Tropic Skin Care by Jo

Take a look at the new season products 💖

🌱The smoothing cleanser and the skin feast are now available in an unscented essential oil-free edition.

❤️ New ~ Glow Berry | Brightening Serum | to reduce hyperpigmentation, boost collagen, detoxify free radicals, brighten complexions and even out skin tone.

💚 New ~ Rainforest Dew | Hydration Serum | Encourages cellular renewal, improve elasticity, replenish skin hydration, soothes irritated skin and reduces redness.

💙 Deluxe Collections have been renamed “Skincare Selection” given the wider choices of options ~ no need to always have the Supergreens now!

♻️ Refills now available for all of the glass bottled serums ~ no need to dispose of your pipettes, as the glass bottles now come with a metal screw cap that you pop your original pipette into and the glass and cap can be recycled.

🧡 Elixir | Age-defying omega oil | Now available in a larger 75ml bottle with a pump instead of pipette.

💙Skincare discovery collection now comes with a mini Rainforest Dew instead of the mini Supergreens.

🌈 Mini serums available in complexion trios, depending on your skincare requirements. Each one contains the Rainforest Dew.

💛 Cleansing Body Pebbles are now available in a limited edition trio with a cocktail twist 🍸

🛁 Mini Luxury Bath Foam Collection has returned

🧘‍♀️ New ~ Aromatherapy Edition Cream Handbalms x3 | Recharge, Uplift, Unwind.

💤 The So Sleepy Temple & Pillow Balm box set is back

👱🏼‍♂️The Deluxe Manmade collection with recycled denim pouch has also made a return.

🍈 New ~ Body Pebble | Ginger & Lime | in the Made for Men section of the catalogue.

🙋🏾‍♀️New ~ Two darker shades available in the Beauty Booster, Mineral Foundation, Undercover Concealer and Illuma.

👩🏽 New ~ Soft Focus available in darker shade

👀 Returned ~ Silk Gel Eye Liners!!

👁 New ~ 5 new eye shadow colours

💄 New ~ 2 new lipstick colours

💋 New ~ 3 new lip glaze colours.

💦 HYDRATION METER
This is to measure your skins hydration levels before and after applying hydration serum or other product to the skin.

The celebrities are loving Super Greens and it's the last thing that goes on my skin every night 🌱

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It took over 2 yrs of Research by Susan Ma to create these amazing Sun Creams !!!

If we'd had known this information in the past, We would have thought about our suncream earlier!
Your Skin is your primary Organ !!
It's the only one you've got !
Worth a Read .

#1 MINERAL MATTERS

The main difference between mineral and chemical sunscreen is that mineral formulas use active mineral ingredients like zinc oxide and titanium oxide, rather than chemical nasties like benzophenone-3/ oxybenzone and homosalate. Mineral sunscreens do not absorb into the skin, whereas chemical sunscreen does. Instead, mineral sunscreens reflect the sun’s rays and in case you’re wondering, the zinc oxide and titanium dioxide sit on top of the skin, forming a barrier against the sun's rays, working immediately to protect you from the sun, giving you a safe beach body glow.

#2 INVEST IN THE BEST

We all love getting that sun-kissed look, but did you know our Twitter poll found that 18% of us never use sunscreen! Whilst it’s been found that British families spend a massive 2 months’ salary on summer holidays (£860 per person), how many of us make panic purchases at the airport when it comes to sunscreen? At £28, your 100% mineral Skin Shade is packed with natural goodness (kahai and roucou oils) and is really an investment in your skin and health.

#3 BROAD SPECTRUM PROTECTION, EXPLAINED

The most important thing to look for when choosing a sunscreen is that it's broad spectrum, which essentially means protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Your SPF sun care collection is broad spectrum and is EU approved, showing the UVA logo – a circle containing the letters ‘UVA’ in the centre – on its packaging. This means that the ratio of UVA to UVB protection meets the EU recommendation of at least 1:3.

#4 KEEPING OCEANS HAPPY

We love nature! That’s why your sun care collection is high in minerals and brimming with natural goodies. It’s been discovered that oxybenzone, found in chemical sunscreens is damaging to coral reefs, algae, sea urchins, fish and mammals. Mineral sunscreens are not only better for your health but keep the ocean and sea life happy too!

#5 HOW MUCH SUNSCREEN IS ENOUGH?

