The Beauty Brands And Charities Helping Those In Need During The Coronavirus Pandemic

The bath and body brand have partnered with The Hygiene Bank, who work to provide hygiene essentials such as shampoo and body wash to those that can’t afford them, to help everyone feel clean.

For every purchase online or in one of their Boots stores until the 5th May, Soap & Glory will be donating a product percentage of their Clean On Me Shower Gels to The Hygiene Bank to help those in need. It's estimated 15,000 full sized bottles will be donated during this time.

‘Today, a fifth of our population are locked in poverty with more and more people relying on food banks. Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming basics that most of us take for granted,' says Lizzy Hall, founder of The Hygiene Bank.

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The massive fashion conglomerate LVMH, who owns the likes of Dior, Guerlain and Louis Vuitton, announced earlier this week that they would be using three of their largest perfume factories in France to produce much-needed hand sanitiser.

The gel will be distributed to French health services and hospitals for free.

The charity was first founded in 2018 by beauty experts Jo Jones and Sali Hughes to help provide much-needed beauty essentials such as soap and tampons, all year round to those who need them most or didn't have access to them.

Typically this involved people sending in their unused beauty products but due to the hygiene issues with Coronavirus this is no longer a safe option. In response to this, Beauty Banks has come up with a solution and partnered with Go Fund Me, so you can donate money (instead of products).

The charity will purchase beauty stock from their partnered suppliers and provide emergency donations to those who need them most.

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Periods, of course, are a fact of life but the price that comes with them shouldn’t be.

At Bloody Good Period vital sanitary products are delivered to those who either can’t afford them or don’t have easy access to them, such as refugees and those living in poverty.

Periods also don’t stop in a pandemic. Instead of sending in home-bought supplies, the charity is asking people to shop supplies through their website or sponsor a period, so you can continue to support those that need it most, without the risk of contamination.

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Celebrity hairdresser Adam Reed, who launched his name-sake salon Adam Reed London earlier this year, is offering overworked NHS workers a free wash and a blow dry to those who may not have the time to go home and do it themselves or for those that need a well-deserved break.

NHS workers can claim their free appointments by calling the Adam Reed London salon.

Major beauty conglomerate, L’Oréal, announced earlier this week a Europe-wide Coronavirus Solidarity Programme.

The initiative involves using the group’s factories to produce in-demand hand sanitiser and distributing it around French and European health authorities.

Skincare brand, La Roche Posay, will also be providing partner French pharmacies, hospitals and care homes with free hand sanitiser.

Whilst Garnier, will be supplying free hand sanitiser to European food distribution customers to help protect their employees as well as their customers from the virus.

They will also be donating one million euros to their non-profit partner organisation, which will work to offer essential hygiene kits to social workers, volunteers and beneficiaries.

The charity works to fight against period poverty and help those dealing with gender equality and stigmas associated with menstruation by providing products and education around the topic.

Due to the Coronavirus-induced panic buying leaving shelves empty, they are offering those who need supplies and can’t afford them or those who can’t make it to a shop, the option of contacting them directly to send out emergency supplies.

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The natural French beauty brand, L'Occitane, announced they would be sending some of their iconic hand creams to hospitals to help with any dryness caused by constant cleaning for nurses and doctors.

NHS workers are also available to collect their free hand creams from any of their UK stores.

The CEO of luxury fragrance brand Miller Harris, Sarah Rotheram, announced on her Facebook page yesterday that the brand would be partnering with Age UK to donate their entire stock of hand soap and hand wash to those that are most vulnerable in the UK.

In the post, Rotheram wrote:

‘The vulnerable in our society will be the most affected and the best advice is to wash hands, so, please we need to donate what we can and get soap to those in need’.

The beauty industry giant announced the launch of their #TakeCare initiative which involves using some of its manufacturing sites to produce hydro-alcoholic gel.

They will then, free of charge, distribute these to those that need it most, such as medical and emergency services and local authorities.

Skincare brand Pai is helping with the shortage of sanitising gel by producing their own.

The 'Action Spirit' hand sanitiser will be donated to their local schools, nurseries and charities in West London and will go on sale to customers on Monday, which also includes a buy-one-give-one scheme. So for everyone you buy, one will be donated to those in need.

Not only has beauty giant Estée Lauder donated $2 million to Doctor's Without Borders and Médecins Sans Frontières to help those fighting the spread of Coronavirus but they've also transformed their manufacturing facilities in NYC to produce hand sanitiser.

The sanitiser will then be distributed to high-need groups such as front-line medical staff and to those that need it most.

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Oskia are using their lab production facilities to create hand sanitisers which are being distributed around local care homes near their factory in Wales.

They will also be donating their Renaissance Hand Creams to a number of NHS hospitals to help overworked staff relieve their over-washed hands.

The organic tampon brand DAME, are giving a helping hand to female NHS workers by giving away free tampons, to allow them to have one less thing to worry about.

If you're a healthcare worker, contact DAME directly to receive your free tampon delivery voucher.

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For every Soapsmith product you purchase online, the brand will donate one of their handmade soaps to a number of NHS teams across the UK.

'I hope to give as many NHS workers a little bit of luxury, joy & pleasure as I can - even if just for the 20 seconds they're washing their hands or during the few hours they're off duty to catch a bath or shower', said Founder Sam Jameson.

The fragrance brand Acqua Di Parma have launched their #StayHome charity campaign.

100% of the revenue from the online sales of their Home Collection, Barbiere and Personal Care products will be donated to various initiatives helping support those being affected by the coronavirus.

Skincare brand Herbal Essentials have announced they will be donating £5 from every online order over £20 and splitting the donation between The National Emergencies Trust (who are focused on supporting the people and businesses most effected by the coronavirus) and Age UK (helping those over the age of 70 who need help during this difficult time).

Clarins are donating 50,000 thank you kits, including hand creams, shower gels and moisturisers, to frontline workers such as doctors, nurses and critical care workers. The kits will be distributed to hospitals around the UK.

They're also aiming to produce 100 tons of hand sanitiser by the end of April to help support French health care services.