Body & beauty

Handmade Beauty Buys

As more of us look for a natural alternative to skincare buys, Beth Coldrick, founder of BAO Skincare reveals why handmade beauty is a glowing option

When you think of natural skincare, what do you think of? Active ingredients from the forests and faunas? The beautifully natural smells of nature? How about a great way to remedy sensitive skin? Around 70 percent of people suffer with sensitive skin at least once in their lifetime, and chemicals and nasty preservatives seem to be everywhere in the world today.

Fortunately, natural skincare is on the rise, as more and more people invest in organic, vegan and natural beauty. Handmade skin products can be a great option because you’ll always know what goes into them. Compare them to baking a cake at home – you can go to a supermarket and buy an amazing cupcake but is there anything better than putting all the ingredients together in your bowl, blending them up with love and watching them turn into scrumptious finished product? Combining raw ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter and plant oils is a great start, but adding some uplifting essential oils really finishes a product off.

Of course, you needn’t spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy handmade beauty buys. BAO skincare products are individually handmade with an infusion of botanical and plant ingredients. The active formulas can help to not only improve skin tone but also boost the appearance of skin, and the scent of BAO Skincare products have been said to lift energy levels, too. What goes into each of these buys? Founder Beth Coldrick reveals six energy-boosting skincare ingredients that she swears by.

Sweet orange and mandarin

Not only do these fruits produce an addictive smell, they’ll also put a spring in your step and a smile on your face.

Frankincense

Frankincense, one of the oldest oils, can be added to skincare products to produce a beautiful, nectar-like, scent that will instantly make you happy.

Rose water

This sweet-smelling liquid has been around for thousands of years and is jone of the best ingredients to use not only in skin care but also when cooking. It’s really nurturing and nourishing to the body and mind.

Lavender and geranium

Although Lavender can sometimes have a bad reputation, often being referred to as an ‘old lady’ smell, when Geranium is added, it creates a new scent that calms, clears and restores the mind and energy It will make you close your eyes and imagine lying back in a beautiful spa in the countryside. Bliss

If you have been thinking about trying a new natural and organic skincare brand then try BAO Skincare- the products really are wonderfully nourishing and energy uplifting www.baoskincare.co.uk