These skin cleansers are all vegan, free from palm oil, biodegradable and sold in zero waste packaging. They cost a little more than the main brands, but are not too pricey, and are concentrated, so should last you longer. And because they are made with natural ingredients, they are better for your skin and health, and you should not need many other skin care items, so cost less long-term.
Choose unscented versions for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions. Avoid shea butter for latex allergies. Keep away from children and pets (due to cocoa butter and essential oils).
Alter/Native Facial Cleansing Bar is handmade in Yorkshire by a co-operative. The pink clay version has a light floral scent, while the gently exfoliating charcoal soap restores balance to tired and oily skin. Contains a gentle blend of olive and coconut oil with shea butter and essential oils.
UpCircle Cleansing Balm is an award-winning cleanser to remove pollution and make-up (including mascara), made from organic ingredients, finely ground powder from discarded apricot stones (rich in vitamin E) along with skin-calming blackcurrant seed, blue tansy and sea buckthorn oils.
Green People is an organic beauty brand, which sells a small range of vegan cleansers for oily, mature or teenage/oily skin, sold in easy-to-recycle packaging (mostly made from sugar cane). There are scent-free options, and also a cleanser for men, which doubles as a shave gel.
Neal’s Yard Remedies Calendula Cleanser is an organic cleansing cream to cleanse and remove make-up, ideal for dry and sensitive skin. Made with jojoba oil, the Frankincense Cleanser is enriched with baobab seed oil and organic cocoa butter.
BRISTOLMADE Rose Clay Cleanser is made with organic sweet almond oil and rose geranium oil, sold in a glass jar with a metal lid. This whipped cleanser contains kaolin clay to absorb impurities, and leave skin soft and supple.
SBTRCT is a zero waste beauty brand, which offers solid facial cleansers made with biodegradable ingredients. Choose from a fragrance-free version, a Rose and Tonka Bean cleanser (scented with geranium oil) or a Make-up Melt bar.
