Essentially-Yours

30/09/2022

L'Oreal SA on Tuesday failed to persuade a U.S. judge in Manhattan to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding shoppers by suggesting that two topical collagen products help smooth wrinkles.

15/09/2022

so we are now 100% eco
all our packaging is from recycled sources and is recyclable even the tape we close the boxes with is paper & glue ...along with the padded envelopes we send in. Combined that with the fact our products don't pollute the rivers or seas when you wash with them ...we are doing our bit and so can you if you use them.

25/11/2021

Our purpose is to make truly natural skincare products - 100% Natural aromatherapy formulas with real scientific benefits. Botanically Based, Naturopathically Inspired. 100% Vegan Skincare Established in the UK since 2001.

06/11/2021

Watch how this all unfolds

03/11/2021

An open letter to all our customers:

With the world’s eyes on Glasgow and the COP26 climate conference this week, people are naturally looking at and considering their impact on climate change and how they can do ‘their bit’ to help. We wanted to take this opportunity to write this letter to outline our environmental stance here at Essentially Yours /Natural Elements and explain what we do to minimise our impact on the environment.

Ingredients

First up, we don’t use any petrochemicals or synthetic ingredients, even our preservative is plant-based. Such by-products from the fuel/petroleum (carbon) industries are not only harmful to the environment but are also harmful to living cells - the world's most famous professor wrote about them in a 100 page report when he was at Cambridge University.

Whilst many companies are paying lip service to the cause by trying to cut down on packaging, they are missing the bigger picture. All the synthetic chemicals from shower gels/shampoos and beauty products (billions of tons daily) are polluting our water and seas. This pollution is poisoning and slowly destroying fish and vegetation. Did you know that the vegetation of the sea supplies up to 80% of the earth’s oxygen? That's nearly 3 times more than trees… it's why you feel so good when on a seaside trip.. you're getting a boost of ozone pureness. None of our products or ingredients causes any kind of chemical pollution.

Other things to know:

As many of you know, we only use the highest therapeutic grade of ingredients in our products, however, demand for natural products can cause catastrophic impacts on local environments and climates. You only have to look at almond milk as an example of this, it’s lauded as an environmentally friendly plant-based alternative to dairy however it takes 130 pints of water to produce one pint of almond milk - it is estimated the by 2050 up to 5 billion people worldwide will be facing water shortages. There has also been a recent study that suggested that coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil.
Sourcing ingredients is a minefield and so we have a sourcing charter that ensures that every ingredient we buy is organic, sustainably sourced, the workers are given a living wage and they is no negative impact on wildlife. Our supply chain is constantly analysed for improvements.

Packaging

The beauty industry creates over 120 billion units of packaging every year, many of which just aren’t recyclable. All of our packaging, from product packaging itself to shipping packaging is fully recycled and recyclable, even the label ink we used is vegetable-based.

You can rest assured that our environmental impact is at the forefront of our minds and always will be and has been for 20 years…we are leaders not followers

Karen Blackmore & John Hamilton - Founders Natural Elements Skincare

07/04/2021

is this not unreal.. if you get someone in to remove asbestos they come in radiation suits, its so linked to lung cancer and intensely dangerous. I'm personally sick to death of all the wrong information that's being turned out... People be very very concerned with what's being said to do and use ....
Health Canada has issued a warning about blue and gray disposable face masks that may contain asbestos-like toxic material.
Several teachers had expressed suspicions about masks that made children feel like they were swallowing cat hairs for some time. Now we know that instead of cat hair, children attracted asbestos equivalent throughout the day.
Masks made in China . Microscopic particles were discovered in the masks, which can cause serious lung damage and long-term health problems when inhaled.
Halle and blue SNN200742 protective masks should no longer be used

15/09/2020

https://www.naturalelementsskincare.com/blogs/default-blog/why-we-need-to-question-what-we-think-about-spfs?_pos=2&_sid=8bac919de&_ss=r

22/04/2020

https://www.essentially-yours.co.uk/blog/are-sun-creams-spfs-safe-/

Recent action by the FDA in 2019 has taken to banning many chemical ingredients found in SPF products, evidence linking these ingredients to harmful effects on the body. Is it not time to consider natural, safer alternatives? Click the link below to read further on this latest development >> h...

19/04/2020

so what's next after Covid -19 -

Antimalarial drugs have been touted as an answer to COVID-19 infection, and even President Trump has described them as 'a game-changer'—but they can cause life-threatening heart problems.