THE REAL ECO WARRIORS
WILDSMITH
Good vibes: Handcrafted in Hampshire using sustainably sourced ingredients from around the world, clinical trials prove their formulas rival the results of more chemical alternatives.
We love: Active Repair Copper Peptide Serum, £130, which fights environmental aggressors that attack collagen.
LUSH
Good vibes: Spearheading sustainability, LUSH has had a green philosophy from day dot, with all of its Charity Pot profits going to grassroots charities.
We love: Glow sticks, £11.95. Extending its zero-waste soap bar success to its new make-up range, these solid highlighters give glowy skin without using synthetic mica.
LOVE BEAUTY AND PLANET
Good vibes: Vegan, ethically sourced ingredients, plus 100% recycled and recyclable bottles. A hit in America, this range is now in Boots and proves that affordable planet-friendly options are finally trickling onto the high street.
We love: Luscious Hydration Coconut Water and Mimosa Flower Body Hydro Gel, £9.99. With a base of moisture-attracting coconut water that creates a dewy texture.
RAHUA
Good vibes: All Rahua products bear a symbiotic stamp to highlight that it’s been made using indigenous methods and has preserved the rainforest in doing so.
We love: Rahua Legendary Amazon Oil, £40, contains more beta carotene than carrots to provide the equivalent of an SPF 50.
BIOGLITTER
Good vibes: Plastic microbeads have microbeads been have been banned and next up for culling is glitter. Uk-based Bioglitter has developed a sparkle using sustainably sourced cellulose from eucalyptus trees, so you can glisten guilt-free.
We love: Bioglitter Bioaquacadabra, Bioglitter Bioaquacadabra, from from £3.50 – we’d shower in this if we could.
ELEMIS
Good vibes: Elemis its products produces its products in Somerset alongside fifth-generation agronomers (agricultural specialists).
We love: Peptide Recovery Eye Cream, Recovery £38. Cream, £38. Six years in the making and three crops later, the Night Scented Stock oil in this will make your eyes will look well-rested even when not.
THE LOST EXPLORER
Good vibes: Providing work for 800 women in Kenya who hand-split windfall fruits and use any excess for jams or natural fertiliser, nothing gets wasted in the production of this range.
We love: Oil Free Moisturiser, £46, uses desert resurrection plants to rehydrate dull, dry skin.
REN
Good vibes: Alongside the freepost recycling initiative for customers, REN has teamed up with the Surfrider Foundation to clean up our coast and Terracycle to produce hybrid recycled bottles.
We love: Atlantic Kelp and Magnesium Body Wash Ocean Pack, £22, which now comes in 100% recycled packaging.
ORIGINS
Good vibes: Origins transport products in recycled cardboard shippers, created the first container recycling program in beauty and to date have planted over 600,000 trees in partnership with Global Releaf.
We love: Origins High Potency Night-a-mins Mineral Enriched Renewal Cream, £31, a two-in-one moisturiser and peel, which exfoliates and dissolves dead skin cells while you snooze.
BEAUTY KUBES
Good vibes: Despite being the new brand on the block, Beauty Kubes’ single-use solid shampoo cubes have a waiting list. Handmade in Cornwall, they have 50% less volume and weight than a 250ml plastic bottle, so a tiny carbon footprint in comparison.
We love: Organic Shampoo for Normal to Dry Hair, £8.50. Containing 27 individual 5cm x 5cm x 5cm blocks, these luxe formulas work so well you can skip conditioner (and yet another bottle).