Skin Deep Beauty

Abstract Hemp-based skin-care products are quite new to the market. Most are manufactured by small companies; notable exceptions are The Body Shop and Dr. Bronners. The healthy essential fatty acids and tocopherols in hemp are the main reason for using hemp seed oil. Most consumers of hemp products are aware of this fact and are usually looking for a totally natural product, possibly even organically grown and vegan. The trend in the industry is to have organically grown hemp, packaged simply, at times a bit too basic to catch a larger market. Many new producers have sprung up in the last five years, and it would be fair to estimate the annual turnover in hemp skin-care products to be somewhere in the hundred of millions of dollars annually. This is expected to increase, with the style of packaging being a factor in the future growth.