Out and About Spring 2021

Out&About wellbeing

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Sustainable, vegan and biodegradable – environmentally-friendly skin products

Soothing hands

Weleda’s vegan-friendly, rich, buttery cream Skin Food Body Butter has a new look in a green glass jar – the jar is Eco-friendly body butter

Skin Therapy Spa Hand Cream 100ml is an easy way to add a bit of spa luxury to your beauty regime. Treat yourself to some Skin Therapy Spa softening hand cream, to intensively nourish dry hands, soften cuticles and strengthen nails. It’ll leave your hands feeling soft and smooth every day. The cream is infused with pro-vitamin B5 and Vitamin E. It’s also dermatologically tested, colour-free and suitable for vegans. Available online at wilko.com and in Wilkinsons for just £1

made from recycled glass, which is also recyclable. Skin Food Body Butter is green in more ways than one. For dry skin in need of extra care, it is formulated with a host of natural ingredients to provide intensive moisturisation and nourishment. Sustainably-sourced ingredients such as chamomile from Weleda’s farming partners in Kosovo, rosemary from Portugal and the finest organic sunflower seed oil from Hungary provide precious oil extractions. The biodynamic calendula is from Weleda’s own herb gardens. Organic cocoa butter from Peru and organic shea butter from Burkina Faso are combined to create a luxurious whipped texture that melts into the skin, while essential oil from the aromatic resin of the benzoin tree adds a warmth and comforting dimension to Skin Food’s sweet orange and lavender fragrance. Available from weleda.co.uk, larger branches of Holland & Barrett and online at Boots.com and stores including Waitrose

Skin Republic biodegradable facemasks

Skin Republic’s biodegradable face masks only take 10 days or less to biodegrade, while the packaging takes around 32 days. This is in comparison to a head of lettuce which can take up to 25 years to biodegrade. The regular white Skin Republic masks have had a

fabric update, so instead of cotton spun lace they are now made of cupra, a biodegradable eco mask fabric. Skin care should be fun, relaxing and provide real results, but not at the expense of the environment. The full Skin Republic range can be purchased from numerous UK stockists including Boots and Superdrug.

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O&A SPRING 2021