Clean Beauty Insiders

Fashion special! In this episode we interview Sarah Ditty, the Policy Director at Fashion Revolution who are a global organisation campaigning for greater transparency and sustainability in the fashion industry. Sarah has a wealth of experience in fashion and sustainability, with a career spanning over 10 years before she helped find Fashion Revolution following

Fashion is the third highest polluting industry in the world and yet less than 1% of material used to produce clothing is recycled. There is a lot of work to do to tackle the issues we now face as a result of fast fashion and Fashion Revolution, spearheaded by Sarah and her team, are really paving the way for this change. In this interview Sarah not only discusses the work she does at Fashion Revolution but also gives her tips on how you as a consumer can make more environmentally responsible choices when it comes to fashion. She also discusses the full life cycle of garments in fashion - you’ll be surprised just how many hands that t-shirt passes through before it gets to the shop shelves! Tune in if you buy clothes and want to know more about their impact on the world.

Fashion Revolution: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/

https://www.instagram.com/fash_rev/

Clean Beauty Insiders the Podcast is brought to you by BYBI - www.bybi.com

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We recap the very first BYBI Susty Summit, which was held at BYBI HQ in London, all about the ingredients used in beauty and their impact on the environment.

The BYBI Susty Summit is a regular event series dedicated to sustainability in beauty, personal care and beyond. Sustainability is a hugely positive yet hugely broad term that right now lacks clear definitions and guidelines. As consumers, our purchases are increasingly being driven by a want for better environmental impact, but a lack of clear information can leave us feeling confused, overwhelmed and not really knowing where to start.

The BYBI Susty Summit will tackle a sustainable subject at a time, with the aim to provide you with an open, transparent and honest picture and arm you with as much information as possible to help you make your purchasing decisions.

We’ll open up about what we’re doing at BYBI, give you the chance to ask us questions and most importantly, speak to a room full of people who are truly passionate about making change for the better.

We kicked off our Susty Summits with a deep dive into ingredients. There’s a lot of emphasis put on packaging in beauty but have you stopped to think about the ingredients inside that recycled plastic tube and their impact on our environment? We talked about natural vs synthetic ingredients, palm oil and what you should look out for on an ingredient label. We’ll also cover the work we’re doing on assessing and auditing our ingredients here at BYBI.

If you’d like to join the WhatsApp BYBI Bulletin for a weekly roundup of all things susty, send your name to this number and we’ll do the rest!

+4477931 082027

Head to bybi.com for details on the next event.

https://bybi.com/collections/skincare/products/blueberry-booster

We interview Celia Pool and Alec Mills, the co-founders of Dame, a sustainable tampon brand who are completely reshaping how we approach tampons. Billions of plastic tampon applicators get thrown away each year and cannot be recycled, an environmental issue that has largely been ignored - until now. Dame have created the first reusable tampon applicator, which is medical grade with self-sanitising technology, easy to use and 100% keepable, and also sell organic tampons. We interview the founders on how they built an eco brand, the key to a successful kickstarter campaign and how they landed Waitrose as a retail account.

We also discuss our recent challenges around launching our BYBI CBD Booster. We’ve faced stumbling blocks with Facebook as well as other advertising platforms and payment gateway. Whilst 100% legal, the legislation around CBD is still unclear. We talk through the issues we’re facing!

Finally, hiring is something that takes up a lot of our time as founders! Finding the right team members is a full time role in itself, so we talk through some of the challenges we’re currently facing as well as our open roles at BYBI.

Clean Beauty Insiders the Podcast is brought to you by BYBI - bybi.com

Clean Beauty Insiders - www.cleanbeautyinsiders.com

CBD Booster - https://bybi.com/collections/skincare/products/cbd-booster

BYBI Careers - https://bybi.com/pages/careers

Dame - https://wearedame.co/

https://www.instagram.com/dameforgood/

We dive into the world of Direct to Consumer (DTC). As a beauty startup, what can we learn from DTC heroes such as Glossier, Allbirds and Warby Parker? What are the challenges with DTC and what are the benefits of wholesale?

This week we went for the Sunday Riley facial at Hershesons salon in London! The Ice Lift includes LED and CRYO therapy and is the only place you can get a Sunday Riley facial in the UK. Dominika is a massive fan of Sunday Riley products so tune in to see what she thought of the facial!

Elsie also updates us on the growing out her platinum blonde hair in Clean Beauty Insider's special The Root Diaries.

Clean Beauty Insiders is supported by our product brand BYBI: www.bybi.com

Clean Beauty Insiders: www.cleanbeautyinsiders.com

Sunday Riley Facial at Hershesons: www.hershesons.com/stores/salons/berners-street/

The Root Diaries: www.cleanbeautyinsiders.com/root-diaries-part-four

BYBI at Boots: www.boots.com/search/bybi

We interview Breaking Beauty Podcast’s Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins on building a podcast, the current state of the media industry and their all-time favourite guests.

