{"id":341767,"date":"2026-03-12T04:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341767\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T04:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:37:10","slug":"meet-some-of-the-irish-beauty-brands-being-manufactured-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341767\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet some of the Irish beauty brands being manufactured in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish brands are having a moment, garnering loyal followings both here and abroad \u2014 but how many are actually manufactured in Ireland?<\/p>\n

As it happens, quite a few. Pestle & Mortar, Ella & Jo, Holos Skincare, SEA+SOLU, and Kinvara Skincare are all manufactured at home.<\/p>\n

Ahead of St Patrick\u2019s Day, I spoke to two of these founders who are committed to keeping manufacturing in Ireland: Sin\u00e9ad Asple, of SEA+SOLU, an innovative haircare brand offering customisable boosters that allow customers to tailor products depending on their hair goals; and Joanne Reilly, founder of the award-winning Kinvara brand, who also recently changed their packaging to dual language to include Irish. Go hiontach.<\/p>\n

For Reilly, Irish manufacturing has been woven into the Kinvara Skincare brand\u2019s story from the very beginning. \u201cKinvara is Irish \u2014 from our name right through to every facet,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In the early days of the business, Reilly personally made, bottled, and labelled every product before scaling production. \u201cBecause we formulate our products ourselves from scratch, it\u2019s important for us to work closely with our manufacturing partners and ensure that every batch is of consistently high quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

She believes manufacturing in Ireland brings both credibility and connection for customers. \u201cIrish manufacturers operate to very high EU standards. Being Irish made also allows us to support local expertise and remain connected to the wider Irish business community. Being able to say our products are formulated and made in Ireland is something our customers value and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JoanneJoanne Reilly: ‘Kinvara is Irish \u2014 from our name right through to every facet’<\/p>\n

There are practical benefits too. \u201cI like being able to hop in the car and call into our manufacturers. It keeps me close to the making process.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Reilly found that finding the right manufacturing partner in Ireland wasn\u2019t easy. \u201cIreland isn\u2019t big,\u201d she explains. \u201cDifferent partners have different criteria with regards to volume or their own specialities.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Kinvara, finding the right partner meant identifying manufacturers who understood their particular approach to formulation. \u201cBecause Kinvara products are developed from scratch and often use high percentages of plant ingredients, it was essential to find manufacturers who understood our approach and could produce to our standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time, the brand has built long-term relationships with experienced Irish manufacturing partners. \u201cThose partnerships have allowed us to grow and scale the business while maintaining the quality, consistency, and integrity our customers expect from the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the subject of the dual Irish and English packaging, Reilly said \u201cit felt like the right thing to do\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like when skincare can be a vehicle for something beyond cosmetics and be part of meaningful cultural initiatives,\u201d Reilly says.<\/p>\n

The idea partly came after producing bilingual packaging for the Canadian market. \u201cCanada is very serious about giving equal importance to both of their national languages and I think we should consider doing the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Reilly says she wouldn\u2019t describe herself as a fluent Gaeilgeoir, she sees the move as a meaningful way to support the language.<\/p>\n

She says they also post as Gaeilge on their socials and are trying to speak more Irish in the office. \u201cI felt this was a practical way I could do something positive for the Irish language. I\u2019d love for other brands to consider doing the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kinvara launched the initiative with a campaign titled \u2018We Speak Your Language\u2019, celebrating identity and inclusion through everyday products. \u201cCustomers have really responded to it as many people feel a strong connection to the Irish language and everyone has been really positive,\u201d she says. \u201cIt reflects who we are as a brand, rooted in Ireland but outward looking. It\u2019s also important to us that the packaging remained practical for customers at home and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience has been personally rewarding too. \u201cI\u2019ve surprised myself with what feels like a return of Irish from primary school. Every day, a word returns and I\u2019m so chuffed with myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been one of the best things we\u2019ve ever done as a business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\" Sinead Asple: ‘I wanted to build a global brand that is proudly made in Ireland’<\/p>\n

For Asple, founder of SEA+SOLU, producing in Ireland was always something she aspired to \u2014 but it has not come without its challenges. \u201cFrom day one, it was really important to me that SEA+SOLU would be manufactured here in Ireland. I wanted to build a global brand that is proudly made in Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cManufacturing locally allows us to stay deeply connected to every stage of the journey, from formulation right through to final production.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur products are carefully developed and performance driven, so being hands-on means we can protect quality, innovate quickly, and work closely with our chemist to continually refine and elevate each formula.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first launched, I met the majority of manufacturers here in Ireland but, at that early stage, we were a small brand and it was difficult to find a partner willing to take us on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company began its journey manufacturing in Britain but, as the brand grew, Asple remained determined to bring production home.<\/p>\n

Eventually, SEA+SOLU found a partner in Cosmetic Creations in Mayo, a relationship she describes as incredibly positive \u2014 making their recent liquidation a shock to Asple.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cEntrepreneurship comes with unexpected challenges and this is one of them. But we see it as part of the evolution of building a brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re currently in discussions with new manufacturing partners and remain fully committed to producing SEA+SOLU in Ireland as we scale.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish brands are having a moment, garnering loyal followings both here and abroad \u2014 but how many are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43,31267],"class_list":["post-341767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-trend-of-the-week-skin-nerd-beauty-product-watch-mens-fashion-annmarie-o"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}