Woman’s Own – 02 September 2019

C R U E LT Y-

FREE

Thegoldstandardfor

cruelty-freeproducts

(andrecognised

aroundtheworld)is

theLeapingBunny

logo.Allproducts

bearingthismark

havetomeet

watertightcriteria,

includingongoing

audits,tomakesure

noanimalscome

toanyharmintheir

production.Proof

thatmakingmore

consciouschoices

won’tleaveyouout

ofpocket,Aldi’s

cosmeticsline

Lacuraiscertified,

aswellaspurse-

friendlyskincare

brandYesTo.

Welike:YesTo

CoconutMistified

Moisturiser,£9.99,

lookfantastic.com.

REEF

FRIENDLY

EvenifyouknowyourUVAsfrom

yourUVBs,youmightstillbe

stumpedbytheterm‘reefsafe’.

WhileUVfiltersaregreatat

protectingyourskin,thechemicals

theycontain(oxybenzoneand

octinoxate)washoffyourbodywhen

inthewater,causingfataldamageto

coralreefs.AllSoltansuncreamsare

reefsafe,buteco-pioneerGreenPeople

hasgoneastepfurther.Notonlyisit

of one

thefewsun-creambrandsthatisboth

reef-safeandnon-toxictomarinelife,

all but

thecompany’spackagingismadefrom

renewablesugarcane,too.

Welike:SoltanProtect&Moisturise

SuncareLotionSPF30,from£4,Boots;

Green and

PeopleScent-FreeFacialSunCream

SPF30,£18,greenpeople.co.uk.

Overtime,beautyproducts

start

tobreakdown–meaningthey’re

lesseffectivethanbeforeand

this

canbeforahugerangeof

reasons.

Mascarawandsareexposed

to

bacteriaeachtimeyouuse

them,

whilevitaminC-basedserums

can

oxidisequickly,whichreduces

their

potency.Hangingontoproducts

past

theirprimewon’tdoyourskin

any

favours,solookoutforthe

iconof

anopenjarwithalittlenumber

withinitonyourproducts

• that

numbertellsyou how many

monthsyoushould keep it for

afteropening.For example, 12M

equals^12 months. Throwing out

productsbefore they’re used

upcanfeelwasteful, but luckily

Ultrasun’sentire range of sun

creamslastsfor two years on

ce

opened(theaverage is just^

oneyear),meaning you can^

squirrelthemaway for next^

summerwithno stress.

Try:UltrasunFamily High

ProtectionSun Cream

SPF30,£25,M&S.

SHELF LIFE

be

aut

Boost your

knowledge

Decode the back of the

packaging to find out

exactly what makes

up your products

WORDS: JESS BEECH. PHOTO: GETTY