During the cold, harsh weather of the holiday season, your skin needs a little extra love. And sustainable skin care is the ideal solution for all you conscious buyers out there!
From cleansers and moisturizers to serums and age-defying masks and sprays, the Impakter marketplace is your go-to resource this Christmas for all things natural, including luxurious skincare. But sometimes, sustainability in the beauty industry is hard to find, so we’ ve got you covered.
Below are eight sustainable beauty products offered on the marketplace to help you keep toxins and artificial ingredients far from your Christmas tree and defy same-old, commercialized products that irritate your skin and produce waste through mass production.
Sustainable Christmas gift #1-Plastic free production from Uvia
With airless production technology for clean beauty packaging, all Uvia products are safe from outside bacteria and firm the skin with grape derivatives straight from Italian vineyards.
Rich with pro-age peptides, hyaluronic acid, and organic Nero di Troia marc extract, Uvia features plant-based regenerating cream that enhances flawless aging. The brand’s Milk-based cleansers and the Pro Age Face Mask help bring your skin back to its natural state: effortless beauty.
Ideal for the face, neck, and decollete, Uvia sustainable skin care products such as creams and serums reduce wrinkles and firm all skin types for truly radiant sustainable skincare.
Sustainable Christmas gift #2-Eco-friendly moisturizer and more by Natèclo
Bring “la vie en rose” to your skin with Natèclo Cosmetiques. From scrubs to eco-friendly face lotion, all Natèclo products are eco-certified and extracted from natural, organic materials like rose petals, almond oil, and coconut.
Natèclo gives you the best of both worlds with its Face Cream for Oily Skin and the Face Cream for Dry Skin. A plethora of body scrubs, oils, and lotions provide the full package for any varied skincare routine.
All vegan, cruelty-free creams come in recyclable containers so you can purchase, refill, or discard them without the fear of contributing to landfills. Inspired by a feminine love of natural beauty, Natèclo takes French female ingenuity to a whole new level.
Sustainable Christmas gift #3-Responsible sourcing straight from the Earth by Circulove
Fresh from Finland, Circulove uses organic ingredients from Nordic botanicals and berry oils. Circulove’s all-fermented formulas provide ultimate hydration to cleanse and balance your skin, smooth blemishes and nourishing microbiomes to protect from aging, pollution, and UV rays.
Their Protective Face Cream prevents wrinkles from sun exposure with SPF while their CLEAN Cleansing Micellar Essence refreshes and restores your face for a clear, glowing look with eco-friendly moisturizer. With ingredients that soothe, moisturize, and protect, this organic full brand has package for all your skin’s varied needs during the harshness of winter.
Sustainable Christmas gift #4-Vegan, cruelty-free Comptoir Des Huiles for animal lovers
Vitamin E and fatty acids are the main characteristics of Comptoir Des Huiles’ ingredients. With a nourishing day cream that shields your skin from cold, wind, and rain, this brand of eco-friendly face moisturizer is committed to all-natural skincare.
Start your eco-loving routine in the shower when you wash off the day with the Sweetness of the Orchard Shower Oil made from vegetable oils and floral fragrances. Or try the vegan Relaxation Massage Oil extracted from mandarin and chamomile oils that will fill your home with the soothing aromas of fruit and flowers.
All organic extracts are cold-pressed to ensure a full-bodied product sourced straight from Mother Nature herself!
Sustainable Christmas gift #5-Organic ingredients in Herbes Folles
Herbes Folles is a French sustainable skincare brand that uses vegetable extracts for glowing, dewy skin in need of a pick-me-up.
Refresh your skin throughout the day with face mists, cleansers, and serums extracted from corn poppy and wild carrot hydrosol. The Névoa Illuminating Moisturizer and the Mimo Protective Balm both shield your skin with a protective barrier that locks in moisture and keeps from your clogging pores .
Sustainable Christmas gift #6-Plant-based ingredients by Arc En Sels
From the Light Legs’ Lotion to the Ultimate Organic Green Coffee Elixir, Arc En Sels promotes circulation, regeneration, and moisturization through African and Middle Eastern craftsmanship.
The sustainable products by this brand also ensure longevity and reduce waste: Each product comes from a fruit-shelling process that conserves water and ensures that the natural oils never turn rancid.
Rich in fatty acids, Vitamin E, and antioxidants, Arc En Sels products treat wrinkles, firm skin, and rejuvenate for an overall refreshed, healthier look.
Sustainable Christmas gift #7-Cleanse your skin with Maison Bomoi
The key to the right shave is the right soap. Made in France from toxin-free ingredients, this sustainable skincare brand provides PETA-certified pre-whipped shaving balms, soaps, and foams that clean your pores with environmentally friendly, organic ingredients.
Products like the Baobab Oil and Moringa Raw Soap bar and the Shave Ball provide the perfect grooming ingredients in the shower. With Maison Bomoi, you’ll find Baobab Oil, shea butter, goat’s milk, and more natural ingredients that provide a truly clean, glowing complexion.
Through cold foams and active concentrations, Maison Bomoi preserves the quality of their body products through French craftsmanship that respects the Earth and your skin.
Sustainable Christmas gift #8-Organic ingredients in Oolution
Don’t forget about your hands and feet! Winter can dry out our hands and leave our feet cracked and dry, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Oolution features a variety of intense moisturizers from plant-active ingredients for sustainably sourced, eco-friendly moisturizers. With their Happy Hands nail and hand cream and Feet Good lotion, the brand heals your skin with coconut oil just when you need it the most!
Sustainable Christmas gift #9-Sustainably sourced soaps from Naiadi Cosmetics
Bodycare sourced from ancient Greek water nymphs. The ancient Greeks believed that the Naiads rejuvenated health and vitality.
That’s why Naiadi Cosmetics sources all of its soaps, shampoos, and body scrubs straight from raw materials that are hypoallergenic and cruelty-free. All plant extracts and essential oils turn into soaps that are made with a cold-pressing method so that all materials are gentle on sensitive skin.
Products like the Pomegranate Cinnamon soap and body scrub provide the ultimate cleanse in the shower. Can’t decide on what to choose? There are gift boxes like the calendula, hemp, and pomegranate soap box that allow you to sample which soap is your favorite .
All products are delivered with recyclable packaging, reducing the environmental impact from production to delivery for the ultimate sustainable gifting this Christmas. From hair care to natural exfoliating scrubs, your skin and body will thank you each time you turn your shower routine into a rejuvenating ritual inspired by ancient Greek wellness backed by actual sustainable skin care products.
Sustainable skincare will be the highlight of gift-giving this Christmas. Not only do these certified brands feature healthy, plant-based ingredients for the highest quality of personal care, but their products are sustainably sourced, post-consumer recyclable, and over all provide an reduced carbon footprint throughout the production chain.
And what can bring more holiday cheer than piling exclusive, eco-loving skincare under the Christmas tree?
PS If you got a tight budget, we’ve got you covered too with 11 Sustainable Christmas Gift Ideas Under 20 Euro!
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<i>Editor’s Note: </i>The opinions expressed here by the authors are their own, not those of Impakter.com — In the Featured Photo: A woman with flawless skin sits with a present by a Christmas tree. Featured Photo Credit: Afishera/Pixabay
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