All Episodes

EP330. The marketing machine behind beauty's biggest online sellers

EP329. How to sell a million jars of skincare

EP328. The beauty industry keeps renaming the same problem. And you're paying for it.

EP327. Meet the formulator who thinks your serum is too busy

EP326. Have we been wrong all along about "natural" vs "synthetic"?

EP325. The 100-year old secret behind your favourite skincare ingredient

EP324. Why beauty packaging is always the last thought and the biggest problem

EP323. Beauty brands think about packaging last. Here's why that's a problem.

EP322. What the hair loss industry isn't telling you

EP321. What a hair loss specialist wants you to know before you buy your next product

EP320. Why doesn't the beauty industry have to tell you this?

EP319. Your skincare is made from fossil fuels

EP318. Why does natural skincare have to be white?

EP317. He turned coffee waste into skincare. The industry said it was the wrong colour

EP316. Why did the Body Shop fail but this Formula Botanica graduate didn't? (the answer will surprise you)

EP315. Meet the woman trying to save butterflies with skincare

EP314. Good news from the beauty industry that will make you smile

EP313. What if your cosmetics could keep forests alive?

EP312. Fermentation made our food. Could it shape the future of beauty too?

EP311. The palm oil alternative that doesn't rely on trees

EP310. Why do some beauty brand founders avoid meeting their customers?

EP309. Could you start a beauty brand with your family?

EP308. The woman who invented the modern beauty industry (and you've never heard her name)

EP307. Why you don't need to be a chemist to formulate

EP306. How 5,000 years of history turned eye makeup into a daily habit

EP305. The beauty habits affecting your eyes (according to an eye doctor)

EP304. Why indie beauty falls apart when the founder leaves

EP303. Is pig fat the next big thing in beauty?

EP302. If your serum isn't working, this is probably why

EP301. I spoke to an active ingredient scientist… and it changed how I see skincare

EP300. Cellulite is a scam – And the beauty industry knows it

EP299. Meet the supplier turning the world's coffee waste into skincare

EP298. The world doesn't need another celebrity brand. It needs yours.

EP297. How indie beauty brands really grow (without Sephora, investors, and a team)

EP296. Why the beauty industry is now selling you anti-zombie skincare

EP295. Could vitamin C's days be numbered in skincare?

EP294. My call to legislate cosmetic claims for human dignity

EP293. The truth about cosmetic claims: What brands can and can't say

EP292. Why the beauty industry needs to stop blaming the consumer

EP291. Meet Forestwise, the ingredient supplier growing money on trees

EP290. Is it time to break up with natural beauty?

EP289. Meet the man restoring Hawaii's forests with sustainable sandalwood

EP288. The idea that blew my mind: 3D-printed skincare

EP287. Skincare you can eat – Trend or transformation?

EP286. Why do some skincare ingredients take decades to go mainstream?

EP285. Could kelp be the future of beauty? A conversation with GreenWave

EP284. I asked ChatGPT to formulate for me… again (And this time it listened)

EP283. Will AI replace the cosmetic chemist?

EP282. Why beauty can't count – And the data gap holding sustainability back

EP281. Closing beauty's sustainability data gap with Fairglow

EP280. Can a small beauty brand change the world?

EP279. How your skincare is made – Inside the world of contract manufacturing

EP278. When success feels scarier than failure

EP277. Meet the beauty entrepreneur who bootstrapped her way into 1,000 Walmart stores

EP276. Efficacy at all costs – The beauty standard we need to rethink

EP275. Meet the ingredient supplier championing dirty beauty

EP274. The beauty industry's obsession with exotic ingredients is wearing thin

EP273. How to grow a beauty brand with purpose – and lead with integrity

EP272. Can beauty survive in a post-natural world? The truth about sustainable beauty

EP271. You can't shame people into sustainability – The truth about sustainable beauty

EP270. Why 'sustainable beauty' isn't sustainable anymore – The truth about sustainable beauty

EP269. When beauty misses the big picture – The truth about sustainable beauty

EP268. Recyclable, but not recycled – The impossible moment we're all in

EP267. The packaging fees coming for the beauty industry

EP266. When sustainability reports to marketing – beauty's uncomfortable truth

EP265. How Pact Collective is cleaning up the mess the beauty industry left behind

EP264. 1.5bn toothpaste tubes are wasted every month – why aren't we talking about this?

