Natural products: antidote to over-perfumed and over-engineered skincare (listed below)


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≥ Today’s trend for natural beauty products is about more than just avoiding toxins. It’s about connecting the lotions and potions in the fi nished bottle with the fl ora, habitats and communities that produce the raw ingredients. From wild forests producing lichen to industrial-scale monocultures growing roses for multinational brands, beauty has an undeniable connection to nature. As the industry has scaled up, so too has the harvesting of its primary ingredients, to the extent that the Nagoya Protocol, a UN protocol governing the cosmetics industry and biodiversity, has been introduced in an attempt to get the industry to watch its impact on the natural world.


THE BIGGER BEAUTY PICTURE The recent trend for argan oil is a good example of a supply chain that urgently needs to be reconsidered. The miracle product that repairs damaged hair, it has been embraced by cosmetics companies with increasing fervour. But as the Moroccan government plans to triple annual production by 2020, this puts increasing pressure on the argan forests. And as the industry intensifi es, how can we protect the traditional job of the Berber women who hand-press pips from the fruit to extract the oil? Argan oil supports 2.2 million people living a subsistence existence in rural regions. It is economically and culturally vital. Whereas once the beauty industry would have


pouted a little, tossed its silky hair and said, ‘Not my problem!’, the conscientious wing takes this on. A responsible brand will take delight in telling you which cooperative its argan oil is from and how it is sourced. In many ways, we have Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, to thank for this. She saw


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Ocado stocks a wide range of natural skincare products that look, feel and work just as great as their more chemically made counterparts. 1. Neal’s Yard Geranium & Orange Body Lotion, £22.50 Made with vitamin-rich olive and pumpkin seed oils, scented with fl oral and citrus essential oils, this leaves the skin feeling fresh and smooth.


2.Weleda Wild Rose Deodorant, £8.95 Keep cool and fragrant with the help of roses and herbal extracts, a natural way to prevent odours caused by bacteria. 3.Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream, £20 This light moisturiser brings together an antioxidant mix of chamomile, lemon, cucumber and witch hazel to smooth and brighten skin around the eyes.


4. Burt’s Bees Tips and Toes K t £12.99 For head to toe treatments,ments, this kit includes Replenishing Lip Balm, Coconut Foot Cream and Almond Milk Hand Cream, to leave you feeling properly pampered. 5. Fushi Organic Hydrating Lip Balm, £5.15 A refreshing,


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moisturising mix of avocado oill, peppermint and geranium that smells good enough to eat.


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Don’t stop there… Once you’ve chosen your products, you need an eco-friendly way to apply them. Enter the EcoTools range of brushes, made from sustainable bamboo, recycled aluminium and cruelty- free Taklon bristles. Go to ocado.com/ ecotools for the full range, from £1.99


> Do your bit for the earth by recycling your used Ocado and other plastic bags – we’ll take the lot when we drop off your next order <


TESTING, TESTING


Naturally produced cosmetics are made to be super kind on skin, but for some people, the substances used can be potent allergens To avoid any problems with irritation, make sure to do a patch test. Here’s how:


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1. Apply a small amount of the product on the inside of your elbow or wrist. 2. Leave it uncovered for 24 hours and avoid washing the area. 3. If any redness or irritation becomes evident, wash the product off immediately and discontinue use. 4. If, after 24 hours, your skin is still normal, it’s a good sign you’re not allergic to the product. Go forth and beautify.


potential to sustainably exploit indigenous crops from communities all over the world, harvest the responsibly and process them into beauty products. Denise Leicester of the Ila brand has transferred this


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passion for progressive supply chain into an upscale spa range, working with local communities and producers to provide the ingredients she blends for her 100 per cent natural, cruelty-free ‘beyond organic’ product range. These are products that typify the new eco-beauty movement, and the approach sums up what is today’s contemporary cosmetic scene: gently and eff ectively challenging the status quo, but without succumbing to frown lines.


Lucy says: ‘My hairdresser can make my hair shine like a highly polished Sirius (the brigtes system), using only natural productoducts..’


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