Go Green - January's Box
Good intentions don’t always pan away the way you’d hope. Perhaps your Dry January resolution dried up within days, or maybe your new workout gear hasn’t even had the labels taken off. Oops!
Never mind, because you can make a fresh start for 2021 the easy way with the new OK! Beauty Edit.
This month we have a green beauty box, with a clean, green and vegan theme naturally. Inside you’ll find seven products sure to enhance your wellbeing, and worth over £52.
Our latest box contains three full-size products and four luxury travel-size treats from some of our favourite feel-good brands.Â
Want to know more? OK! Beauty director Lynne Hyland reveals what’s inside this month’s fresh delivery...
Aroma Active Laboratories Sleep Mist, full size worth ÂŁ10
If you love Aromatherapy Associates, you’ll be wowed by its new high street sister. Aroma Active Laboratories is all about boosting mind and body, and this relaxing pillow spray is a dream come true for anyone seeking better beauty sleep. It’s a calming cocktail of lavandin, valerian, ylang ylang and buddhawood, all renowned for their balancing effects on a buzzing mind.
Maui Moisture Revive & Hydrate + Shea Butter Shampoo and Conditioner, 100ml travel sizes worth ÂŁ3.19 each
All Maui Moisture shampoos have pure aloe vera juice as their first ingredient, followed by coconut water. The shea butter duo in our box is ideal for dry, damaged hair, and free from sulfated surfactants, silicones, mineral oils and artificial colour. Use them now or stash them for when the world opens up again. At a generous 100ml each, they’re the biggest you can take on board as hand luggage.
Balance Me Moisture Rich Face Cream, travel size worth ÂŁ12
If your skin is feeling dry and sensitive, this 100% natural face cream is just the thing to nourish it. It’s full of soothing essential oils, plumping fatty acids and antioxidant-rich arctic cloudberry. The rose-infused, silicone-free formula will strengthen your skin barrier, visibly reduce redness, and leave your face feeling silky smooth.
Beauty Kitchen Refillable Organic Vegan Hand Sanitiser, full size worth ÂŁ7.50
Want to clean up your beauty regime? Beauty Kitchen has a brilliant Return, Refill and Repeat pledge which lets you send your products back, for free, to be rewashed and reused. This lovely-smelling sanitiser, packaged in eco-friendly aluminium, contains aloe vera and vegetable glycerine to keep your hands moisturised while the 62 percent ethanol formula banishes germs.
Beauty Kitchen Abyssinian Oil Handbag Beauty Balm, full size worth ÂŁ12.50
Another full-size treat from Beauty Kitchen, this multi-tasking balm is packaged in a recyclable glass jar and is a must-have for any handbag. It works as a cleanser, intensive moisturiser, lip balm and even eyebrow tamer. The fragrance, inspired by wildflower meadows, is beautiful too.
REN Clean Skincare Perfect Canvas Clean Jelly Oil Cleanser, travel size worth ÂŁ3.75
This 100% naturally derived jelly formula is gentle on skin but tough on dirt, pollution and even waterproof make-up. It’s suitable for even sensitive and dry skin types, and melts away grime with grape, sunflower and meadowfoam oils. REN is at the forefront of eco-friendly packaging, and this fully recyclable cleanser comes in a tube made from 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, and has a 100% PCR cap.