Natural Beauty & Spa: Exhibitor Show Highlights at Natural & Organic Products Europe 2011

3/31/2011 10:42 AM EST

• Forever Natural (stand 2075) will be exhibiting a new line of products at the show.  Urban Spa, a world of sustainable and beautiful bath and body accessories, has launched a new range of gift sets – providing everything for the perfect home spa.  EO, natural and organic beauty, have added to its hair care range with a sulfate free Coconut & Hibiscus Shampoo and Conditioner, a Lavender & Coconut Nourishing Cream and Coconut & Vanilla Tame Curl Gel.  There’s also a new range of organic lip balms from Eco Lips.  Ecotint – mineral tinted balms, which give a sheer, luminescent natural glow to your own lip colour.

• Award-winning Alva UK, leaders in organic skincare, are proud to introduce their stunning mineral make-up range Green Equinox.  An explosion of colours, each tower of four pots can be applied as eye shadow, eye liner, lipstick, lip gloss or blusher.  100% vegan and certified organic, this is mineral make-up at its best.  Also new from EarthSolutions (stand 3064) is the simply brilliant PUREPapaya Ointment.  Another little gem from Australia, this multipurpose ointment is 100% pure and natural, and is designed to soothe, moisturise and protect dry, irritated skin, chapped lips, nappy rash, and more besides.

• After landing a finalist spot in the 2010 Natural & Organic Awards, with its multi award winning Organic Cuticle and Nail Oil, Green Hands, will make its trade show debut this year (stand 1092) to promote the oil to a wider audience.  The oil, featured in The Green Beauty Bible by Sarah Stacey and Jo Fairley has also won a place in this season’s hotly tipped best sequel The Anti Ageing Beauty Bible, where it has been tried and tested with great results.  It has also been short listed for a second year in the Natural & Organic Awards for best organic body care product. 

• Australian natural skincare brand Sukin launch Purely Ageless.  This new anti-oxidant rich range, specifically created for the more mature skin, works with nature to capture the best in innovative actives, for the best in gentle anti-ageing care, balance and purely ageless beauty.  The Purely Ageless range boasts 5 anti-ageing products, including: ‘Daily Essentials Facial Moisturiser’, ‘Botanical Hydration Booster’, ‘Intensive Firming Serum’, ‘Replenishing Night Cream’ and ‘Nutrient Rich Hand Treatment’.  As with all Sukin products, the Purely Ageless range does not contain sulphates, synthetic fragrances, animal derivatives, harsh detergents, petro-chemicals, artificial colours, triethanolamine, mineral oils or parabens (stand 1090).

• Botanicals Natural Skin Care, winners of two of last year’s coveted Natural & Organic Awards – ‘Best Organic Body Care’ and Best Organic Facial Skin Care’, has been shortlisted for an award again this year.  Botanicals, a small organic apothecary specialising in natural and organic skincare products, was launched eight years ago by Wendy Stirling; who runs the company from a converted stable-block in rural Leicestershire.  "Our mint and tea tree foot balm is up for Best Organic Body Care for a second year running," explained a delighted Wendy.  Visit stand 6002R on the Soil Association Organic Market Place to pick up free samples.

• The Australian Botanics Company (stand 4095) launches a new range of natural skin and body care products specially designed for men.  The ranges includes a face cream, tea tree face scrub, face wash, shaving oil and gel, face mask, a low gloss lip balm and zesty Australian desert lime soap bar.  The men’s shave oil is a 100% natural and contains Australian Mint Bush oil, which has antibacterial and antifungal properties.  The tea tree face scrub exfoliates and cleanses the skin, and the hemp seed oil based face moisturiser has natural extracts of Iceland moss, rice bran, cucumber and marine kelp to naturally hydrate the skin. 

• Project Organics Brasil will represent Brazil with three exhibiting companies, including cosmetics companies Surya Brasil and Florestas/Ikove (stand 4070).  They will be showcasing their products made with amazonic exotic ingredients, such as:  andiroba, camu-camu, cupuaçu, açaí, nuts, copaiba, buriti and berries.  Organics Brasil Project is the result of a joint action of private enterprise with the IPD (Institute for Promotion of Development) and the Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investment), forming a solid institutional base meant to strengthen the Brazilian organic and facilitate its expansion in international markets.

