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Certified organic lovelies Estelle & Thild have been popular in Scandina-via for years and now they’re making a splash here in the UK. In June, to the delight of earth conscious ladies eve-rywhere, the Swedish brand became available exclusively at the Urban Re-treat salon in Harrods. The brand was created from founder Pernilla Ronnberg’s own desire to find completely natural products for her children. Failing to find anything she was happy with, she took mat-ters into her own hands. In 2007, Ronnberg developed a pure skincare range with dermatologists and paedi-atricians. The products were effective; kind to the environment and gentle enough for her daughters’ skin. As her girls had been the inspiration for the whole process, she named the brand after them: Estelle & Thild were re-born. Estelle & Thild’s Baby & Child range was such a big hit in Sweden that Ronnberg went on to develop prod-ucts for adults too. These quickly be-came popular, and now Estelle & Thild are widely re-garded as one of Scandinavia’s most successful beauty brands. Ronnberg believes that what we put on our bodies is just as important as what we put in our bodies. This is a fresh notion for the beauty world. With a huge emphasis on the health and ecological benefits of or-ganic food, why should our attitude to cosmetics be any different? As such, Estelle & Thild goodies are

packed with vegetable extracts and skin rejuvenating vitamins. You won’t find any alcohol or parabens, only high quality organic and natural ingredients, approved by Ecocert. Estelle & Thild have a diverse variety of products, with a total of five ecorganic ranges. All skin types are catered for; from their Baby & Child skincare to their Rose Otto products for mature skin, and there’s even a Fragrance Free range for those sensitive types. In fact, the cleansing milk from their Fragrance Free range (£19 for 150ml) is the brand’s top seller

at Urban Retreat. It ’s a make-up remover that nourishes, while restoring the skin’s balance, and is 100% fragrance free. The company’s ethical values aren’t just limited to the contents of their products. They produce high quality, desirable items without compromising their green phi-losophy. Take their packaging, for example; it’s sugared almond, pretty, and totally guilt free. The clean, de l i c a t e de s igns , made f rom biodegradable plastics, even won design awards in Sweden. Throughout production they strive to keep pollution to a minimum, and they limit transport and pack-aging wherever possible. Ecocert have approved their production methods as well the products themselves. To get your mitts on Estelle & Thild’s fresh Stockholm sk-incare, pop into Urban Retreat Harrods, Urban Retreat Man-chester, or shop online.

www.urbanretreat.co.uk/beautique

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by Rebecca Oliver

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