Evolve Organic Beauty

Evolve’s cosmetics are ethically made. The products are handmade by a team of artisans in small batches. All of this takes place at Evolve’s Eco Studio in Hertfordshire, England. By producing in small batches, the products receive the passion of their artisans and the freshness of the antioxidants can be guaranteed. At COSH, we strongly believe in the added value of artisanal products! By making all products themselves, Evolve claims to be able to check all their more than 150 ingredients for ethical and sustainable origin. 

Evolve is an officially certified B Corp; an international certification for profitable companies that have a large, positive impact on people and the environment. This demonstrates the brand’s positive impact on all stakeholders – employees, communities, customers and the planet. 

Finally, the Eco Studio values diversity and inclusiveness. The team consists of people from different countries, with different backgrounds, cultures, ages and beliefs. 

Some of Evolve’s product range is COSMOS certified. COSMOS is a certification for natural cosmetics that prohibits harmful processes during the production process and in the product itself. Unfortunately, this does not apply to all products, although the brand says it is working on certification for the rest of its range. All products are at least 98% natural. The brand lists the percentage of natural and organic ingredients for each product. 

Regarding the use of microplastics in their skincare products, Evolve is very clear: ​“We have never and will never use plastic microbeads in our products. Instead, we use natural exfoliants, such as sugar granules and upcycled blueberry particles.” In this way, the brand protects our oceans.

Although no palm oil is added to the brand’s cosmetics as an ingredient, some of the ingredients do come from palm oil. The biggest problem with using palm oil in cosmetics is that large tracts of rainforest are disappearing to make way for oil palms. However, Evolve’s suppliers have partially switched to RSPO Palm Oil, which means the product comes from sustainable forestry. Unfortunately, this sustainable forestry cannot be guaranteed for Evolve until all suppliers are RSPO Next certified.

Evolve feels responsible for the planet. The brand offsets their carbon footprint. They have committed to offset 110% of their measured carbon emissions. They do this by supporting a project in the Amazon forest to prevent deforestation and carbon production. 

To keep it local, Evolve sources its natural and organic ingredients as close to home as possible, from fair trade and sustainable sources. 69% of its packaging comes from the EU or the UK. The brand does not specify where the other 31% comes from. Because of this, the length of the supply chain may vary from product to product. 

All ingredients are processed locally into products in the UK. In addition, Evolve chooses to purchase their exotic ingredients in powder form, so no excess water is transported and only the core ingredients are shipped. They also purify all of their own water so they do not have to transport it unnecessarily.

All of Evolve’s products are cruelty-free and vegan. This means that animals are not used at any stage of production. In 2021, the brand achieved the Leaping Bunny certification, which means the ingredients are not tested on animals. 

Evolve is very transparent about its sustainability story and where production takes place. As for the ingredient supply chain; they want to make it fully transparent to consumers by 2023.