OUR BRANDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Larina Robinson

At Unique, our extensive range of products are handpicked by our switched-on Products Acquisition Team for quality ingredients and capacity to sell.

We know internally via our sales reports that our products sell well but it’s always so nice to see our brands get the recognition they deserve via media outlets and industry awards. Here are some of our brands making headlines in the last few months!

SAFIX BIODEGRADABLE SCRUB PADS

Safix received a five-star rating on Consumer (New Zealand’s version of Choice) for their biodegradable Scrubbing Pads. See the full article here!

ETHIQUE SOLID BEAUTY BARS

Ethique is featured in Marie Claire as part of a plastic-free beauty brand round up. See the full article here!

LAKANTO LOW CALORIE NATURAL SWEETENER

Lakanto was a finalist in both Start-up of the Year and Retail Product of the Year for the annual Food and Beverage Awards. See the full list of the Food and Beverage Awards finalists and winners here!

PATCH BAMBOO WOUNDCARE

PATCH was featured on Naturally Good News discussing their story of success and how the natural adhesive bandages are giving traditional wound coverings ‘a run for their money’. Read the full article here!

THE WHOLE BOODIES ZESTY DEODORANT

The Whole Boodies Zesty Deodorant is a multi-award winning deodorant that took out the inaugural WellBeing Be-YOU-T Award for best deodorant. See the full list of winners here!

UPTON’S NATURALS CH’EESY MAC READY MEALS

Upton’s Naturals Ch’eesy Mac was featured in Taste.com.au Magazine, July 2020.

We’re thrilled for all our innovative, award-winning brands that are getting the recognition they deserve. With a curated portfolio of more than 3,800 products from a selection of local and international health and wellness brands, Unique is your one-stop-shop for all things natural health. Order your stock online 24/7 or give our friendly sales team a call on 1800 787 904. If you need to register for a wholesale account with us, you can do so here.

SELF-CARE: THE $450 BILLION OPPORTUNITY

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Larina Robinson

The art of self-care has been around for centuries. While the methods may have changed and broadened over the years, the goal of each practice has remained the same – calm the nervous system, feel good and nurture health and wellbeing.

So many self-care practices that were once considered ‘alternative’ have now infiltrated our daily lives and are widely accepted i.e. yoga and meditation.

88% of consumers actively practice some form of self-care.

But thanks to social media and the internet, the self-care industry is a vast space, wide open for individual interpretation and implementation. Even a person’s morning coffee ritual can be considered a form of self-care.

There are more than 25 million posts on Instagram tagged with #selfcare!

Whether it’s a face mask, meditation, breathing technique, home fragrance, diet plan, tea break, bedtime routine or skincare ritual. There’s an option to suit everybody and it’s a retail opportunity, which according to IRi reports, that’s worth a whopping $450 billion!

MEN’S SELF CARE: Self-care is not only for women either! Allied Market Research projects that the global market for men’s personal care will reach $166 billion by 2022. Skin and body care, in particular, are becoming more socially acceptable thanks to admired celebrities sharing their own routines and innovative marketing campaigns creating discussion.

In order to harness maximum sales growth, brands and retailers must think outside of the traditional, narrowly defined category and take a far broader approach. Taking the time to understand how each retail category can fit within this benefit-based, solution-oriented space is a strategic move that has the potential to totally transform your sales performance.

Showcase a diverse range of self-care related items instore with some of the Unique team’s top picks:

Left to right: Wheatbags Love, Amazing Oils, Bach Remedies, Evodia, Lemon Myrtle Fragrances, Harmony’s Ear Candles, Dr Organic Ginseng Men’s range.

Left to right: The Ginger People, Bragg Live Foods, Botanika Blends, Ministry of Tea.

Left to right: Orgaid, Ethique, ACURE, Aztec Secret.

Unique Health Products distributes an extensive range of top-selling, all-natural self-care items nationwide. You can order online 24/7 via our online shop or give one of our friendly sales team members a call on 1800 787 904! If you haven’t registered for a wholesale account, you can do so here.

BRANDS THAT MADE AN IMPACT IN MAY

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Larina Robinson

At Unique Health Products, we’re always proud to see the brands we distribute in the media.

We stand by every product we stock and love celebrating when our brands have received well deserved praise and recognition from various media platforms.

Here are some of our most popular products spotted in the media last month.

WELEDA

Skin Food

Mammamia

“I’ve started using Skin Food on my face at nights and it’s a game-changer for dry winter skin.”

BRAGG

Apple Cider Vinegar

Sarah’s Day Instagram Story

Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar spotted in the popular Australian Influencer’s fridge. Sarah has more than 1.1 million followers!

