CosmoBiz Magazine August 2019 Issue | Page 16

Editor’s Note Hello Readers! It is with great pleasure that I get to share this issue with you. Of all of the features that we do, my personal favorites are always the ones where we take a look at green beauty and environmentally conscious options. As someone who is incredibly invested in the natural world, finding ways to mesh my love of beauty with my love of the environment is always a thrill. The world of natural, organic, and environmentally conscious beauty is constantly evolving. Lead by indie brands with amazing products, the industry has expanded significantly in just the last year, let alone the last ten. There are more options than ever before and I’m thrilled to have the chance to share some of this amazing information with you in our August issue. Of the topics near and dear to my heart, I wanted to share a new feature we’re bringing up this month that we may use again. When we first started our English version of Cosmobiz, we were aimed at a dramatically different reader base than we are now. If you’re one of our many, many new readers you might be surprised to learn that we started as a salon industry publication with a focus on a multi-cultural market. With that in mind, there are many stories lost in our backlog that our current readers would never find. While there are, of course, articles that are no longer relevant or that are not fit for our new focus, there are many wonderful and informative pieces that I want to bring back into the light. Among these are two I wrote while still a staff writer back in 2016 - Demystifying Greenwashing and a spotlight on Green Hair Extensions. While there are not many articles from our early days that are still relevant, the wigstension world moves fast, we may share a few more pieces in the upcoming months. I hope you enjoy this issue, and that you take the time to consider the ways in which you could make your beauty routine a little more friendly to both you and the planet! Until next time! Kate Patterson 16 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E