Professional Brands · United Kingdom

Sorted Skin

British prebiotic, microbiome-based skincare brand founded in 2021 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire — vegan, cruelty-free, UK-made formulas for problem skin across Anti-Redness, Intensive Rescue and Intimate Hygiene lines. Founded by Tim Driver (35+ years cosmetics and pharmaceutical beauty experience). Award recognition: Who What Wear 'Next in Beauty' (Best Body Hydrator); 2023 Global Green Beauty Awards — Gold (Editor's Choice) and Bronze (Best New Skincare). Multi-currency Shopify e-commerce shipping to 100+ countries; international wholesale structure open for distribution partners.

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Company Presentation

Sorted Skin

Sorted Skin is a British prebiotic, microbiome-based skincare brand founded in 2021 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, by industry veteran Tim Driver — Managing Director and Founder — who brings more than 35 years of experience formulating and bringing global problem-skin brands to market. The brand was built around a single, focused claim: 'a balanced diet for your skin'. Its range targets reactive, sensitive and compromised skin across three themed lines — Anti-Redness, Intensive Rescue and Intimate Hygiene — with plant-based prebiotic formulas that combine vitamins, minerals, natural ceramides, omegas and essential oils, formulated vegan, cruelty-free, UK-made and dermatologically tested under medical supervision.

The brand's positioning rests on a hybrid beauty / pharmacy stance: native, prebiotic-led ingredients that claim to 'treat the cause, not the symptom' on the sensitive-skin segment (rosacea, eczema, dermatitis, atopic skin). The formulations are explicitly free from steroids and harsh actives, and the brand carries an explicit 'no niacinamide' stance — a deliberate differentiating choice for the segment. The range is sold direct through a Shopify e-commerce front running multi-currency shipping to 100+ countries, with international fulfilment handled through an external logistics partner; a 60-day money-back guarantee underwrites every order.

Industry recognition has followed the launch. Cited awards include the Best Body Hydrator award at the Who What Wear 'Next in Beauty' Awards, plus a Gold (Editor's Choice) and a Bronze (Best New Skincare) at the 2023 Global Green Beauty Awards. Pricing sits in an accessible 'affordable clinical' slot — line items typically £13–30 with starter kits that build bundle margin for distributors and retailers while keeping the on-shelf entry price low.

On the export side the brand is structurally ready: multi-currency checkout, international logistics already in flow, vegan and cruelty-free certifications in hand, plus awards to support premium positioning. A formal wholesale and distribution structure is not in place yet — leaving territory exclusives, pharmacy partnerships and beauty-distributor on-boardings all open for an international partner to build.

Brand Capabilities

What Sorted Skin brings to the table

01

Defensible Clinical-Natural Niche in Problem Skin

Sorted Skin sits in a hybrid clinical + natural slot on the sensitive and reactive skin segment — rosacea, eczema, dermatitis, atopic and intimate-area concerns. The 'treat the cause, not the symptom' positioning is anchored in a documented prebiotic, microbiome-based formulation platform, with dermatologically tested formulas and an explicit free-from steroids / harsh actives / niacinamide stance. A genuine differentiator in a crowded category, and a story that sells naturally into pharmacy, para-pharmacy and specialist beauty retail rather than mass-market only.

02

Founder with 35+ Years of Cosmetic-Pharma Industry Experience

Founder and Managing Director Tim Driver brings more than three decades of experience formulating and bringing global problem-skin brands to international markets. For a distributor the technical credibility behind the brand is unusually direct — when a buyer asks 'who is behind the formulas', the answer is a single named industry veteran rather than an opaque formulation team, and the formulation depth supports a defensible category leadership claim.

03

Three Clearly Segmented Lines — Anti-Redness, Intensive Rescue, Intimate Hygiene

The range is organised into three themed lines covering face, body and intimate area. Anti-Redness addresses reactive and rosacea-prone skin; Intensive Rescue is the moisturisation and skin-barrier repair core (face lotion, day cream, night cream); Intimate Hygiene is a dedicated intimate-area wash range. The line architecture gives distributors a clean shelf story by skin concern and supports co-merchandising with pharmacist or skin-specialist recommendations.

04

Plant-Based Prebiotic Platform with Functional Active Stack

Every formula is built on plant-based prebiotics intended to feed the skin's microbiome, combined with vitamins, minerals, natural ceramides, omegas and essential oils. The platform spans morning and evening routines, treatment creams and targeted washes — a complete daily ritual that gives distributors a single-brand answer to the most common sensitive-skin concerns without category stitching.

05

Green and Ethical Credentials Already in Hand

Vegan, cruelty-free, UK-made and dermatologically tested under medical supervision — combined with the Global Green Beauty Awards recognition. These credentials are increasingly demanded by UK, EU and Middle-East retailers, and they are already documented on the brand's own channels, giving distributors and retail buyers ready-made sustainability and ethics copy for category listings and tenant-mix positioning.

06

Accessible Pricing with Bundle Margin and a 60-Day Guarantee

Single SKUs typically at £13–30, with starter kits and body bundles that leave attractive margin for retailers, spas and pharmacies. The 60-day money-back guarantee reduces buyer risk at the consumer end — a meaningful conversion lever for retailers, marketplace listings and DTC partners thinking about scaling acquisition spend.

07

International E-commerce Already Operational

The Shopify front end runs multi-currency checkout with 100+ selectable shipping countries and fulfilment handled through an external logistics partner. International DTC supply chain is already in flow — a distributor inheriting the brand does not need to build cross-border shipping infrastructure from scratch and can move quickly into reseller and marketplace channels.

08

Open International Distribution Structure — Territory Exclusives Available

The brand has international operational reach through its DTC shop but a formal wholesale and distribution structure is intentionally open — territory exclusives, pharmacy partnerships, spa and wellness operators, third-party retail and online pure-players all remain unassigned in overseas markets. A genuine first-mover window for distributors that want to lock in clean territory rights while the brand is still under the radar outside the UK.

Strengths & Opportunities

Why international buyers choose this brand

  • Defensible clinical-natural niche in problem skin (rosacea, eczema, atopic, intimate) with documented prebiotic, microbiome-based formulation platform.
  • Founder-led technical credibility — Tim Driver, 35+ years in cosmetics and pharmaceutical beauty, with global problem-skin brand experience.
  • Three-segment line architecture (Anti-Redness, Intensive Rescue, Intimate Hygiene) — clean shelf narrative by skin concern.
  • Vegan, cruelty-free, UK-made, dermatologically tested under medical supervision — green and ethical credentials already secured.
  • Award recognition: Who What Wear 'Next in Beauty' (Best Body Hydrator); 2023 Global Green Beauty Awards — Gold (Editor's Choice) and Bronze (Best New Skincare).
  • Accessible price slot (£13–30 line items, starter kits) with bundle margin for distributors, retailers and spas.
  • Multi-currency Shopify checkout, 100+ selectable shipping countries, external logistics partner — international DTC ready out of the box.
  • Open wholesale and distribution structure — territory exclusives, pharmacy and specialist-beauty channels all still to be assigned in international markets.
Export Business

International distribution & partnership programme

Sorted Skin combines a defensible prebiotic, microbiome-based formulation platform for problem skin with vegan, cruelty-free and UK-made credentials, an accessible price slot and award recognition already secured — and it is shipping internationally through a multi-currency Shopify front with 100+ selectable countries, so cross-border operational infrastructure is in place. A formal wholesale and distribution structure has not yet been built in overseas markets, leaving territory exclusives, pharmacy partnerships and specialist-beauty retail all open for international partners to lock in while the brand is still under the radar outside the UK.

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