a guilty conscience about everything already sitting in it. Instead, think of it as being more deliberate the next time something runs out. Start with whatever you go...