Skincare
Top 5 Natural Products for Glowing, Healthy Skin
My skincare routine used to have twelve steps and now it has about four, and my skin looks better for it. These are the five botanical basics that survived the great simplification, ranked by how essential each one actually feels day to day.
#1
The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil
The last step of my nighttime routine, and the product I have repurchased more than any other on this whole site. It sinks in faster than I expected from an oil and I have noticed my skin looking a little more even over months of steady use.
- 100% organic, cold-pressed, single ingredient
- My most-repurchased skincare product
- Gradual, not overnight, results
#2
Thayers Original Witch Hazel Facial Toner with Aloe Vera
The step I was most skeptical would matter, now the one I would least want to skip. Alcohol-free, so it does not leave skin tight, and it feels like the bridge step that makes the rosehip oil after it work better.
- Alcohol-free, farm-to-bottle witch hazel
- The bridge between cleansing and oil
- The step I was skeptical of, now essential
#3
Cliganic Organic Jojoba Oil, 100% Pure (4oz)
My do-everything bottle u2014 hands, cuticles, dry hair ends in winter. It is technically a wax, close to the skin's own sebum, which is probably why it never feels heavy or greasy no matter where I use it.
- Cold-pressed, hexane-free, single ingredient
- My do-everything bottle: hands, hair, cuticles
- Close to the skin natural sebum
#4
Seven Minerals Aloe Vera Gel, 12oz
Started as a sunburn fix, now my lightweight daytime moisturizer under sunscreen. It is not sticky the way cheaper aloe gels can be, and a cold jar in summer is genuinely one of the small pleasures of my routine.
- Made from real aloe juice, not powder
- Lightweight, non-sticky daytime layer
- Doubles as a fridge-cold summer treat
#5
SheaMoisture 100% Raw Shea Butter, 15oz
Not a face product for me u2014 strictly elbows, heels, and anywhere genuinely dry in winter. Thick, solid at room temperature, and a little goes such a long way that the jar has lasted far longer than its size suggests.
- 100% raw, certified organic shea butter
- My body-only pick, not for the face
- Lasts far longer than the jar size suggests
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