EP263. The toothpaste industry doesn't want you to hear this

EP262. Why keeping your beauty brand small is an option

EP261. From kitchen formulations to global success – The journey of Flower & Spice

EP260. The ethical dilemma of travel minis

EP259. The sustainability of travel beauty

EP258. Why the premium beauty market needs to embrace minimalism

EP257. Meet the solid brand disrupting beauty norms

EP256. The untold stories behind your beauty ingredients

EP255. How moringa oil is helping one Amazonian community protect its future

EP254. Are beauty brands really as green as they say they are?

EP253. How to evolve a beauty brand without losing your values

EP252. Lessons for indie beauty entrepreneurs from Elizabeth Arden's legacy

EP251. From Kitchen Formulator to Global Icon – The Story of Elizabeth Arden

EP250. Are beauty retailers overstepping?

EP249. Why retailers are asking for proof – and what it means for your beauty products

EP248. How ancient beauty rituals are inspiring modern-day skincare

EP247. How to build a heritage beauty brand - Evelyn Akande from Kanda Natural

EP246. Formulate your own path in 2025

EP245. Could AI make your skincare more eco-friendly?

EP244. The forgotten pillar of sustainability

EP243. Meet the inspirational entrepreneur rebuilding the beauty industry from seed to shelf

EP242. Has #Underconsumptioncore influenced beauty?

EP241. Is big beauty falling behind?

EP240. The beauty industry has a biodiversity problem

EP239. How one Indonesian island community is conserving wildlife through coconut oil

EP238. 8 ways we must embrace slow beauty

EP237. Rethinking skincare- The slow beauty revolution

EP236. The circular biorefinery model used by sustainable ingredient suppliers

EP235. Meet the beauty industry's most regenerative ingredient

EP234. 3 ways you can change the beauty industry

EP233. From crime journalist to skincare entrepreneur

EP232. Plants under threat from beauty

EP231. Is the beauty industry failing biodiversity?

EP230. Human rights abuses in cosmetics

EP229. The woman on a mission to banish the word 'parfum'

EP228. Beauty: vanity or important?

EP227. Is the beauty industry all just fluff?

EP226. The latest in beauty greenwashing: "recycle ready"

EP225. Can cosmetic packaging be sustainable?

EP224. The latest in beauty industry greenwashing: when brands call their products "more" sustainable

EP223. How a Mumbai factory is setting new eco-design standards in cosmetic manufacturing

EP222. Bye-bye Beauty Greenwashing

EP221. How Europe plans to shut down greenwashing in beauty

EP220. How Tom's of Maine faced a class action lawsuit for the recyclability of its toothpaste tubes

EP219. Why beauty brands are getting sued for sustainability claims

EP218. Do wrinkles cause ageing?

EP217. Children using anti-ageing skincare

EP216. Traceability - where the ingredients come from

EP215. How seaweed becomes sustainable beauty

EP214: What is regenerative beauty?

EP213. Exploring regenerative beauty with LUSH

EP212. Circularity and recyclability are two different things

EP211. Revolutionising Beauty with Upcycled Ingredients

EP210: Science washing: decoding scientism in the beauty industry

EP209. Medical-grade skincare: marketing hype vs. scientific reality

EP208. Is beauty actually the beast?

EP207. Solutions to hair loss in women - and its stigma

EP206. Is the beauty industry truly saturated?

EP205. What happened to The Body Shop?

EP204. Greenhouse Gloss - The Carbon Trust unmasks the beauty giants

EP203. Turning the tide on plastic in beauty

EP202. Are shoppers put off by putting waste on their face?

EP201. FRUU Cosmetics and the sustainable charm of "wonky fruits"

EP200. Celebrating 200 episodes and a 6-year green beauty journey

EP199. Upcycling and zero waste with O&3, The Oil Family

EP198. Inclusive beauty: revolutionising skincare science for all

EP197. Inclusive beauty - transforming skincare for racial equity

EP196. Become a beauty entrepreneur at any age

EP195. The Birch Babe beauty journey from midlife to beauty entrepreneur

EP194. Formulate your green beauty vision in 2024

EP193. Vintner's Daughter and the power of classic cult beauty

EP192. Sustainable beauty gifting for the holidays

EP191. The rise and impact of beauty advent calendars

EP190. Industrial vs artisan beauty

EP189. The biotech ingredient wars

EP188. The great plastic recycling myth

EP187. A plastic-free future for beauty

EP186. Taking indie beauty entrepreneurship global

EP185. Secrets of a self-made beauty entrepreneur

EP184. I asked ChatGPT to formulate for me

EP183. AI in beauty - friend or foe?

