25-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Wexford skincare company sweeps 14 accolades in global beauty awards
The Green Beauty Awards exist to spotlight the products, people, and brands setting new standards in sustainable beauty.
Their goal isn't just to reward what's popular, but to highlight what's truly progressive. From packaging that reduces waste to ingredients backed by science and integrity, winning entries reflect the direction the beauty industry is heading—thoughtful, transparent, and accountable.
The awards are judged by a dedicated panel of independent experts from across the beauty industry. This includes professionals with backgrounds in formulation, beauty journalism, skincare education, and sustainability.
A representative explained what the judges are looking for: 'judging is based on more than just first impressions. We look at the quality and efficacy of each product, as well as how well the brand aligns with the green values of the category they've entered. This includes factors like ingredient sourcing, packaging choices, ethical manufacturing, and overall environmental impact.'
"This is our sixth 'green' awards and it has been truly quite astonishing. We had an incredible 700 plus product entries of a variety of green, clean and eco beauty products. The awards celebrates the beauty industry's move towards making their products, packaging and sourcing more kind to the planet and indeed to our skin,' they added.
As such, they have seen a huge shift in brands looking at their packaging and what they house the products in. Many have revisited their approach to plastic - some are looking at plastic neutral, others at recycled plastic, bio plastic, plastic that can be recycled after use, and others looking at refills for their containers.
Holos was very successful in the 2025 competition, taking home 14 awards overall for a range of popular products.
They took home the award for Best Vegan Face Oil, Best Vegan Hand Product, Best Aluminium Packaging, Best Vegan Beauty Product, Best 100 per cent Plant Based Beauty Product, Best Argan Product, and Best Shea Butter Product among many more.
The Enniscorthy-based brand was founded in 2013, arising from Niamh Hogan's passion for botanical skincare, and her work as an holistic therapist. Just ten years since the first Holos collection, the business is achieving annual global sales of over €1M.
Speaking on the win, Niamh said: 'It means the world to see our products recognised with these incredible awards. A massive thank you to our amazing community.'
