Representatives from the Soil Association and Ecocert are among those scheduled to speak at the Organic and Natural Beauty Show (London, June 2nd and 3rd 2013), where they will outline their organic certification standards and offer advice on the growing sector. Experts including Janey Lee Grace will also give presentations on the natural beauty industry.

28 May 2013 – Just a little more than one week till the launch of the Organic and Natural Beauty Show taking place on the 2nd and 3rd of June at ExCel London. The conference programme has been confirmed and will offer a high-quality educational programme presenting innovative and instructive topics.

On Sunday the 2nd of June, presentations will be running from 11:00am to 5:30pm. As the organic and natural beauty sector is innovative and relatively new, the day will be marked by topics presenting new trends, market updates and challenges within the sector. The first day of the Show will start with a presentation from the UK’s Number One Natural Living Expert, Janey Lee Grace. Founder of imperfectlynatural.com a website which received half a million hits in its first month, she will reflect on the importance of natural and organic beauty products and health by presenting: Is your skincare making you sick? The presentation will be followed by diverse topics from the growth of green and organic salons by Laura Sanchez (CEO of Lypsso) to the market updates and challenges of the European market for natural and organic beauty products by Amarjit Sahota (President of Organic Monitor), the challenges and pitfalls of being listed into department stores and supermarkets in the UK for European natural cosmetic brands by Clifford Gee (Director of CliffordGee Consultancy) and the end of animal testing for cosmetics by Russell Whiting (Policy Adviser of Cruelty Free International).

Additionally, on the first day of the Show, the eagerly anticipated Natural Health Beauty Awards Ceremony will take place. Launched six years ago by Natural Health magazine to find the best organic and natural beauty products available on the UK market, the Ceremony will award 120 organic and natural beauty products. For the first time, the Awards will include six distributors’ categories, to award the key distributors of organic and natural beauty products in the UK: department stores, supermarkets, pharmacists and chemists, hair and beauty salons, spas and hotels. The Ceremony will start at 2:00pm with an introduction from the Natural Health magazine to elaborate on why natural and organic is the future of beauty. The Ceremony will be held live in the conference room and will finish at 3:30pm.

The second day, Monday the 3rd of June, will feature presentations from the leading certification bodies and health and beauty associations including The Soil Association, Ecocert, Cosmebio, NATRUE and CTPA. These organisations will identify their standards, explain the rewards of being organic and natural as well as provide major guidelines in the industry. Speakers will include Peter Melchett (The Soil Association), Valerie Lemaire (Ecocert), Betty Santonnat (Cosmebio), Harald Dittmar (BDIH), Riccardo Anouchinsky (ICEA), Elizabeth Candelario (Demeter), Julie Tyrell (NATRUE) and Chris Flower (CTPA). The presentations will run from 10:30am to 4:00pm.

Event Organiser Philippe Gelin said: “Offering a high-quality conference programme was a priority when launching the Organic and Natural Beauty Show. Visitors come to meet innovative brands exhibiting at the show but also to get expert advice from renowned speakers. For the launch event, we decided to cover the core issues relating to organic certification and give an overview of the natural beauty industry. As the event develops in future years, we will look at other aspects like research and product development. The event will also host the first Ceremony for the Natural Health Beauty Awards, a well-known event in the natural beauty industry.”

The Organic and Natural Beauty Show will take place at ExCel London and will be open from 10am to 6pm on Sunday the 2nd of June and from 10am to 5pm on Monday the 3rd of June. Over the two days, the Show will feature a carefully chosen selection of companies offering innovative, high-quality, safe, organic, natural and therapeutic beauty products.

For further information, please visit www.naturalbeautyshow.com