Users' questions

Who is REN skincare owned by?

Who is REN skincare owned by?

Unilever
London/Rotterdam – Unilever announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire REN Skincare, the iconic British skincare brand. Created in 2000 by Antony Buck and Robert Calcraft, REN pioneered a new type of high performance skin care.

Which country is Ren skincare from?

REN Clean Skincare, the beginning. REN Clean Skincare was founded 2000 in East London by Rob Calcraft and Antony Buck. Not only did a ‘Clean’ market not exist, but Clean products themselves were unavailable, and Buck’s wife found this out first-hand.

Where are REN products made?

the UK
All REN Clean Skincare products are manufactured in the UK.

Do REN test on animals?

We do not test any of our products on animals. Our products are not tested on animals on our behalf by any third party.

Do REN products contain palm oil?

All REN products are FSC approved. The inks that they use on their packaging are soy, and all REN products are made from recycled plastic. Does REN use palm oil in their skincare? REN only use palm oil in their REN Bio Retinoid Anti-Wrinkle Concentrate Oil, but it’s RSPO approved palm oil.

What is Ren coin?

Ren (REN) is an Ethereum token that powers Ren’s open protocol for transferring cryptocurrencies between blockchains. Ren aims to bring popular assets like Bitcoin and Zcash to blockchains including Ethereum, making it possible for these assets to participate in a multi-chain decentralized finance ecosystem.

Who founded Biossance?

Caroline Hadfield and her team launched Biossance in 2016. “Looking at what was happening with skin care, the millennial customer, looking at the indie space, a need for transparency and efficacious products, we developed Biossance,”​ she tells Cosmetics Design.

Is REN 100% natural?

The beauty of REN products is that they’ve all been created with 100% plant and mineral derived active ingredients (none of that unfriendly, synthetic stuff), with pioneering product formulation and rigorous, clinical testing to deliver products that truly perform.

Is REN good for sensitive skin?

REN has been known for years for their highly effective, yet clean formulations that are sensitive skin friendly. One of their newer products includes the REN Clean Skincare Glow Daily Vitamin C Gel Cream.

Is REN good for skin?

REN Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Milk For sensitive or acne-prone skin, we always recommend the Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Milk as it calms redness, irritation and breakouts. However, all skin types can benefit from this gentle cleansing milk as over time it helps to improve the skin’s resistance to free radicals.

Is La Roche Posay cruelty-free?

Although La Roche-Posay as a company do not test their finished products or ingredients on animals, they nevertheless pay others to test their products on animals “where required by law”. This means that La Roche-Posay is not cruelty-free.

Are all REN products vegan?

REN is cruelty-free, but REN is owned by Unilever, a parent company that is NOT cruelty-free. Not all of REN’s products are vegan but they have some vegan options.