UK-based skin wellness startup Forest Spa Finland has developed a supplement and face serum from a blend of Nordic-sourced adaptogens, both designed to improve overall skin immunity and health from the inside and out, its founder says.
UK-based skin wellness startup Forest Spa Finland has developed a supplement and face serum from a blend of Nordic-sourced adaptogens, both designed to improve overall skin immunity and health from the inside and out, its founder says.
There are plenty of opportunities to address immunity in the beauty and personal care space, particularly in developing active topicals, nutrient-dense ingestibles and combined kits that plug beauty routine needs and target holistic health, says Mintel.
Active skin care offerings, protective hair care products and sleep-promoting kits are just some of the ways beauty (and food, drink and nutrition) brands can play into the immunity space [Getty Images] There are plenty of opportunities to address immunity in the beauty and personal care space, particularly in developing active topicals, nutrient-dense ingestibles and combined kits that plug beauty routine needs and target holistic health, says Mintel.
As interest in wellbeing and holistic health across beauty continued to soar worldwide, the spotlight had now started to shift more specifically to immunity. And the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had been a key trigger, said Andrew McDougall, associate director of global beauty and personal care at Mintel.
Gallinée’s
Skin & Microbiome supplement – an ultra-concentrated blend of four live probiotic strains, inulin, selenium enriched yeast and vitamin B2 – launched in August 2020 and had been designed to help fight signs and causes of skin sensitivity and inflammation. Sold online on the brand’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) website, the 30-day supplement jar was now Gallinée’s main source of sales in its home market France.
Beauty supplement ‘storm’ with strong interest for acne skin
“In France it was like a massive storm. It’s now 70-80% of my sales in France,” said Marie Drago, founder of Gallinée.