ACURE

Brilliantly Brightening Facial Scrub

Buzzfeed

“It really works! In eight days my skin was almost back to normal and it felt clean as can be!”

ACURE

Radically Rejuvenating Facial Scrub

Yahoo!

“With over 5,300 ratings and 4.4 stars, ACURE’s Radically Rejuvenating Facial Scrub has become a cult-favorite among beauty enthusiasts.”

BRAGG

Apple Cider Vinegar

Food Navigator

“Bragg Live Food Products sees apple cider vinegar sales surge… Global sales will climb at a 5.4% compound annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025”.

DR ORGANIC

Organic Manuka Honey Face Mask

Marie Claire UK

“I love the smell of honey, but it’s actually a really effective, deep cleansing mask.”

CLIF BAR

CLIF Bars

Women’s Health

“I am always looking for little things that are easy to bring on-the-go,” she says. “Clif Bars are great when I’m super busy; they are small-but-mighty and fill me up quickly.” – Venus Williams.

venus-williams-clif-bar — Image from Venus Williams’ Instagram page announcing ambassador role.

ETHIQUE

Beauty Bars

You Beauty

“Brianne started a personal care brand that has more ethical labels than Meryl Streep has Oscars”

HELLO CUP

Hello Cup

You Beauty

“Best friends and self-titled girl bosses Robyn McLean and Mary Bond founded Hello Cup to help stop the disposal of 45 billion tampons and single-use sanitary pads into landfills each year.”

Hydro Flask

Hydro Flask Insulated Bottles

The Daily Aztec

“For the average person who is pretty sure they care about the environment, but also not about to go out of their way to do something about it, sustainability is best sold in the form of a trendy product like the Hydro Flask — something cool, desirable and smart.”

For these great brands and the latest trends in natural health including pantry staples, snacks, grab n’ go meals, beauty, home cleaning and eco-friendly living, register for a wholesale account with us today!

Our product acquisition team screens all our items against strict criteria and standards so that you can rest assured each product has been screened for effectiveness, contains natural and/or organic ingredients, is free from unwanted additives, and in the case of food, is vegetarian or vegan and has a tempting taste to suit a variety of diets!

Already have an account? Great! Head on over to our online store and stock up your shelves. We’ve just dropped a range of new products for June!

THE ZERO-WASTE, FEMALE-FOUNDED, SOLID BEAUTY BAR BRAND CHANGING THE WAY YOU SHOWER

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Larina Robinson

Ethique is an earth-friendly, ethical beauty brand that has pioneered a concentrated, solid beauty bar range to cut out plastic and water waste.

Established in 2012 when biologist and founder, Brianne West had a lightbulb moment. West “realized up to 75 percent of shampoo and even 90 percent of conditioner can be water…which is madness, when there is water in your bathroom!”.

With the beauty industry producing so much plastic waste and the major ingredient in most liquid products being water, it made sense to concentrate the active ingredients into simple and sustainable products that deliver on results, without the packaging.

Each solid beauty bar is equivalent to multiple bottles of the same liquid product. This means on average, every bar saves just under 1L of water and up to 5 plastic bottles!

Fast forward to today and Ethique is stocked in over 2,500 stores in 17 countries, has a loyal 200k+ social media following and has saved more than 6 million plastic bottles from entering landfill!

The extensive range is:

Plastic free
Biodegradable
Plant based
Sustainably made
Cruelty free
Salon quality
Made with ethically sourced, naturally-derived ingredients
Wrapped in compostable packaging
Affordably priced

A no-compromise brand, Ethique is focused on the goal to become the world’s most sustainable cosmetics company. Currently, they are NZ’s highest-scoring BCorp (the fair trade symbol of the business world) as well as both a carbon-neutral and a living wage employer.

Sales are driven by their completely plastic-free stance, eye-catching certified compostable packaging, clean, vegan-friendly ingredients, and word of mouth advertising about the efficacy of the bars. As well as features in top-rated publications including Forbes, BBC, and Business Insider.

It’s no wonder it is the highest-rated, fastest-selling shampoo and conditioner brand on Amazon!

Ethique truly is natural beauty without a trace, but thanks to its impressive ethics and sustainability efforts, it’s a brand that is definitely making its mark.

Ethique products are available nationwide from all good natural health stores and online, and exclusively distributed through Unique Health Products! RRPs start from as little as $9.95. Eco-friendly bamboo storage solutions and trial packs for face, hair and body are also available!

To order your stock, simply jump into our online store or give our friendly sales team a call on 1800 787 904. Don’t yet have an account with us? Register here!