by Sugarbush | Oct 5, 2026 | General
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...
by Sugarbush | Sep 29, 2026 | General
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...
by Sugarbush | Sep 1, 2026 | General
“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...
by Sugarbush | Aug 18, 2026 | General
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...
by Sugarbush | Aug 11, 2026 | General
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....
by Sugarbush | Aug 6, 2026 | General, Summer Holiday Activities
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...