LUSH
TIMES
SPRING 2024
19
EACH SHAMPOO BAR LASTS UP TO 60 WASHES AND CAN REPLACE UP TO THREE BOTTLES OF 200ML LIQUID SHAMPOO Last longer than most relationships
GET TO KNOW THE PERSON BEHIND THE FACE STICKER. Paulo, Master Compounder
A master compounder is someone who is specially trained and can compound products in every single Lush department. My favourite product to compound is Dream Cream as it has lots of complex elements so you have to take extra care and attention when making it. My favourite thing about working in manufacturing is definitely the positive vibe, the camaraderie and everyone working together as a team. I was quite shy when I started working here, but this job has really helped me be more confident and grow as a person. Being fresh and handmade makes us different, everything is done in our own factories, from making a product mix, all the way through to decorating and packing it to go to shops. You know a Lush product has been made with love and has had that special touch from everybody in manufacturing.
MEET THE MAKER
I ’m Paulo and I’m a compounder at Lush’s UK Manufacturing. I’ve been working at Lush for seven years, before I worked here I was a chef for fifteen years! At Lush, I started as a production assistant in Ballistics packing bath bombs, then I became a compounder, and then I had the opportunity to become a master compounder. Being a compounder feels like somewhere between being a chef and a scientist — you work on putting all of the fresh ingredients together to make the products, which will then be pressed, shaped and decorated by manufacturing production assistants.
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