• Rhodes to Heaven (stand 1077) is a UK made luxury, organic, naturally active skincare range, described by journalists as "Glamorous and Green!"  Rhodes to Heaven specialise in exceptional formulations that allow each product to do much more than one job, resulting in less packaging and less fuss.  Products at the show include: Juniperberry Cleanser, Tonic & Eye-Makeup Remover...all in one; All In One Facial Rescue, a moisturising serum that regenerates, lifts, plumps, protects adds radiance and hydrates; a Rose Extract Facial Polish, an exfoliating mask that also helps reduce sun damage; and Naturally Active Lip Plumper Balm.  Less is best, designed for women with busy lives.

• First time exhibitors GAIAVITA cosmetics (stand 1051) will be exhibiting its new range of 95% organic skincare, which includes day cream, night cream and eye cream.  The skincare range has certification by the strict standards of the Hungarian BIOKONTROLL, which is licensed by the EU.  The range: Gaiavita 95% Organic Day Cream, moisturising and rejuvenating with orange blossom and fenugreek; Gaiavita 95% Organic night cream, nourishing and regenerating with royal jelly and plant extracts; GAIAVITA 95% Organic Eye Cream, refreshing and smoothing with ginkgo biloba and antioxidant vitamins; and Gaiavita All Natural Clay Body Mask, slimming and firming with Cambrian green clay and ginkgo biloba –300ml.

• Natural Empathy, hailed as one of the top ten up and coming British brands by You magazine in 2010, will be exhibiting at Natural & Organic Products Europe for the first time (stand 2074).  This beautifully British natural skincare family business is based in Northumberland, where the main moisturising ingredient (extra virgin oil) is grown and cold pressed by a local farmer.  This gold award winning and ethical natural skin and hair range is Vegan, paraben and SLS free and fabulously fragrant.  Its ‘beautifully British hand and body lotion’ has been shortlisted for ‘Best new packaging design’ at this year’s Natural & Organic Awards.

• Julie Mason, founder of WARC Natural Beauty Products (stand 2121), delivers a new dimension to luxury natural beauty products.  With expertise starting in 1980 as a chartered and state registered Physiotherapist, IHBC and Decleor Beauty Therapy, Shirley Price Aromatherapy and The British School of Reflexology.  A Signature Blend researched for over five years in the NHS underpins the initial launch range, which contains 100% pure essential oils at therapy strength.  Luxury, low cost natural body products, not tested on animals.  Small product sizes giving flexibility of purchase, easy to use and versatile.

• Afriteaque (stand 4093) contains Rooibos, which stimulates the skin’s natural cellular renewal process and limits the activity of free radicals.  Afriteaque’s deep penetrating formula is easily absorbed, leaving skin soft, nourished and delicately fragranced.  It helps to even out skin tone, creating the perfect base for make-up.  Fans include celebrities Sadie Frost, Amber Le Bon and Naomie Harris.  Independent research has confirmed Rooibos’ potency as an anti-aging ingredient to rival ginseng, gingko, green tea and white tea.  Afriteaque is made using sustainable methods, free from parabens, petrochemicals, sodium lauryl sulphates, perfumes, ethoxylated ingredients, sulphated surfactants and GM ingredients, and is Soil Association organic. 

• Bodytox (stand 4071) launches new products at Natural & Organic Products Europe 2011.  Following the success of the launch of Lavender Sleep Patches last year, Bodytox will be launching a whole range of new and organic products at the show.  Zuii Organic Flora Make-up is an Australian product range, which Bodytox have just secured UK distribution for.  Zuii is the only 100% organic make-up range made from flowers. As well as the make-up, Bodytox will also be launching a new range of organic perfumes by Les Fleurs de Bach.

• New natural anti-aging skincare products – from a beautiful place.  Slow the signs of aging with Comvita's new natural anti-aging Skincare range.  Available in Normal, Dry, Oily and Bodycare; Comvita embraces the miracles of nature and gently applies science to help slow the signs of aging.  Reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines by 31%, with Comvita's products for normal to dry or normal to oily skin!  All products contain Comvita’s scientifically researched HUNI®XA™ Manuka honey that supports the natural collagen and elastin structure of your skin (stand 4040A).

• Nature’s Dream Ltd, the exclusive UK and Irish distributors of less chemical hair colourant NATURTINT, will be exhibiting in the Natural Beauty & Spa Pavilion once again this year.  The NATURTINT brand now offers retailers a ‘Complete Colouring Category’, with the renowned range of 30 permanent hair colourants, all free from ammonia, resorcinol and parabens, plus the new and improved PPD-free NATURTINT REFLEX Non-Permanent range in 6 top selling shades.  Visit stand 3091 and learn about all the latest product developments, including the new Naturtint Shampoo and Nutrideep Multiplier, plus see stunning new model images following the recent nationwide ‘Face of Naturtint’ search.

