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In Nanyuki, Kenya, local Maasai people face tough environmental conditions which threaten their pastoralist lifestyle. Lush Times reporter Katie Dancey-Downs visited the Laikipia Permaculture Centre to find out how people...

When it comes to sourcing the best essential oils, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all down to good raw materials. And while top-quality ingredients are important, Lush essential oils...

More and more rainforest is disappearing at the hands of oil palm plantations, with global production doubling between 2000 and 2012. As the debate about the world’s consumption of palm oil...

Ready for wildly good cosmetics that help wildlife to thrive? Introducing you to your new favourite routines, refreshing you from head to toe while boosting biodiversity habitats from your bathroom!

In the last 3.8 billion years, life has created a dazzling array of species interacting with each other and their environment in a way that creates and maintains perfect conditions...

Micellar water, sheet masks and more - an increasing number of skincare launches means there’s constant incentive to switch up our complexion staples for something newer and shinier that promises...

"Preservatives are added to products for two reasons: first to prevent microbial spoilage and therefore to prolong the shelf-life of the product; second, to protect the consumer from a potential...

It’s no secret - when it comes to keeping the skin looking and feeling its best, simplicity and consistency are key. Once it’s right, stick to it. The industry would...

Synthetic preservatives have enabled us to create food that stays edible for longer and cosmetics that won’t spoil on the shelves of our bathrooms. But when product goes down the...

Are you feeling delicate? It's okay, we all do from time to time. Take care of sensitive skin with these gentle products.

With cosmetics enthusiasts being more conscious than ever about what they put onto their skin, Lush Makeup is here to offer a whole host of cruelty-free products, packed full of...

Perfume has not always been just for pleasure. In Renaissance Italy it had serious health-giving and disease-preventing properties. Here, we explore how perfume was a powerful form of medicine.