Any true beauty podcast fans will be well aware of Breaking Beauty, the podcast dedicated to great beauty products and the stories behind them, by journalists Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins. Founded in 2017, the Canadian duo have quickly become the biggest names in beauty podcasting, with a guest roster to match; they’ve interviewed the likes of Frank Toskan, Emily Weiss, Brandon Truaxe, Anastasia Soare, Jen Atkin, Bobbi Brown and more. As if that wasn’t enough, the two have a combined 30+ years in beauty journalism so know a thing a two when it comes to cult beauty brands and products, which they discuss at length in #theglowdown feature of the podcast. In 2 short years they’ve successfully scaled a podcast in a competitive and cluttered environment by offering a clear point of difference on the AppStore. Can you tell we’re fan-girling a bit here?

Tune in if you’re remotely interested beauty, or if you’re thinking of starting out your own career in journalism or podcasting.

https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BreakingBeautyPodcast/

http://instagram.com/breakingbeautypodcast

Jill:

Tata Harper - Regenerating Cleanser - https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/tata-harper-regenerating-cleanser.html

RMS - Living Luminizer - https://www.rmsbeauty.com/products/living-luminizer

The 7 Virtues - https://www.the7virtues.com/

Kosas - https://kosas.com/

W3LL People Expressionist Mascara - https://w3llpeople.com/expressionist-mascara-861.html

Carlene:

Clean de Peau - https://www.cledepeau-beaute.com/

Hourglass Caution Extreme Mascara - https://www.spacenk.com/uk/en_GB/makeup/eyes/mascara/caution-extreme-lash-mascara-UK300052300.html

Lilah B - https://lilahbeauty.com/products/divine-duo-trade-lip-cheek

Nars Orgasm Liquid Blush - https://www.spacenk.com/uk/en_GB/makeup/cheeks/blusher/liquid-blush-UK200019008.html

We interview Lorraine Dallmeier, director of, and Gemma Ortega-Perez, Relationship Manager at Formular Botanica, the world's leading accredited online Organic Cosmetic Science School. We’re both Formula Botanica graduates - we took their Natural Skincare Formulation diploma at the beginning of the Clean Beauty Insiders journey and found it a great basis for starting BYBI. Formula Botanica has over students in countries and are a multi-million pound business. Their community growth and engagement is phenomenal.

In this episode we interview Lorraine and Gemma to hear more about how they’ve scaled, how they manage a remote team and why they think it’s important to study in your field as you start a business.

Tune in if you’re an entrepreneur interested in studying or growing your community, or a beauty consumer who wants to know more about why we should understand what’s in our beauty products.

Formula Botanica: https://formulabotanica.com/

https://instagram.com/formulabotanica/

https://www.facebook.com/FormulaBotanica

We have the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Humphries, Director of Sarah Humphries PR which is one of the best known boutique PR agencies based in Sydney. Sarah talks us through her journey - from working in PR in London to taking over her own agency in Sydney and gives us her advice on how to approach PR as a startup brand. Sarah has a wealth of experience and Sarah Humphries PR boasts clients such as Lanolips, Slip and The Beauty Chef.

We’ve also been in Sydney to launch BYBI into Sephora! We share everything we learned about the Australian beauty market and launching with Sephora - from how to prep for press days to why as a founder, you’re your brand’s best asset.

Sarah Humphries Agency

http://shapr.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/sarahhumphriesagency/

Nimble Activewear

https://nimbleactivewear.com

The Beauty Chef

https://thebeautychef.com/

To celebrate International Women's Day 2019 we asked you guys to throw questions at us. No question too big or small, we'll answer them all. In this episode we answer questions around how much money we invested into starting our skincare brand to what products you can expect next and whether you can use your Bakuchiol with Vitamin C.

In our first ever interview we speak to Elle McNamara, AKA Bambi Does Beauty about her career so far. From becoming an Instagram skincare sensation to writing for Glamour Magazine and being signed to Premiere Model Management, Elle shares her top tips on making it as a full time Influencer.

We also catch up after a few weeks travelling to discuss our thoughts on Drunk Elephant's $1bn valuation and Milk Makeup's launch in the UK.

Happy 2019! Anyone trying their hand at Veganuary? Veganism isn't exclusive to sweet potato brownies and oat milk lattes, vegan skincare is one of the fastest growing categories in beauty right now as people turn away from animal derived ingredients and by-products in both their food and beauty products. In episode 5, we explore the definition of vegan beauty, the non-vegan skincare ingredients to look out for and what you can switch to instead, plus our favourite vegan beauty brands.

We also kick off with our regular weekly round up where Dominika shares her tips on switching off and living in the present and Elsie talks about the dreaded Dry Jan.

Show notes:

Business of Fashion Podcast with Jasmine Hemsley

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/podcasts/the-bof-podcast-jasmine-hemsley-we-must-demand-a-more-nurturing-and-supportive-way-of-life

Glossy Podcast with Tim Brown of Allbirds

https://www.glossy.co/podcasts/allbirds-tim-brown-its-about-making-better-things-in-a-better-way

Veganuary

https://veganuary.com/

The Ordinary

https://theordinary.com/

Isle of Paradise

https://www.isleofparadise.co.uk/

Tata Harper

https://www.tataharperskincare.com/

Pai

https://www.paiskincare.com