Forget exact measures because everyone’s body size and type are different. All areas of the body should be covered.

We have a very exciting awards update for you today! The Natural Health International Beauty Awards shortlist has been announced, and we’re delighted to let you know that Tropic have been named as finalists in the following categories. We can't wait to see which of these products triumph at the awards at a later date!

Holistic Hero
Susie Ma

Champion Brand

Best Online Retailer

Vegan Range

Best Face Mask
Deep Hydration

Best Fake Tan
Sun Drench

Best Facial Exfoliator
Face Smooth

Best Lip Balm
Lip Fudge

Shower Gel
Wild Mint, Lime & Pineapple Body Wash

Eye Cream
Eye Dream Age-Defying Overnight Butterbalm

Body Scrub
Body Smooth Refreshing Polish

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💚 The Amazing story of how Tropic began 💚

How Susie Ma used her appearance on The Apprentice as a catalyst to become one of the UK’s most successful young female entrepreneurs

But things nearly turned out so very differently. Despite being a naturally gifted entrepreneur, Susie turned her back on her business in 2011 to pursue her ‘dream job’. An opportunity to work in banking had sucked her in, but didn’t live up to her expectations. If it hadn’t been for a life-changing split-second decision to skip work to attend a second interview for ‘The Apprentice’, she’d probably still be a banker to this day – and a miserable one at that.

Speaking of life-changing decisions… Susie’s mother chose to leave Australia and move to London with her then 13-year-old daughter in 2004. A change in family circumstances was the cause, and life rapidly became tough. “I quickly realised that mum and I were struggling for cash,” says Susie. “Mum worked at Greenwich Market selling toys, but it wasn’t enough.”

While Susie watched her mum grafting, she absorbed the captivating atmosphere of Greenwich Market. It planted a fertile seed. “I saw the stall holders and realised that you didn’t need tons of cash or experience to make a go of it. You just needed grit and the right mind set. That made me think that I might be able to help mum by bringing in some extra cash.”

Back in Cairns, Susie had made body scrub to a family recipe. She decided to replicate it and sell it on the East London market. “It was a simple recipe,” says Susie – “sea salts with natural Aussie oils like macadamia, jojoba, eucalyptus and lemon myrtle.”

Aged 15, she borrowed £200 from her mum, bought 50 jam jars and sought out her ingredients. Next, she visited her local GP to cadge a box of tongue depressors, which she planned to use to apply her tester jar to the hands of any interested customers. She grabbed paper towels from school, found some water bottles and bought a large bucket for the wastewater. She designed a Tropic logo on a PC, printed the labels on the school printer and stuck them onto her jars with Pritt Stick. Then, one weekend in the summer holidays, she took her 50 jars to Greenwich Market and tried to sell them for £20 a pop. “I thought, go big or go home! My sales pitch was ‘would you like a free hand treatment with some homemade body scrub?’” she says.

Incredibly, she sold out, earning £980 in a weekend – £1,000 minus her tester jar. “I felt amazing,” she recalls. “My pockets were bulging with cash and we could pay all our bills and rent for a month.” Susie had uncovered a natural talent for selling; not to mention a great product, aged just 15.

Susie’s and her mum’s lives changed from that moment. Every weekend – more often during the holidays – she took her body scrub to market. “I was averaging £500-£700 of sales a day on summer weekends,” she says. “Every evening I did my homework and then we made the products; I employed my friends and sometimes their mums too to help me as I expanded to sell at Spitalfields and Camden markets.”

Extraordinarily, the money she earned between the ages of 15 and 21 was enough to buy her mum a house, purchase her first London investment property and fund her way through university. “It goes to show anything can happen,” she says. “But don’t imagine it was easy! Working on a market stall is tough; especially in winter.”

Despite Susie’s amazing entrepreneurial success, it had been drilled into her that a traditional career was the best path to take, and her school advised her to target a job in the financial sector. “My career teacher told me: ‘Get good grades, good A-levels, go to a good university, study economics and apply for an internship at top bank.’ So that’s what I did.”

So it was then that a 21-year-old Susie found herself working as an intern at an investment bank, having closed Tropic Skincare a few months earlier to focus on her final year of university. Trouble was, she was miserable. “I hated that internship,” she says. “Each Tuesday, the interns would have to get the sandwiches in for the office, and I had to collate a table of everyone’s order. I remember thinking ‘what am I doing?’ I’d followed a career for the money and I realised that’s absolutely the worst reason to go into any job.”

