59- Small-batch beauty

the harvests have been like, and to get to know our plants almost as well as we do,” says founder and apothecary

British organic brand Skin & Tonic sources its ingredients from diverse locations including Sussex in the UK, the south of France and Sri Lanka. Its products are crafted in Hackney, east London, in numbered batches of 50 to 100. “No two production batches are identical because each ingredient differs on a molecular level depending on that year’s harvest, the soil, the air quality and the weather. These all have an effect,” says founder

Skin & Tonic, London

Toronto-based Leaves of Trees creates small- batch products such as Charcoal Anise soap.