The UK cosmetics and personal care market is a highly competitive industry that has seen significant changes in how it operates over the past several years, with changes in how consumers purchase their luxury or beauty items; calls for more sustainable and ethical practices from the consumer; and a rise in start-up indie brands across the market place, it really is shaking up the industry.

What better way to find your next career option or secure your niche skilled employee than to give us a call and talk it through with our industry experts. We like the human element here at Woodstock recruitment, and only by having that 1-to-1 chat can we understand all of the parameters to truly partner with our job seekers and clients alike.

Look under your kitchen sink or in your bathroom cupboard, yes, that’s what we do. We find all of those hard to find people that make those products happen and match them with the companies that make them.

Simple, ay? Well, no, it isn’t, which is why you’re here…

Household chemicals, cleaners, surface sprays, room scents etc are manufactured across the UK by small, independent businesses through to large blue chip entities. Formulation chemistry, regulatory compliance, quality systems, manufacturing and operations, it all comes together to provide us with our go-to cleaning chemical of choice, and with an ever increasing pressure from the consumer to develop greener and sustainable alternatives to the traditional harsher chemicals, it is an industry that is set to see a number of exciting changes over the coming years.

We use the term ‘Consumer chemical’ to describe any chemical that falls outside of our cosmetics or household cleaning chemical category, from insect repellents to boot polish, car valeting products to decorative paints. If it’s bought to use at home, it’s likely we’re in touch with job seekers and companies alike.

Our ‘Hygiene chemical’ category relates to any industry that manufactures industrial or professional grade cleaning and hygiene chemicals, such as those supplying to the janitorial, food, farming and clinical industries. Since the covid-19 pandemic, many of these companies saw an increase in demand for products that contain active virucidal compounds.