In passing, a friend suggested that she should apply for The Apprentice to try to win £250,000 to restart her business. Susie filled in the online form. She swiftly received a phone call and was invited in for a first interview. Then she was then called back for a second. “It was crunch time,” she says. “I got to my desk one morning and thought: I’ve got my second Apprentice interview at noon today, but I’ve also got important deadlines to meet. If I go for the interview, I risk not getting a job at end of this internship.” At the last minute, a friend convinced her to go for it. And despite being 30 minutes late for her second interview, she was selected.

In retrospect, her decision to actually attend the interview was the most crucial thing here. By making that decision, she prioritised her entrepreneurial career ahead of her banking career. And doing that has been the making of her. “I was devastated when I was fired in The Apprentice final,” says Susie. “But during the process I found out a lot about myself. I realised how passionate I was about business.”

So, she stopped pursuing a career in finance and restarted Tropic Skincare in 2011 with renewed vigour. During the eight-month lag between the filming and airing of The Apprentice, Susie invested the money she’d earned during her City internship into re-energising her business. By the time the show aired, she was entirely focused on Tropic.

Lord Sugar wandered up to Susie after her appearance on Apprentice spin-off programme, You’re Hired. She recalls: “He said: ‘Susan, come to my office, bring your products and pitch your business to me, tell me what you’ve got.’” She did, and Lord Sugar ended up taking a 50% stake in Tropic Skincare for £200k. “I should have asked for more, but I was young and I undersold my business, probably because I’d finished runner-up and not winner. Lord Sugar got a great deal!”

He did indeed. And from that moment on – it was December 2011 – Susie, supported by her loyal team and by Lord Sugar himself, has turned Tropic Skincare into one of Britain’s fastest-growing companies. Five years ago, it employed five people, including the founder. This year, Tropic Skincare employs 160 people and is on track for a turnover of £35m (up from £22m in 2017).

Susie now has a factory instead of mixing bowls and jam jars, and 10,000 ambassadors selling Tropic products instead of a market stall in Greenwich. What remains the same, however, is her extraordinary drive, positivity and determination. Those assets allowed a 15-year-old girl to transform her and her mother’s lives. And, today they are bringing success to everyone associated with Tropic Skincare. Little wonder then that Susie Ma is becoming one of Britain’s most inspirational entrepreneurial role models.

🍃 WHY TROPIC IS NOT IN SHOPS 🍃

So there is a reason why you won't find Tropic in any high street stores.....

Our products are sourced from the most beautiful, fresh and natural ingredients & they're made in our beauty kitchens using our Susie's secret recipes.

For this reason Tropic products tend to have a shorter shelf life than your regular products, generally around 1 year.

Imagine going into a shop & purchasing a skincare product, that could have been there for years as they have no best before date & may contain toxic chemicals.

Tropic are free from toxic chemicals. We are vegan and cruelty free and use the most beautiful natural ingredients sourced from some of the most exotic places in the world

Tropic ......

🌸100% naturally derived

🍃 Vegan, cruelty free and marine friendly

🌼Free from toxic chemicals

🍍 30 day money back guarantee

🍋 Best before date on all our products

🥝 We offer a try before you buy service

😍 AND... we are the fastest growing beauty brand in the UK and have won well over 100 prestigious beauty awards

☀️ If you like to know more about any of our products contact me direct

Why should you go natural?🌴💚

👉🏽There are currently 85,000 chemicals developed for the US personal care market, and 80% of personal care products contain toxic chemicals that are carcinogenic (potentially cancer causing), or hormone disrupters.
🧖🏽‍♀️🧖🏼‍♂️Most people believe, when you apply something on your skin, it simply just washes away when we get in the shower. But actually those products soak into our skin and get into our blood stream approx 26 seconds after applying.
👉🏽The average British woman applies 515 chemicals on to their body EVERY DAY from cosmetics such as hair care, body care and makeup.
💄A study on teenage girls found an average of 16 hormone altering cosmetic chemicals in their bodies - mainly chemicals that enter through the lips and eyes from toxic makeup.
👉🏽When our bodies are burdened by toxic chemicals, it interfere with our normal bodily functions and making us more susceptible to skin conditions. The rate of eczema has risen 42% between 2001 and 2005.
☹️👉🏽And finally, the most shocking of all, of all cancer cases, only 5-10% of diagnoses can be attributed to our genetics. The remaining 90-95% are related to our lifestyle choices and environmental factors such as smoking, diet, environmental pollutants etc.