EP182. Upcycling - the infinite loop of beauty

EP181. Seaweed magic - from marine waste to cosmetic perfection

EP180. The key to indie beauty success: be visible, sell local

EP179. From formulator to founder: Leslie Reichgelt of Bella Botanicals

EP178. What is end of life beauty planning?

EP177. Sustainable pampering with eco-pioneer Green Circle Salons

EP176. Why the word 'cleanical' needs abolishing

EP175. Evolve or die - what's the future of clean beauty?

EP174. Beauty wisdom: how ancient herbs thrive in modern skincare

EP173. Unveiling ancient wisdom - the power of Asian herbs

EP172. Skintellectuals and the rise of informed shoppers

EP171. Gen Z views on the future of beauty

EP170. The shocking definition of beauty

EP169. B Corp Beauty Coalition explained

EP168. Algae, the future of sustainable beauty

EP167. Spotting the hottest trends in organic beauty formulation

EP166. Fixing the broken beauty industry

EP165. Revolutionising the nail industry - the MANISAFE mission

EP164. The bright side of sustainable beauty

EP163. Sustainable beauty made simpler and smarter

EP162. The gentle skincare revolution

EP161. Microbiome skincare - is this really a thing?

EP160. Top 10 most ridiculous beauty industry claims

EP159. Fossil fuel-free beauty

EP158. Why the beauty industry needs more indie formulators

EP157. From bootstrapping to award-winning beauty brand

EP156. Formulating for the climate crisis

EP155. Cosmetics for climate change

EP154. Why is the beauty industry so arrogant?

EP153. From mainstream neglect to indie beauty success

EP152. Lifting the barriers to sustainable beauty

EP151. The history of slavery in soapmaking

EP150. Can new beauty brands be more sustainable?

EP149. SBTRCT, brand innovator in solid skincare

EP148. Will shoppers start to reject mainstream haircare?

EP147. Talking sustainable haircare with Captain Blankenship

EP146. Imagine the beauty industry in 2100

EP145. Nine boundaries of planetary care

EP144. Celebrating eco-beauty pioneers

EP143. The brand creating mascara tubes to last 2,500 years

EP142. Why 2023 is your year to formulate change

EP141. Celebrity beauty brands

EP140. Changing how we talk about hair

EP139. Sustainable haircare - why less is best

EP138. Does the world need more beauty brands?

EP137. The beauty brand that wants its customers to buy less

EP136. Why buy natural beauty products?

EP135. Sustainable beauty alternatives to Black Friday

EP134. Is beauty ready for the metaverse?

EP133. Beauty in the metaverse

EP132. Can synthetic biology ever be natural?

EP131. Synthetic biology and sourdough starter cosmetics

EP130. History shows that everyone can formulate

EP129. The history of the beauty industry

EP128. Indie beauty can change your life

EP127. From indie beauty idea to selling 500 eye creams

EP126. Are we ready for refillable beauty?

EP125. 'Refill, return, repeat' with Beauty Kitchen

EP124. Four pillars of sustainable beauty

EP123. Natural vs sustainable beauty: confused?

EP122. Lab-grown skincare: the new normal?

EP121. Biotech beauty, the controversial new frontier

EP120. How many certification schemes does beauty need?

EP119. Taking cosmetics transparency to the next level

EP118. Plastic is not the enemy - we are

EP117. Should beauty go plastic free?

EP115. The microplastics hiding in your cosmetics

EP114. Influence for sustainable beauty

EP113. Beauty influencers vs sustainability

EP112. The dirty business of beauty packaging

EP111. Are beauty samples sustainable?

EP110. Reject fast beauty

EP109. A beauty refill scheme where bigger is better

EP108. Let's celebrate and conserve botanicals

EP107. Naughty Alchemist - Formula Botanica graduate story

EP106. Should indie beauty go local?

EP105. Are tropical ingredients sustainable?

EP104. Entrepreneurial sustainability in action

EP103. How to run a refillable beauty scheme

EP102. Use your platform for diversity

EP101. Why Black skincare matters

EP100. Celebrating 100 episodes

EP99. Makeup formulation with botanical pigments

EP98. The value of female entrepreneurship

EP97. How indie beauty is driving gender equality

EP96. Ingredient boycotts won't help sustainability

EP95. All that glitters in cosmetics isn't gold

EP94. How do we make solid formulations feel luxury?

