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Conditioner Bars for Thick or Coloured Hair
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?
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....
Natural Travel Skincare: What to Pack and Why
Packing natural travel skincare used to mean decanting half the bathroom into little 100ml bottles and hoping none of them leaked before baggage reclaim. Mine leaked. A cream facial wash and a shower gel both worked their lids loose in the same wash bag and everything...
Ocean-Friendly Skincare: Why It Matters to Me
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...
Eco-Friendly Solid Skincare: Why Bars Beat Bottles
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...
How to Calm Facial Redness Naturally
How to Calm Facial Redness Naturally How to calm facial redness naturally is one of the most common questions I get asked at markets over summer. Sun, heat and even a hot shower can leave skin blotchy and tight and the instinct is usually to reach for something...
How to Build a Low-Waste Skincare Routine
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...
What happens to skin in hot weather (and what to do about it)
Last week, the UK weather reached new highs and it made for a strange week for skin. Hot enough that my lotion bar needed the fridge, my lip balm became a puddle and I had a few messages from people whose skin has gone a bit haywire...more breakouts, redness and an...
Storing lotion bars and lip balms in warm weather
It’s been extremely hot this week. I know because I’ve spent most of it at my desk thinking about melting point data, which is not a typical person thing to think about but is extremely relevant when your bestselling products are made almost entirely of butters and...
How Marine Biology Shapes the Way I Formulate Natural Skincare
I didn't set out to make skincare. In fact, I went to university to study Marine Biology. My degree taught me to understand ecosystems: how organisms interact with their environment and how small changes in one place ripple through everything else. Fundamentally,...