The Best Brands of Zero Waste Skin Moisturisers
SBTRCT is an excellent skincare brand, founded by the former execute at male skincare brand Bulldog. He has turned facial skincare on its head, offering a small line of vegan natural skin items (cleansers, exfoliators and face creams, with vitamin C booster).
Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions. Avoid shea butter for latex allergies. Wash off cocoa butter, before letting pets kiss you!
Sustainable Zero Waste Packaging
All are sold in zero waste bamboo packaging, you just buy refills thereafter, which also saves you money. Note the squalane is plant-based (not from sharks, like some brands).
Green People (organic vegan skincare products)
Green People is a quality brand of organic skincare, sold in easy-to-recycle sugar-cane packaging (most items are vegan). The range includes unscented and Oy!, which is specially formulated for acne-prone or teenage skin. As well as a range of skin creams with built-in sun protection.
The range also includes add-ons like anti-redness facial oil drops, and retinol-booster serums.
Coraline Skincare (soothing balms and serums)
Known for their extra-gentle handmade soaps (for 3 months and above), Coraline Skincare is a family company (founded to provide soap gentle enough for their daughter’s skin, who has Down Syndrome), which has recently added a small line of skincare products for adults.
SOS Recovery Oil is good for dry and mature skin, or itchy skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis or rosacea. Unfragranced (with a natural nutty seedy grassy quinoa aroma). Just apply 1 to 2 pumps to damp skin, and massage in morning and night.
You Must Be Sisters Facial Oil contains collagen-boosting ingredients like oils of rosehip fruit, açai seed, passion seed oil (rich in fatty acids) and blackcurrant skin (helps eczema and psoriasis).
The Everlasting Facial Balm is richer (contains immortelle facial oil, so check for allergies, some people may be sensitive). As with all essential oils, avoid during pregnancy/nursing.
The Ilex Wood (rose & frankincense face cream)
The Ilex Wood Rose & Frankincense Face Cream is made from natural vegan ingredients, is packed in a zero waste glass jar, and has super reviews. This cream is for dry and older skin, for deep glowing skin and to help reduce fine lines.
Packed with plant-based nutrients, this contains carefully selected essential oils of rose, frankincense, geranium and lavender, for a lovely scent. A little goes a long way!
The cream is made from a luxury blend of shea butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil and raspberry seed oil, with no palm oil. Store at room temperature, then apply a pea-sized amount to dry skin, allowing to absorb completely.
Green People Organic Eye Creams & Serums
Green People Rejuvenating Eye Cream (also in a scent-free version) hydrates the delicate skin around your eyes using over 89% certified organic ingredients. The ingredients (including soothing seaweed) help to smooth fine lines, and lighten dark circles. It sinks in quickly, never feeling greasy or heavy. Use morning and night for skin that looks rested and bright.
Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions. Avoid shea butter for latex allergies. Keep away from children and pets.
Firming Eye Serum
The firming eye serum plumps up skin by 26% in just 1 hour, and increases radiance after a month of use. Made to tone (not tingle!) this includes a calming chamomile aroma.
Age Defy+ Line Eraser Serum
Green People Line Eraser Serum blends 23 science-backed actives. Key plant extracts like pomegranate, sea holly and baicalin work to firm and brighten. The light gel texture absorbs quickly, leaving no residue. Daily use helps soften crow’s feet and makes eyes look brighter.
Tips to Reduce Crow’s Feet Around the Eyes
Skin around the eyes is very thin, so be gentle (dry your face by tapping with a towel, not scrubbing). Also tap eye creams and serums gently onto your skin, using your ring finger (uses less pressure).
- Try to get enough sleep. Rest lets your skin repair itself. Aim for regular sleep at the same times each night. Eating fruit and drinking water can also help your skin stay healthy.
- Give up smoking. This also helps to prevent cigarette litter!
- Protect your skin from the sun, and wear sustainable sunglasses (they block out light, and keep you from squinting).
Always wash sun creams off before letting pets kiss your skin, due to zinc oxide.
Neal’s Yard Organic Rosehip Oil (for scars & pigmentation)
There’s nothing wrong with having a few laughter lines or scars. But if you wish to reduce age spots and scarring, don’t fall for the expensive miracle creams.
Neals Yard rosehip oil is organic to naturally reduce hyperpigmentation and scarring with vitamin E. Just a few drops needed to give 250 uses per bottle used two times daily.
Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing. Keep essential oils away from children and pets.
Scars are the skin’s natural way of healing from injuries, but sometimes you may end up with hypertrophic scars, which sit above the skin, or keloid scars, which grow and spread.
Atrophic scars, on the other hand leave a sunken look (like acne scars). Others may have scars from injury or surgery.
Simple ageing can also lead to age or liver spots (flat brown spots that tend to show up mostly on sun-exposed areas like the face and hands).
Preventative Measures for Scars
Any dermatologist will tell you that the best way to prevent age spots is to keep out of strong sun and use a good natural sunscreen.
Most contain zinc oxide, so wash off before letting pets kiss you!
Eating foods high in antioxidants also helps (fresh fruits and veggies). Gentle exfoliation also helps to buff away dead skin cells, but only do this once or twice a week.
Proper cleansing removes dirt, sweat, and makeup that can irritate your skin. Use a mild cleanser like a calendula cleanser or frankincense cleanser.
Treat Early with Healing Balms and Serums
Quick action can prevent lasting marks. Apply a wild rose balm or wild rose beauty serum to areas where skin feels tender or looks red.
These products help calm skin, reduce inflammation, and support quick healing. They create a healthy environment so spots and scrapes don’t become scars.
