Palm & Pine Skincare

Sustainability v Performance. It's at the heart of our disruption. Typically performance goes hand-in-hand with convenience and sadly it's the environment that pays the price. Most of our sports skincare competitors are leaning into solutions for hands-off sunscreen application, right at the time when we really need to tackle plastic pollution head-on: big old plastic roller balls, plastic sponges, sprays... All glorious for user experience but hell on earth for the planet and the growing mountain of non-recyclable plastic that accumulates every day. We're challenging convenience because we believe that our protection shouldn't cost the earth. Lower impact skincare designed to support high performance for those who love the outdoors. Products for people and the planet. This comes with it's own challenges. Balancing our values while ensuring we deliver a positive user experience. Pushing to drive change and deliver plastic-alternative solutions, sticking to our values. For us it's give and take. We take a lot from nature, doing the sports we love. Let's consider what trash we put back into it, in pursuit of performance and convenience. #sustainability #sportskincare #performance

Cycling season is well underway and sunscreen truly is the art of endurance. Long days in the saddle mean exposure to UV, even on the cloudy days. We designed sunscreen especifically for this. No strong beach smells, no chemicals and stinging eyes, and only 50gs of added weight in your back pocket ;) Stop reaching for the same old sh*t. It wasn’t designed for you. It was designed for hours spent lazing on a beach in lobster-mode. Not for performance and health. Here’s your reason to start using sunscreen when you’re on the road. Punish your legs, not your skin. #sportskincare #cycling #skincare

When the founder of a brand you've admired for years, invests in yours. We are truly delighted to announce that Matt Strathern, founder of UK surf brand Northcore, has joined us lead investor. As a passionate surfer, he shares our love for the outdoors and vision for the brand. Matt not only represents our ideal investor but our customer, too. He truly gets Palm & Pine, why it exists, and why it is needed. We're thrilled to welcome him on board and share the journey of promoting skin safety in sport. #investor #SEIS #fundraising

What problem do we solve? Preventing skin damage in sport. Athletes are prone to a variety of skin conditions, but those who train outdoors have the added hazard of solar exposure - geographical factors (altitude), physiological (sweat, immunity). According to the report by Gilaberte, Trullàs et al., a high level of physical activity was associated with a greater risk of melanoma relative to low physical activity - suggesting a strong and highly consistent association. Studies provide evidence that participating in outdoor sports increases the risk of photodamage and skin cancer. So what do we do? Sunscreen you say? This is where the problem lies. Sunscreen is rejected by sports players as a result of their use being unsuitable, uncomfortable or even hazardous under specific circumstances (e.g. stinging eyes or slippery fingers). So what's the solution? The study recommends, customize photoprotection to different sports to make it feasible and effective - "Sunscreens that are easy to spread, non-greasy, non-sticky, suitable for use on wet skin, non-irritating to the eyes, sweat resistant, and not causing loss of grip are more likely to be used consistently." Cue Palm & Pine. We felt it, lived it, and did something about it. Skincare solutions are just not designed for people like us, spending time outdoors, sweating, in extreme conditions. We set about to answer these pain points and we are now the sunscreen of choice for some of the world's greatest surfers, snowboarders, and cyclists. Problem. Solved. Our job will be done when every outdoor sports lover protects their skin with sunscreen, leaving them to perform at their best. Our SEIS funding round is LIVE and if you cycle, surf, enjoy life outdoors, you'll feel the mission, vision, and opportunity, in your bones. If this is you, let's talk. #brandsoftomorrow #SEIS #brand

Winter 23/24 Highs - ☑️ Sessions up 120%, sales up 66%, CPC £0.06, CTR +10% ☑️ Celeb winter sports endorsements ☑️ Advisory board kick off ☑️ DTC agency kick off ☑️ Team expansion - Affiliate Marketing manager, SMM, Chief of Staff ☑️ Finalist - Emerging UK beauty brand to watch! ☑️ Investor deals on the table 🤝 Lows - ❌ Suboptimal ski conditions. But with so much going on in the business, who has time to ski? The slopes can wait until next year so for now, I’ll continue dining out on our winter commercial, shot here early season in Avoriaz, and look forward to the forthcoming spring/summer season! Stay tuned for what’s to come with Palm & Pine 🤝

Palm & Pine is growing. The team so far is a mostly-female, global network of contractors which has enabled the brand to launch in an agile and efficient way. Social media is the lifeblood of brand awareness for a DTC brand like ours so we knew when the time came to outsourcing it, we had to get it right. Introducing, Qetsiyah Jacobson With extensive experience working with consumer and skincare brands, and community manager to social tech platform HeyOrca, we are so proud to welcome her to the team. We are so excited to work with her to elevate Palm & Pine’s socials and build out our community to the next level. It’s a pleasure to have you onboard Qetsiyah. Let’s go!

The superstar. Our SPF 50 is truly the superstar product of Palm & Pine. Uniquely vegan (no beeswax), we designed the product to answer the problems of sports lovers (stinging eyes, hard to apply, hard to remove), and came up with a formulation that is now loved by professionals and everyday athletes alike. The product is a multiple sellout with only positive feedback in the summer and winter market. With the insights from this we’re putting the final touches to our next release based on customer demand, an SPF 50 lip balm which we’re excited to be launching very soon. Product 3 to expand our skincare ritual for the everyday athlete. We’re currently raising investment to build out the product range further to cater to the outdoor sport lover, year-round, before during and after sport. If you would like to find out more, I’d love to hear from you. Drop me an email sarah@palmpineskincare or DM here. Let’s chat! SEIS/EIS approved 🇬🇧 #sportskincare #fundraising #sportsbusiness

We are excited to reveal that we are one of 5 FINALISTS in The Red Tree 20204 Beauty Accelerator! Thank you so much to Red Tree and good luck to the other amazing brands shortlisted. Let’s go!