Buying your loved ones smellies for Christmas? Here’s a few green brands that avoid toxic ‘chemical nasties’.
Following up on our article on the toxic ingredients in everyday beauty and personal care products from September and with Christmas coming up, we thought we would showcase a few brands which are dedicated to removing harmful, endocrine-disrupting chemicals from their products and are more green and eco-conscious than high street brands.
Skincare
Holistic Essentials/Ayurveda Pura
Genuine handmade Ayurveda and Ayurveda-inspired organic skincare available from ThinkTree hub trainer and Ayurvedic specialist Dr Deepa Apte that are free of parabens, sls etc. Products include restorative hair mask, toner, skin and body wash, cleansing milks, face mask, face wash, rose water, herbal massage oil, exfoliating body polish and more. Dr Deepa is available at info@dr-deepa.com.
Pictured is the Skin Radiance Exfoliating Cream at £17.95
Created by ThinkTree Hub member Louise Allen, Rhythm of Beauty has four gorgeous award-winning handcrafted collections based on each season and aimed to be in tune with the cycles of nature. They are separated into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere collections. Louise is contactable at: louiserhythmofbeauty@gmail.com.
Pictured below is Louise’s The power of 5, her Elemental Goddess Collection £40.40. this
includes;
- Seasonal award winning face cream with sea buckthorn seed oil and Q10& Vit A
- Celestial boho glow with gold and pearl
- Seasonal anti-inflammatory face and body lotion with nigella seed
- Celestial boho glow polish – SECRET RECEIPE
- Seasonal 100% Organic Raw Body butter
One of the best known and long-stablished brands for natural skincare is the award-winning Weleda company. You can find it in some shops or for more personalised advice, you can ask Maureen Abson (maureen@fusionmassage.com), who knows the products inside out.
Below is Maureen’s Xmas recommendation. It’s just £32.50 and is inspired by Weleda’s ionic Skin Food Original, the NEW Weleda Skin Food Face range is formulated for daily care and blends cult beauty hero Skin Food’s naturally active botanicals with antioxidant-rich centella asiatica, sacha inchi oil and olive squalane, to intensely nourish and protect dry skin.
Contains:
Skin Food Nourishing Day Cream 40ml
Skin Food Nourishing Cleansing Balm 75ml
Skin Food Nourishing Night Cream 40ml
Skin Food Nourishing Face Ritual Card
Make-up and Skin-Care
Tropic (from its founder’s tropical roots) has a beautiful range of award-winning vegan, organic skincare and make-up that’s freshly made in Croydon. Tropic was originally created by Susie Ma at the age of 15. All their packaging is refillable, recyclable or returnable and they also stock some men’s products. There is also an AI-tool to recommend the most suitable skincare for your skin. For more recommendations, speak to Rosemary (info@rosemarykpharo.net).
Their Skincare Collection box is £48 and includes active,
clinically-backed formulations.
The Collection includes
- Smoothing Cleanser complexion purifier | 50ml
- Bamboo Face Cloth
- Juicy Greens exfoliating toning essence | 30ml
- Skin Dream firming night cream | 15ml
- Youth Potion enriched retinal complex | 10ml
- Elixir radiance-boosting omega oil | 6ml
