Bulldog Skincare for Men – Mostly Made in the UK

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The Bulldog range of men’s grooming products are mostly made in the UK.  Shaving gel, shaving cream, face wash, deodorant, Beard Shampoo and Conditioner, Beard Oil, etc. Whilst most Bulldog products are made in the UK, some are foreign made. For example their foaming shave gel cans are made Belgium, although all the other Bulldog products I have seen are UK made. They do not give country of origin on their website, so you’ll have to ask or look at the products themselves. They say on their website “We work with two main factories here in the UK in Frome, Somerset and in Preston, Lancashire. They make all of our skincare line. We also manufacture a small number of our products through specialist factories outside of the UK where they have unique skills” – https://www.bulldogskincare.com

Bulldog Original Beard Shampoo and Conditioner. Made in the UK. Front view

Bulldog Original Beard Shampoo and Conditioner. Made in the UK. Rear label view.

Bulldog Original Beard Balm. Made in the UK. Front view.

Bulldog Original Beard Balm. Made in the UK. Label view.

Bulldog Original Moisturiser 100ml. Made in the UK. Front view.

Bulldog Original Moisturiser 100ml. Made in the UK. Rear label view.

Lush Cosmetics – made locally

Lush have shops on the High Street and an online store selling quality handmade soaps, perfume, bath products, bath bombs, shaving cream, deodorants, make-up, toners, cleansers, moisturisers, toothy tabs, lip balm, spot treatment, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, styling gel, etc. and spa treatments. The Lush factory is in Poole, Dorset, England and I think all their products are made here. Fab. Their philosophy appears to be make local, so in other markets than the UK products may be made elsewhere.

https://www.lush.co.uk/

The Guv’Ner Powder Deodorant by Lush. Made in England. Photograh by author 11 September 2017.

The Guv’Ner Powder Deodorant by Lush. Made in England. Photograh by author 11 September 2017. Rear of packaging label view.

Lush Ocean Salt Facial Scrub, Angels of Bare Skin Fresh Facial Cleanser and Cosmetic Lad Facial Moisturiser. Made in England. Photograph by author 11 September 2017 (1)

Lush Ocean Salt Facial Scrub, Angels of Bare Skin Fresh Facial Cleanser and Cosmetic Lad Facial Moisturiser. Made in England. Photograph by author 11 September 2017 (2)

Lush Imperialis facial moisturiser. Made in England.

Lush “Dirty” Soap. Made in England.

Ambition LipStick by Lush. Made in England.

Lush Fresh Farmacy Facial Soap. Made in England

Lush Ultra Blast Toothy Tabs solid toothpaste tablets. Made in England. Photograph by author 11 September 2017.

Lush Ultra Blast Toothy Tabs solid toothpaste tablets. Made in England. Photograph by author 11 September 2017. Rear of packaging label view.

Nelsons Healthcare Products

Nelsons is the UK’s largest manufacturer of natural healthcare products, including RESCUE Remedy and Nelsons Tea Tree Cream. Their products are manufactured in Wimbledon, England.

http://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com/en-gb/uk/

G B Kent & Sons Ltd (Kent Brushes)

Royal Warrant holders G B Kent & Sons Ltd (Kent Brushes) have a factory in Apsley, Hertfordshire, England, but I read that only 50% of their products are actually made in the UK.  Still that’s better than 0%!  They make hairbrushes, toothbrushes, combs, shaving brushes, make-up brushes, etc.  Choose Kent products carefully and look for the magic words “Made in England” before you buy!

http://www.kentbrushes.com

Neal’s Yard Health and Beauty – Made in England

Neal’s Yard make and sell organic natural health & beauty products. They use “high quality organic, natural and wild, plant-based ingredients with a view to safety, efficacy and biodegradability” and they also say on their website ” We use recyclable packaging, sourced wherever possible from the UK to reduce transport miles”. They have a “purpose-built eco-factory in Dorset”. The company was founded in 1981 in Neal’s Yard, near Covent Garden, London. The blue bottles are being made in the UK too now, in Yorkshire. Pretty much everything from Neal’s Yard is made in England. On their Facebook they say “Our Skincare is scientifically formulated and products made in our own Eco factory in Dorset.” On their YouTube channel they say “At Neals Yard Remedies we design, test and make our own products at our eco-headquarters and physic garden in Gillingham, Dorset” and they manufacture the majority of their products at their own factory in Dorset, UK.

http://www.nealsyardremedies.com/made-in-england

Neal’s Yard Men’s Purifying Face Wash. Made in England.

Razors and Other Shaving Related Products Made in the UK

Great British made shaving products.  You’ll find great British saving products listed below (as usual in no particular order).

Now that Gillette and Wilkinson Sword make their razors abroad a good alternative is (was) a King of Shaves razor. Their Azor razor (pictured below) is very lightweight (great for travel). It takes a bit of getting used to if you usually use say a Mach 3 and you need to press a bit harder but it gives a good shave and is almost impossible to cut yourself with. The razor and the blades tend to be ever so slightly cheaper than Gillette too. King of Shaves razors are designed, assembled and packed in the UK (I think the blades are Japanese), so this is a bit of a compromise. I don’t think there are any totally UK made razors anymore. That said King of Shaves tell me that their handles are designed & manufactured in UK too, in Chesham, Bucks and the last razor I bought from King of Shaves says made in the UK on the packaging. Good to know. These are very good razors. As of May 2017 the Azors 4 and 5 have now been discontinued, with the Hyperglide to follow soon. The KOS5 is the replacement for the Hyperglide with an Azor replacement due.

I was at a loss to see why King of Shaves would discontinue the Azors razor as this gave the best shave of any modern razor and it was British made.  Looking at their website today (6 August 2017) I can now see they have sadly moved production abroad.  The Retro 4, which I guess replaces the Azors, “Handle made in Mexico. Blades made in Greece” and the KOS 5-Blade, which replaced the hyperglide, “Blades made in USA and Germany. Assembled in China”. They are now a standard razor head rather than the rather unique King of Shaves Azor deign. The decision to move manufacturing abroad appears to be related to difficulties with their Japanese blade supplier. At least country of origin for these new razors is clearly stated. My main reason for choosing King of Shaves above any other modern razor was that they were British made.  Such as shame to see that they are now foreign made.  What a big disappointment. The company have told me that their “skincare & shave preps are UK developed, sourced & manufactured” still.

http://www.shave.com/

King of Shaves Azor razor. Made in the UK – now discontinued and King of Shave razors are now foreign made.

King of Shaves Alphaoil Shaving Oil. Made in the United Kingdom.

King of Shaves Shave Oil and King of Shaves Shave Gels – made in the UK. Photographed by author in Tesco Flitwick 12/2/16.