Cosmetics firm tests bathwater for exports

LAUNCHING on to the market with a new range of skincare products, Mallow, Co Cork start-up company Pixy has braved dragons and taken on the giants of the cosmetic world.

Set up in 2012 to offer an Irish alternative to the vast quantity of imported bath and beauty products, Pixy is working on developing sales in the domestic market but is also making plans to dip its toe into the export market.

Selling to 70 pharmacies around the country, it will exhibit at the natural beauty product show at the ExCel in London in June and is also aiming to develop sales in Northern Ireland.