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We were thrilled when our Beauty Kubes shampoo Kubes for normal to dry hair were shortlisted this June in the Haircare category in this year’s Free From Skincare Awards 2018. Our company Eve of St. Agnes has previously won gold and silver awards for our skincare, so we were very excited to see whether we would be successful with our new zero waste shampoo. The Free From Skincare Awards were established in 2012 to offer the first Beauty Awards for products that are free from certain synthetic ingredients and potential allergens. The awards have gone from strength to strength, with...

When we decided to set ourselves the challenge to create a solid, single-use plastic free shampoo, it was partially inspired by a wish to help eradicate all of the millions of tiny plastic shampoo, shower gel and body lotion bottles in hotels around the world. Last week, we were delighted to deliver our first order of plastic free toiletries to Luxury Five Star Lodge owner, Pauline Barrow. Pauline is the proprietor of Rosehill Lodges on the North Cornish Coast. Pauline has been setting the standard for eco-tourism and has ensured every detail is covered in her quest to combine sustainability...

Buying the perfect gift for your Dad this Father’s Day proving a bit of a challenge? Especially if you want to find something eco-friendly? Although it may be easy to pick up a ready packaged generic gift from a supermarket store, it won’t say to Dad that you have gone the extra mile to put a little thought into what to buy for him. Plus, it will often be packaged in plastic. If you or your dad are keen to help the environment, it can be an even bigger challenge to find something unique that won’t have a negative impact...

We have now moved into our new workshop where we will be making our plastic free shampoo Kubes and zero waste beauty products.  As we have received such a great response to our Beauty Kubes since our launch in February, we have had to move into a slightly bigger unit, so we can keep up with demand. All our products are made by hand, each box of 27 Beauty Kubes is hand mixed and then made into individual Kubes, then hand packed into our recyclable cardboard boxes and lined with biodegradable paper.  When we send out each order, we only use...

Zero waste Conditioner update: We have been really pleased to hear that most of our customers haven’t needed to use a conditioner when using our Kubes, but there are some of you who have been keen to hear about how our new conditioner product is coming along. For those of you who need a little extra help with combing wet hair, detangling and smoothing the hair, we have a new product coming very soon! After lots of research and trials, we have two conditioning products that will be launched. The first is a conditioning balm. The second will be a...