Why Handmade Organic Skin Care Products Are Heroes In Summer
It’s shaping up to be a fine summer with plenty of opportunities for soul-restoring days outdoors. This is great news for our overall health and wellbeing, but it can be tough on our skin. The heat and humidity, pollution and build up of SPF products can leave skin feeling dull, irritated and overloaded with heavy ingredients.
Here’s a look at how switching to organic moisturisers and handmade skincare products can help to keep you feeling fresh and comfortable this summer.
Fresh and effective ingredients
Handmade skin care products are made in small batches, which means that they are very fresh when they are dispatched. This is often the opposite case for mass-produced cosmetics, which might be several months or even a year or more old by the time they reach your shopping basket.
If you chose the product because it includes natural ingredients such as aloe vera or rosehip oil, then a lack of freshness or heat exposure can cause some of the potency of these botanicals to degrade. This can mean that you won’t see and feel the results you were expecting.
Our company handmakes all of our products in a dedicated workshop on demand, so that you can be confident the ingredients have full potency and deliver the promised benefits. This can give your skin the extra support it needs in summer, from intense hydration to antioxidant protection, or relief from sunburn or insect bites.
No need for harsh preservatives
Large manufacturers use preservatives to extend the shelf life of their products. This allows them to cut costs, but there may be a price to pay for your skin, especially in the summer when our skin is already under more stress. Preservatives are usually made from synthetic materials that can disrupt the skin’s barrier, causing irritation and dryness.
Our products are made in small batches in-house, so we have no need to add extra unnecessary chemicals. No stage of the production process is outsourced to third parties to avoid the risk of cross contamination. This way, we can be 100 per cent confident that our products contain only pure and natural skin-friendly ingredients.
Gentle formulas for sensitive summer skin
If you have sensitive skin, you will no doubt be familiar with the challenges that summer can bring: blocked pores from SPF creams and oil build up from sweating; increased inflammation from UV and heat exposure; and extra dryness from heat or air conditioning systems.
The products that you might have tolerated in the winter can feel too heavy and irritating in the summer. You might have noticed that certain skin conditions such as eczema, acne or rosacea become worse, just when you want to look and feel your best for holidays and social events such as weddings and barbecues.
Handmade products contain pure botanical ingredients that are designed to work with your skin, and are free from synthetic ingredients such as artificial fragrances, preservatives and bulking agents. This gives your skin room to breathe while the healing properties of nature get to work.
In our workshop, every ingredient is sourced directly from reputable suppliers and carefully weighed, poured and blended by our small team in a controlled environment. This avoids the risk of cross contamination with toxic chemicals and unnecessary processing that could affect the potency of the product.
Every batch is made to order, which gives our products a freshness and purity that would be impossible to find from industrial-scale manufacturers.
Your summer skincare routine
Summer can accelerate the effects of ageing on the skin, particularly after the age of 30. Look for products that contain natural antioxidants such as vitamin E and green tea extract to support your skin and encourage repair at a cellular level.
If you notice more dry patches in the summer, look for products that contain lightweight natural oils such as jojoba and argan oil. These will deeply nourish your skin without disrupting its natural barrier.
Above all, invest in some good quality SPF products to protect your skin from UV rays. Mineral based SPF such as zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are ideal if you have sensitive skin and want to use natural ingredients.
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