The Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards are a celebration of brands, organisations and individuals who are making an impact with the UK’s organic beauty industry. The awards, hosted by Soil Association Certification in partnership with Ocado Retail, judges entrants from multiple organic sectors including food and drink, beauty and wellness, fashion and textiles, as well as an ‘organic for all’ awards that praises those who go further to ensure that organic products are accessible for everyone.
With over 400 entrants across all categories, the judging process is rigorous and lengthy, ensuring that brands get the recognition they so rightly deserve. The winners were announced in July, with an award ceremony in Bristol to celebrate the lucky winners, in preparation for the Organic September campaign that raises awareness about the positive impact of the organic industry.
Organic Beauty and Wellbeing: The Winners and Highly Commended
It was great to see ishga doing particularly well across multiple categories at this year’s Boom Awards, winning the Pregnancy and Baby Products category with their Little ishga Marine Cream, while also being highly commended in two other categories. Neal’s Yard Remedies also had a great evening, scooping the win for best moisturiser and being commended for their Frankincense Intense™ Age-Defying Serum in the Oils and Serum category.
Obvs Skincare might have missed out on an overall win yet they were highly commended in the Moisturiser category and a finalist Nation’s Favourite Organic Product Award which is a great achievement. But it was Saira Skin’s Hydrating Facial Oil who scooped the Nation’s Favourite Organic Product, beating 7 other finalists from various organic industries. Pai Skincare, Green People and Therapi also joined the list of winners, while brands such as Inlight Beauty, Tropic, Odylique, Evolve and Upcircle (amongst others), were highly commended for their entries.
You can find all the winners across all sectors here.
Beauty Folio: Tried and Tested Favourites from the Award Winners
Pai Skincare: Light Work™ Cleansing Oil (Winner – Cleansers) – £34.00/100ml
|AD – PR| I am a big fan of Pai Skincare and their Light Work Cleansing Oil is certainly no exception. The beautiful oil feels light on the skin yet is incredibly effective at removing all traces of make-up, SPF and daily dirt and grime from the skin. What I love is how the formulation doesn’t leave my skin feeling dry or irritated, but simply makes my skin feel soft and look fresher in its appearance. The best factor for me is that it doesn’t make my eyes sting or water, removing mascara with ease and never leaving my eyes ‘filmy’ after use. It transforms into the lightest, milky cleanser on contact with water, giving you the power of an oil cleanser with the ease of a facial wash. If you’re in the market for an oil cleanser that leaves skin looking and feeling at its very best, then Light Work is the one for you.
Green People: Moisturising After Sun with Insect Repellent (Winner – Health and Personal Care Products) – £18.00/100ml
Green People’s Moisturising After Sun is a Summer essential, not only helping to soothe the skin after sun exposure but also keeping bugs at bay for 4 hours thanks to the addition of Citrepel®75. What I love in particular about Green People’s Boom Award winner is that is it nourishing enough to use as a daily moisturiser too, making it easy to integrate into your Summer skincare routine and streamline your holiday essentials too. The beautiful peppermint aroma, alongside the lightweight and non-sticky formulation, makes this a product I always have within my Summer supplies, and a product I recommend time and time again.
Therapi Honey Skincare: Propolis + Biome Restore Facial Oil (Winner – Oils & Serums) – £69.00
|AD – PR| I am a big fan of honey-based skincare as they work wonders for my dry skin. Therapi Honey Skincare’s Propolis + Biome Restore Facial Oil is certainly no exception, with a luxurious facial oil that delivers great results with each application. The Propolis + Biome Restore Facial Oil is designed with dry, dull and stressed skin in mind, with a blend of propolis and 17 pure cold-pressed oils and organic CO2 extracts to restore luminosity and protect against environmental stresses. The decadent oil is surprisingly lightweight, absorbing into the skin with ease and leaving your complexion rejuvenated and skin feeling nourished after use. The stunning aroma, with a blend of jasmine, rose, red mandarin, frankincense, patchouli and rosemary is perfectly balanced and calms the mind and the skin alike with each use.
ishga: Little ishga Marine Cream (Winner: Pregnancy and Baby Products) – From £19.00
|AD – PR| This luxurious cream may have been formulated with babies to early-teens in mind yet it is safe to say that it has been saving my skin during the hot weather. The cream, which has a light, whipped texture, feels naturally cooling and soothing on the skin, calming any irritation while intensely moisturising the skin and preventing moisture loss. The scent of red mandarin and lavender is incredibly delicate yet calming on both the skin and senses alike. What I personally enjoy about the Little ishga Marine Cream is that it is available in two sizes, with both being housed in lightweight aluminium tins., making it perfect for travel or keeping in your handbag for on-the-go, as well as being incredible eco-friendly.
SAIRA: Hydrating Facial Oil (Winner: Nation’s Favourite Organic Product Award) – £65.00
|AD – PR| As someone with a dry and dehydrated skin type, finding a moisturising product that hydrates at the same time makes me very excited indeed. SAIRA’s Hydrating Facial Oil is an antioxidant-rich oil that absorbs with ease, leaving skin looking dewy without any greasy residue after use. The aroma is a perfectly balanced, with a spa-like scent that uplifts the senses with each use, making it an wonderful addition to my daily routine. My skin was softer, smoother and brighter in its appearance after several weeks of use, and as it is such a concentrated formulation, a little going a long way. It is easy to see exactly why this is the Nation’s Favourite Organic Product as the performance and results are exceptional. Get 10% off SAIRA’s Hydrating Facial Oil with the code BEAUTYFOLIO10
To hear more from the the founders of these amazing brands, and our Organic September special, check out the latest issue of Beauty Folio Magazine below.
Have you tried any of this year’s award winners? Let me know in the comments below.
Take Care,
Emma @ Beauty Folio
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