Why Choosing Certified Organic Skincare Is One of the Best Things You Can Do for the Planet This World Earth Day and Beyond.
October 10, 2023 Posted by Alaw Evans
At Rhug Wild Beauty, our story begins with the land.
The Rhug Estate in North Wales is a 12,500-acre organic farm - a place of genuine biodiversity, where the botanicals in every Wild Beauty product are wild foraged by hand, from the same hedgerows, meadows and woodlands that have been farmed organically for more than twenty years. Even the water in our products comes from a natural spring on the estate itself.
The unspoilt landscapes of the Rhug Estate don't just inspire Wild Beauty — they produce it. Born from a belief that what you put on your skin should be pure, provenance-led and honestly made, every product carries the same integrity that defines twenty years of organic farming on this land. This World Earth Day, here is what that looks like in practice.
The land behind the products
Rhug Estate is carbon negative. On-farm carbon sequestration outweighs total daily emissions - the equivalent of removing the emissions from 900 flights to New York every year. The estate generates its own renewable energy through solar, wind and hydro systems, invests in regenerative agriculture and has recently planted new woodland along the River Alwen to support biodiversity and water conservation.
This is not a recent initiative. It is the result of more than twenty years of considered, consistent decisions; a reflection of deeply held values, not a response to consumer pressure.
Why certification matters
The beauty industry is full of products that claim to be natural or organic without independent verification to support those claims. Certification is how we prove ours are real.
Wild Beauty holds COSMOS Organic certification from the Soil Association, the Positive Luxury Butterfly Mark, Leaping Bunny cruelty-free status and Vegan Society approval. These are independently assessed and rigorously maintained. When we say our products are organic, natural and sustainably made - those claims have been verified.
Luxury and responsibility, together
Genuine luxury is about quality, provenance and intention. Knowing exactly where something comes from, how it was made, and why every ingredient was chosen. Our products are formulated with wild foraged Welsh botanicals, certified organic actives and sustainable packaging - and they are genuinely effective.
Caring for your skin and caring for the planet are not competing priorities. At Rhug Wild Beauty, they have always been the same thing.