• Modern Herbals (stand 2003) will be showcasing the brand new packaging of Active Age Defence; a range of skincare based on pure botanicals, premium ingredients, always paraben free and with no animal testing.  This ultra-moisturising range combines nourishing ingredients to feed the skin inside and out, providing protection from pollution, dryness and stress.   Gentle enough for even the most sensitive faces.  Modern Herbals will have special deals for retailers and samples of the product to give away.

• The Green Grocery (stand 7060D) is a Sussex based skincare and perfume company producing 100% certified organic and vegan friendly ranges.  All products are certified 100% organic by the OF&G and are free from chemicals, parabens, SLS, perfumes and water.  The ‘original skincare’ line includes a Foot Balm, Hand Balm, ‘Luxurious’ Body Balm and a range of Body Oils – Warming, Floral, Pregnancy and Invigorating.  The ‘scent range’ – Love Letter, The Girls, Kismet and Metro (unisex), includes solid scents, spray perfumes, body balms and body scrubs.  The Green Grocery does not use anything in its products that nature hasn’t provided.

• Cocovogue Philippines (stand 1053) is quite possibly the smallest and youngest company exhibiting at Natural & Organic Products Europe.  It is also, almost certainly, the only Philippine company taking part.  However, the fact that the beauty products are produced using a blend of raw virgin coconut oil and organic moringa as the base, means that Cocovogue is a must-see company.  Reasons for making a beeline to the Cocovogue stand include:  it is an Equitrade company (the products are made in the developing country where the ingredients are grown), and it is bringing something new and exciting to the market.

• inwa nature luxury cosmetic products are sourced from our local environment in SW Morocco.  Visit stand 2016 to collect a sample of certified organic beauty oils – Argan and Prickly Pear.  inwa Argan is premium quality, while Prickly Pear is the latest, most potent and precious beauty oil in organic cosmetics.  Possessing miraculous benefits for the skin – we call it "nature's botox!"  Bulk format for distributors and natural beauty companies.

• Fed up with bath time battles?  Had enough of wrestling the kids just to comb those wild bed head knots or just got a kid with styling needs?  Need a solution which isn’t packed with nasty chemicals? Check out the newly launched Mini-U natural hair and skin care for kids (Rocami stand 1074), offering much more than the norm.  From curls to knots, spikes to smooth and sleek, or just cheek to cheek we aim to have all kids styling needs covered like no other brand.  Mini-U’s magic mixes are highly concentrated with 100% natural scents, all of this for prices that won’t break the piggy bank.

• This Spring, evolve beauty (stand 2057) is unveiling its new look packaging with 2 new products, the pure moisture hand wash (£6.99) and the pure moisture hand cream (£8.99). The moisturising hand care duo is delicately perfumed with Japanese yusu citrus fragrance. They contain goji berry extract, which is the highest known source of anti oxidants, moisturising organic shea butter and soothing organic aloe vera. Like all evolve products, they are 99.5% natural, and certified organic.  These products are the first to sport evolve’s new look packaging design, which will be rolled out across the rest of the evolve range during 2011.

• There’s lots of excitement as usual on the Green People stand (3080)!  Three products from the Green People’s certified Organic Babies range are now also certified Fairtrade.  Soothing Baby Salve and Nappy Cream Baby Balm contain Fairtrade Shea butter whilst the New No Scent Baby Oil is made with certified Fairtrade and organic Sesame Oil. This lovely oil is a 3-in-1 baby essential for cradle cap, dry skin or a soothing baby massage.  Certified by the Soil Association, it’s 100% organic!   Coming soon – certified organic Toothpastes!

• Melvita’s Naturalift Youthful Skin Cream supports collagen and elastin to restore youthfulness  The new Anti–Ageing Beauty Bible has awarded Melvita Naturalift an incredible 8.67/10 in the Anti-Ageing Miracle Creams category, making it the 4th most effective Anti-Ageing Miracle Cream on the market and the only Certified Organic product to be a winner in the category.  The largest certified organic beauty brand in France, Melvita boasts over 300 products in its top-to-toe beauty range, where every product is certified organic by EcoCert. Melvita provides an organic solution to every beauty need (stand 1079).

