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5 of the best natural beauty products
Improve your skin with the latest natural and botanical skincare buys.
By Eve Cameron
Along with pictures of cute cats, natural beauty products are right up there on our most-Googled searches. That means there are a lot of us clamouring for face creams and more, with a provenance that owes more to fields and flowers than petri dishes and test tubes, free from ingredients we may wish to avoid and perhaps also with an ethical point of view, be it organic or fair trade. Here are some of my favourite buys from brands such as Melvita and Clarins.
Origins Plantscription Powerful Lifting Cream, £50
With Commiphora Mukul, a bark resin used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for over 3000 years, Origins Plantscription Powerful Lifting Cream, £50, targets sagging skin. Our tester really noticed a difference in her lower face and thought her jawline looked more defined after using it for six weeks.
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The number one botanically-based cleanser
Melvita Plumping Radiance Duo, £25.
Not just a pretty scent, rose oil, hips and seeds are powerhouses full of vitamins A and C for skin brightening and collagen-boosting, and also help skin to retain moisture. Try new Melvita Plumping Radiance Duo, £25. It uses the rose fruit and flower in a bi-phase formulation (oil and water that you shake to mix). Spray it on your hands and massage it into clean skin before moisturiser.
The number one botanically-based cleanser
Clarins Hydraquench Tinted Moisturiser SPF15, £28.
For a lightweight finish and to protect your face from UV and pollution, smooth on Clarins Hydraquench Tinted Moisturiser SPF15, £28. It makes your skin feels pampered and peachy, and boosts the skin’s own hydrating mechanisms with katafray bark extract, a fairtrade ingredient from Madagascar.
The number one botanically-based cleanser
The Konjac sponge, £7.99.
This hard working little sponge helps refine pores, makes your cleanser go further and is good for the environment, too, as it’s 100% biodegradable. It’s made from the roots of the wild Konjac plant from South East Asia ,and there are different varieties for oily, dehydrated and sensitive skin. Konjac Sponge, £7.99, feelunique.com.
The number one botanically-based cleanser
Dr Jackson's Coconut Melt, £10
Founded by a pharmacognosist (who study medicines from natural sources), Dr Jackson’s Natural Products are created using healing plants discovered on his expeditions (with terrific science behind them, too). Try Dr Jackson's Coconut Melt, £10, net-a-porter.com), to soften hair, lips and cuticles. Mix it with rosemary or mint essential oils for a natural bug repellent.
The number one botanically-based cleanser
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