Podcast 211: Revolutionising Beauty with Upcycled Ingredients

That is our fourth episode this 12 months on the subject of upcycling in magnificence. It’s a topic that fortunately we’re going to listen to about for the long run as extra voices within the beauty trade realise that upcycling needs to be the norm, not the exception in how we supply substances.

On this episode, Components Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier talks to Harry McIlwraith, of  The Upcycled Beauty Company, a trailblazing enterprise revolutionising the wonder trade by repurposing missed meals waste sources into potent skincare substances.

With a concentrate on innovation and sustainability, Harry’s insights make clear the unimaginable potential of upcycled magnificence and encourage us to rethink conventional manufacturing practices. Be a part of us as we uncover the fascinating story behind The Upcycled Magnificence Firm and uncover how this visionary method is reshaping the way forward for skincare.

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Inspiring Quote:

“In the long term, every thing on the shelf is packaged in and all of the uncooked supplies can be upcycled.” – Harry McIlwraith

On this episode with Harry McIlwraith, you’ll hear:

• An introduction to the Upcycled Magnificence Firm and its mission to revolutionise the wonder trade by way of upcycled substances.
• Perception into the upcycled substances provided by the corporate, together with nectars, tonics, and crushes, derived from varied waste sources equivalent to fruit juice leftovers, brewery waste, and hummus manufacturing remnants.
• Discussions on the imaginative and prescient for the way forward for upcycling within the cosmetics trade, together with the potential for all magnificence merchandise to utilise upcycled supplies.

Key takeouts embrace:

• Upcycled magnificence substances supply a sustainable various to conventional cosmetics, utilising waste streams from varied industries to create precious uncooked supplies.
• The Upcycled Magnificence Firm goals to cleared the path in selling upcycling throughout the magnificence trade, with a imaginative and prescient for all magnificence merchandise to include upcycled supplies.
• The upcycled magnificence motion is gaining momentum regardless of challenges equivalent to lack of certification requirements, because of rising client curiosity and consciousness of sustainability points.

Meet our visitor Harry McIlwaith

Harry McIlwraith is Common Supervisor of the Upcycled Magnificence Firm, a UK-based producer specialising in upcycled beauty actives. With a background in formulation and a ardour for sustainability, Harry goals to remodel the wonder trade by selling the usage of upcycled substances.

Harry graduated from the College of Bathtub in 2009 the place he studied Chemistry. He joined the contract producer Acheson & Acheson Ltd, beginning off as Laboratory Technician and labored his method to Technical Supervisor earlier than becoming a member of The Upcycled Magnificence Firm as Common Supervisor in 2020. In 2023, Harry was additionally invited to hitch the Advisory Committee of the Sustainable Magnificence Coalition shaped by the British Magnificence Council.

Join with Harry McIlwraith:
The Upcycled Beauty Company | LinkedIn | Instagram

There’s a wealth of knowledge in our outdated episodes and we encourage you to return and take heed to them. If you wish to hear extra about a number of the matters we coated on this episode, please do delve again into the podcast archives. Go and take heed to:

Episode 59: How upcycled waste built a global beauty brand
Episode 175: The future of clean beauty – evolve or die
Episode 201: FRUU Cosmetics and the sustainable upcycling of wonky fruits

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Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Components Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science faculty. Learn extra about Lorraine and the Formula Botanica Team.