What does this brand sell?
UpCircle was founded in the UK in 2016 and uses plant-based products such as coffee grounds and brewed chai tea spices to make skincare products. Back in 2015, the founders had a thought: how much is going to waste from coffee shops in London? And that’s when they decided they needed to find a way to give those coffee grounds a new lease of life and UpCircle was born.
To leave the world better than we found it by transforming ingredients that would otherwise be discarded into natural, organic beauty products.
In 2021, they started the process of applying for the Leaping Bunny qualification which guarantees that no animals were used in the development of the products. It was awarded.
By 2024, Upcycled and refillable perfumes are set to emerge.
UpCircle aims to expand into new product categories
For UK: Various shops across the UK such as Sainsbury's and Holland & Barret. See stockists here
For EU: Various shops across the EU. See stockists here
For UK: Various shops across the UK such as Sainsbury's and Holland & Barret. See stockists here
For EU: Various shops across the EU. See stockists here
Partnership with TerraCycle - a recycling company
Partnership with TerraCycle - a recycling company
Maple Bark Extract is from Canada.
The rest of the materials are unknown.
United Kingdom
Eye cream = EUR 24.99
Face mask = EUR 24.99
Face scrub = EUR 22.99
Perfume = EUR 75.00
Over 90% of their product range can be sent back to them for refilling, which will result in a lower carbon footprint compared to buying a new full product.
No information on this is provided by the brand.
No information on this is provided by the brand.
No animals were used in the manufacturing process of these products.
UpCircle uses quality ingredients such as coffee grounds and other natural byproducts that otherwise would be sent to landfills. 1/3 of all food produced is wasted and they have managed to transform over 250 tonnes of coffee grounds into their skincare products.
They have also partnered with TerraCycle and You can send them back your pipette/dropper and they with make new products out of it.
No toxic materials are used in the manufacturing process of these skincare products.
No information on this is provided by the brand.
No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.