• The Celtic Herbal Company – specialists in natural, handmade herbal soaps and toiletries – has launched a new range of rejuvenating and nourishing face and body oils as well as a sensual massage oil.  This vegan-friendly range includes Rejuvenating Facial Oil with Rose and Geranium (50ml), Nourishing Facial Oil with Raspberry (50ml), Rejuvenating Facial Serum with Geranium and Lavender (50ml), Nourishing Body Oil with Raspberry (100ml), and Rejuvenating Body Oil with Rose and Geranium (100ml).  The full range includes aromatic soaps, soothing balms, relaxing bath oils, comforting massage oils, herbal bath blends, natural facials, delightful sea salts and a baby’s skin range (stand 3122).

• TEKTRADE (stand 1052) is proud to represent exclusively in the UK the Prima Spremitura range of body care products from Idea Toscana, Florence (Italy).  Idea Toscana uses the finest unmodified Biological Tuscan Extra Virgin Olive Oil blended with essential oils and detergents of only vegetable origin.  You can feel the love and the care they have been created with when you use them.  Free of any nasty chemicals, the Prima Spremitura range includes solid and liquid soaps, shampoo, hair conditioner, hand cream, body lotion, bath and shower gel, lip balm, travel and gift sets, as well as a special line for the hospitality sector.

• Boo Boo Products (stand 2055) will launch a luxury cleanser and repairing treatment for hands – ‘velvet hands’ and ‘velvet hands wash’.  Velvet Hands is so much more than a hand cream. After the very first application, hard-working hands are left soothed, softened and younger looking thanks to the anti-oxidant and vitamin-rich active ingredients.  Give busy hands an indulgent treat with Boo Boo’s non-drying, luxurious Velvet Hand Wash. As well as gently cleansing, with each use, hands become softer, more hydrated and super supple.  Used together daily, skin becomes soothed, softer and younger.  Calming, soothing marshmallow combined with healing and repairing coconut oil immediately soften dry, hard-working skin.

• Natural by Nature Oils are proud to present the launch of its ‘Nature’s Remedies’ range of products at this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe.  The range includes 3 organic facial oils, 3 organic face and body creams and 3 organic therapeutic creams.  Natural by Nature Oils have used only the highest quality natural and organic ingredients to create these products.  Visit stand 1075 and see this new, exciting and beautifully presented range of products.

•  JASON’s new look revealed!  Kinetic will be unveiling the exciting new-look JASON bottle and pack design on its stand (5008).  This long-awaited repackaging and logo up-date gives a fresh and modern take on an iconic brand, offering bold, contemporary styling designed to attract a generation of new young customers.  The new packaging aims to give a stronger in-store presence that stands out on shelf, and improved unity across the brand.  After the Body Washes – the first line to get the new look – the packaging will be rolled out to the rest of the range. 

• Visit stand 7065 to sample the delights Olive Living have to offer and to enter a prize draw to win a fantastic weekend for two in Milan.  For thousands of years the humble olive has helped hot-blooded Mediterranean’s look and feel fantastic.  Now Olive Living has added all the health benefits of olives to a new range of anti-aging, olive-based skincare under the name Olea.  Great care has gone into developing Olive Living’s range with added ‘O’.  Still water sourced from naturally filtered Irish springs.  Skin-care products include shower gels, soaps, men’s grooming products, sunscreen and even toothpaste – all with the power of added ’O’.

• Latvia will be well represented this year at Natural & Organic Products Europe.  Six successful companies will be represented, including: Bio2You organic sea buckthorn cosmetic line (stand 4080), Dzintars bio-cosmetics and perfumery (stand 2090), and Biorganik organically grown ingredients (stand 2054) offering a wide choice of new bio products for the health and beauty created from Latvia's natural gifts, natural essences, honey, flowers and fruits.  A typical Latvian landscape is a mosaic of tall forests alternating with wide fields, farmsteads and pastures.  The entire country is a huge natural park, which is a treasure house of natural products, ready to be discovered and exported abroad.

• Award winning Fair trade organic skin care cream from TIANA (stand 8030).  TIANA Fresh Coconut TLC is a unique organic moisturiser with over 300 bioactive compounds.  This unique fresh coconut rose essential concentrated complex of powerful antioxidants retains moisture 24 hours, stimulates deep renovation and visually improves the skin.  Once tried, you will be convinced!  Think Fair trade – think TIANA!

To find out more about any of the products or companies featured in this show highlights press release, visit Natural & Organic Products Europe on 3-4 April.  The two-day event is free to attend for pre-registered trade visitors and relevant press.  To register, please visit www.naturalproducts.co.uk. 

Members of relevant trade and consumer media can reserve press passes to Natural & Organic Products Europe by contacting Emma-Louise Jones at   before 5pm on Friday 1 April (please note, no press passes to the event will be issued after that time).

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