This page explains how the Essentials website uses cookies and similar browser storage to make the shop work.
Last updated: 30 September 2026
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar browser storage can serve the same purpose. Some are needed to keep an online shop working, while others may be used for optional features.
How this site uses them
| Type | Purpose | When used |
|---|---|---|
| Essential shopping cookies | Remember basket contents and support the checkout process. | When you use the shop and basket. |
| Account and security cookies | Keep you signed in and protect account and administrative sessions. | When you sign in or use an account. |
| Site preferences | Remember functional choices where the website offers them. | Only when the relevant feature is used. |
Our current site setup does not include a dedicated analytics or advertising cookie tool. If optional tracking or embedded services are added in future, this page and the consent controls will need to be updated before they are used.
Your choices
You can inspect, block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may stop the basket, checkout or account sign-in from working correctly. This website does not currently provide a separate cookie-preferences panel.
Questions?
For questions about this page or how the website handles information, email sales@essentialshairandbeauty.co.uk.