Always go natural - you will not regret it🌴💚

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Happy bank holiday Monday people!!!

Last chance today for free delivery - here’s my top 10 favourite products ....

1. The cleansing Body Pebble £8

This is a must have for anyone with young children, sensitive skin, eczema or psoriasis! It’s a body wash, hand soap and some people even use it to wash their hair - leaving skin super soft, clean & fresh. It wasn’t for sale for over a year due to too must waste in production and when was rereleased a few weeks ago literally sold out before 8pm the same day! Get your hands on one here👇

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2. Smoothing Complexion Purifier & Bamboo Facecloth £16

WARNING Once you try this you’ll be hooked & that bamboo facecloth ... love it 😊 !!
Created for all skin types, even the most sensitive, this luxurious cream cleanser effortlessly melts away makeup and impurities while providing a nourishing daily cleanse. The accompanying fluffy Bamboo Cloth helps this award-winning cleanser provide an unbelievably soft, smooth and clear complexion.

3. Tamanu Healing Balm £16 (Or £10 if bought alongside the skin discovery set)

No house should be without this little skin saviour- would be easier to say what it doesn’t do! This multipurpose green balm helps to repair scarred and damaged skin, and boasts a unique herbal scent. Its ability to soothe dry skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, as well as stings and bug bites, cold sores, heals spots, it’s a real on-the-go skincare hero. I’ve sold quite a few of these recenlty and it’s the one everyone has come back to me saying how amazing it is!! All that for £16

4. Lip fudge plumping lip conditioner £12

Does exactly what it says on the tin! Dry, cracked and chapped lips - BE GONE!! Intensely hydrated lips with this incredibly restorative, deliciously minty balm. Bursting with 26 lip-loving plant extracts to smooth and moisturise, this rich, creamy balm provides a subtle lip colour and plump, super soft lips in an instant.

5. Organic Nail Nectar £8

My nails were thin, weak, spilt & cracked all the time and now they are finally growing, healthy & strong!! Smells beautiful, all natural and the little star flowers in the bottle are super cute!!

6. Face Smooth Brightening Polish £15

Created to combat rough, uneven skin, this gentle yet effective natural exfoliator instantly softens, smooths and brightens your complexion, leaving skin with a super hydrated, silky feel. This product, like every product in our range, is free from microbeads.

7. Illuma Light Diffusing Concealer £18

Aidios dark circles, hello youthful glow! Give your complexion a boost of luminosity with this brightening concealer, with a weightless, light-diffusing formula that leaves skin with a youthful-looking radiance.

8. Body Smooth Refreshing Polish £24

If only I could send smells down internet!! This is the very first tropic product and our founding product remains one of our most popular! (& the first tropic product I bought 2 years ago) This revitalising body exfoliator is packed with nourishing oils and mineral-rich sea salts that effectively buff away dead skin cells, smooth and soften, and promote fresh, glowing skin all over.

9. Hair Feast Deep Conditioning Treatment £18

I actually used this as an over night mask and it left my hair so soft & shining! This nutrient-rich treatment is perfect for nourishing and conditioning dry, lacklustre hair. This highly effective and versatile product can be used as either a daily treatment or an intensive conditioning mask when left on for at least 10 minutes.

10. Instant Glow Perfecting Leg Serum £24

Not just for legs 🤔this is seriously easy to put on & dries super fast! This beautiful instant bronzing serum is a must-have to improve an uneven, dull or lacklustre skin tone. With the ability to improve the appearance of bruises and skin imperfections, and gold shimmer particles that instantly boost luminosity, this streak-free, natural looking tan is ideal for those who want an effortlessly gorgeous tint.

There you have it my top ten products! Take advantage of the free delivery & if you don’t like any of it there’s a 30 day money back guarantee on all products 😊😊😊

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To all dog owners out there, have you ever thought about all the chemicals that are in the dog shampoos you are using 🤔🤔. Why not give our freshly made chemical free body washes a try, they are suitable for the whole family including your beloved pooches & they smell AMAZING 🐕🐕🐕🐕
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