EP93. Innovation in beauty packaging is literally growing

EP92. Formulating to change the beauty industry

EP91. Does an indie beauty brand's mission matter?

EP90. Everyone can formulate skincare

EP89. Pioneering talk with Pai Skincare

EP88. Beauty shoppers should vote with their wallets

EP87. Sinking carbon while selling skincare - is this possible?

EP86. Are we dumbing down sustainable beauty?

EP85. The truth about wild-harvested beauty

EP84. The beauty industry is avoiding the elephant in the room

EP83. How waterless beauty greenwashed the beauty world

EP82. The beauty industry has a problem with transparency

EP81. Can the beauty industry ever be transparent?

EP80. Let's remind the ingredients' sector of its roots

EP79. The indie beauty challenge of sourcing natural ingredients

EP78. We can't shop our way to sustainability

EP77. Does the beauty industry have the courage to change?

EP76. Treat essential oils with reverence

EP75. How sustainable are essential oils?

EP74. Beauty retail has to change

EP73. Should beauty retailers boycott unsustainable brands?

EP72. We must get to Net Zero in Beauty

EP71. Is climate neutral beauty possible?

EP70. Biodegradability is more than packaging

EP69. Biodegradable Beauty - a license to greenwash the beauty industry?

EP68. Talking diversity in the beauty industry

EP67. Has the CBD skincare trend gone too far?

EP66. What is Circular Beauty?

EP65. What Africa can teach the world about green beauty

EP64. In Conversation with May Lindstrom

EP63. How Parabens kickstarted the Indie Beauty Movement

EP62. Defining Conscious Beauty

EP61. The Age of Skinimalism

EP60. Behind the Scenes at Formula Botanica

EP59. How Upcycled Waste built a Global Beauty Brand

Welcome to Green Beauty Conversations

EP58. Raw Beauty Revealed

EP57. Do Natural Deodorants Work?

EP56. Are indie beauty brands falling behind on sustainability?

EP55. Can Green Makeup Go Mainstream? A Panel Discussion

EP54. What is Blue Beauty?

EP53. Why Safe Beauty is the Latest Industry Buzzword You Should Ignore

EP52. When Does Indie Beauty Become Mainstream?

EP51. Is the Beauty Industry Disability Friendly? A Panel Discussion

EP50. Can a Beauty Brand ever be Carbon Neutral?

EP49. The Three Step Process of a Cosmetic Formulator

EP48. Do you know your Beauty Miles?

EP47. Should Vegan Beauty Brands be run by Vegans?

EP46. Are Indie Beauty Brands Selling Out by Selling Up?

EP45. Should beauty brands formulate for their customers?

EP44. What is Clean Beauty?: A Redefinition

EP43. The Mindset of a Skincare Entrepreneur

EP42. Breaking into the Natural Beauty Market in Asia

EP41. Why Choose Natural Skincare as a Career?

EP40. Selling Beauty Products on Amazon

EP39. Discussing Ageless Beauty with Kari Gran

EP38. What is Skin Microbiome Skincare?

EP37. Do you need to be a Cosmetic Chemist to Formulate Skincare?

EP36. How to Pitch your Beauty Products to Buyers

EP35. Can organic skincare ever be high performance?

EP34. Top 10 Beauty Trends 2019 at In-Cosmetics Global

EP33. Sourcing Sustainable Organic Skincare Ingredients

EP32. Why Beauty Logistics Are Not Boring

EP31: Talking Women's Health with Forage Botanicals

EP30. The Philosophy of Biodynamic Skincare

EP29. Talking Ethical Natural Haircare

EP28. Beauty Entrepreneurship with Jo Chidley of Beauty Kitchen

EP27. Reviewing Indie Beauty Trends & Events

EP26. How to Work with Green Beauty Influencers

EP25. Karen Gilbert on Fragrance in Natural Skincare

EP24. How Cannabinoids Work in Skincare

EP23. Starting an Ethical Skincare Business

EP22. Defining Green Cosmetic Chemistry in Easy Steps

EP21. Melinda Coss on How to Price your Skincare Products

EP20. Zeroing in on Zero Waste in Green Beauty

EP19. Why Beauty Trade Shows Are Good Business

EP18. Behind the Scenes of a Rebrand with Huna Natural Apothecary

EP17. Working with a Designer on Branding your Beauty Business

EP16. Beginner's Guide to Branding a Beauty Business

EP15. Top 10 Tips for Branding Indie Beauty Businesses