10 celebrities who love natural beauty products
Natural beauty products are starting to dominate everyone’s vanity and bathroom cupboard. In recent years we have all become our own little beauty experts. With the help of beauty bloggers and social media influencers we can now easily find out the type of ingredients we want to avoid in our skincare. This also means we know the good ones and we won’t stop until we get them! It isn’t just us average Joes who are lapping up all this natural bounty, celebrities are also huge fans of all things natural! Here are 10 celebs who love natural beauty products!
1. Kate Middleton
The Duchess of Cambridge is well known for her natural beauty and simple make-up you wouldn’t be surprised to find Rosehip oil on the royal bedside table! Rosehip oil is rich with antioxidants and fatty acids which help with reducing the appearance of scars and fine lines. It can be used day or night however the Duchess is a huge fan of applying it all over the skin in the morning after cleansing. Kate loves the glow the oil gives to her skin, so will then apply it with her foundation. This will leave you with a beautiful finish to the skin and Rosehip oil is wonderfully nourishing and soothing for the skin and works well with all skin types!
2. Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow has such strong opinions on natural skincare and the make-up she has developed is an all-natural beauty brand, Juice Beauty. The brands collection contains a number of products from moisturisers to mascaras. Paltrow admits herself that her hero product from the collection is the foundation. Packed with rich grape seed oil and fruit stem cells, the product doesn’t settle in any fine lines and delivers a moderate to full coverage whilst still feeling weightless, it’s vegan and cruelty-free too!
3. Emma Watson
Becoming a global super star at the age of nine, Emma Watson is no novice to make-up and skincare. She has been known to explain how during the filming of the fourth Harry Potter movies, Watson experienced terribly acne. It was after a long day and removing her make-up off her sore and sensitive face that Emma decided enough was enough and started her journey into discovering the best natural beauty products for her. She hasn’t looked back since, with most days explaining she will go out with hardly any make-up on, something unimaginable in the past. Emma also explains how protection from the sun’s rays is an important part of her routine, and wears sunscreen daily, whatever the weather.
4. Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston, the actress from LA who made a haircut, ‘The Rachel’ one of the most popular beauty trends, is certainly a fan of natural beauty. You can forgive us for not ignoring her when she shares with us her secrets of looking unbelievable at 49 years old! You wouldn’t believe us if we told you Aniston was a sun worshipper and would use the unthinkable, baby oil, as a sun screen factor. Regretting this later in life, Jennifer now focuses on maintaining her skin in more natural ways. Including regular oxygen facials and large amounts of water intake, Jennifer swears by homemade hair masks made from rich, fatty food such as avocados and using coffee bean body scrubs to give her body a boost and battle against cellulite.
5. Margot Robbie
Red carpets and constant appearances are the norm now for Margot Robbie, the Hollywood beauty has a number of products she uses and enjoys, but her one go to is a bio-cellulose face mask. Describing them as being made of jelly, Margot isn’t far off in all honesty. The natural fibre of a bio cellulose mask, which soaked in a enriched serum is considerably more pliable than it’s paper counterpart and will move and mould itself to fit your face perfectly whilst remaining very comfortable.
6. Victoria Beckham
Taking a peak into Mrs Beckham’s bathroom cabinet would be a dream come true for us here at Procoal. With her extensive collection of some of the most known products, Victoria is also a huge fan of coconut oil! During the summer months to maintain her sun kissed glow, VB will mix coconut oil into her body moisturiser, she loves Weleda’s Skin Food, to hydrate her skin and lock in the moisture to her skin and keep her tan for longer!
7. Miranda Kerr
Stunning in every way, Miranda Kerr is most famous for running the catwalk for Victoria Secrets. With her career as a model, travel and long days become the norm for Kerr, she even confessed how the air miles affected her skin terribly. Concerned with beauty products claiming to be organic and natural, yet only containing one natural product, Miranda set about establishing her own organic, natural brand Kora Organics. Miranda’s main worry was the chemicals and toxins found in other products being absorbed into the skin and then blood stream. Therefore, she made her own collection full of natural and botanical ingredients.
8. Lucy Watson
You may remember Lucy for her fame on the hit television programme, Made in Chelsea, however since flying from the Chelsea nest, Lucy has become an author of vegan cookbooks, makeup mogul and restauranteur. It’s easy to see this is one busy Londoner. It was with the help of her swift change to her vegan lifestyle that meant Lucy changed up her skincare too. Serums of any shape and size seem to be this celebs hero product, reaching for a vitamin C enriched serum for the day and a gentle exfoliating one for the evenings.
9. Jourdan Dunn
This supermodel has to hot foot it from country to country on an almost weekly basis. The one product Jourdan absolutely adores are face masks. Rich, nourishing and naturally full of antioxidants, Dunn has also been known to mix her own masks up reaching for her own fridge contents. She loves mixing yogurt, honey and turmeric for its anti-inflammatory properties to help calm any flare ups she may experience after long haul journeys.
10. Alicia Silverstone
You may remember Alicia Silverstone more as Cher Horowitz from the smash hit Clueless. Unlike her character, the well intentioned, but quite superficial American teenager, Alicia is a big advocate for the natural beauty industry. Unlike the other celebrities mentioned Silverstone’s skincare consists of absolutely everything that is 100% organic and natural. This in itself is a great accomplishment due to a lot of products available, claiming to be natural when in actual fact aren’t.
So there you have 10 celebrities and their favourite natural beauty products. It’s becoming a lot easier to make the decision to have a natural skincare. You can try out home DIY recipes or research brands available to you. Procoal’s collection are all natural, vegan and cruelty free and deliver outstanding results, take a look for yourself at the variety of products available.
DQH Knowledge drop: In your 20s, your skin cell turnover decreases. (Cell turnover is a key component in keeping your skin youthful.) You know what else slows down? Your collagen production. Starting in your 20s, collagen decreases by about 1 percent per year. Should you want to prevent fine lines and wrinkles, start by eliminating behaviors that contribute to premature aging. “If it’s bad for you, it’s bad for your skin,” says dermatologist Michel Somenek.
“Cigarette smoking reduces blood flow to the skin and causes premature wrinkling and a dull skin texture. Making the repeated pursed motion to inhale can also cause smoker’s lines. Alcohol and recreational drugs are toxins for the skin that damage its cellular structure and DNA,” Somenek tells us. “The faster you eliminate vices while you are young, the better chance your skin and body have to recuperate.” Also, adopting an anti-aging routine in your 20s is key. After all, the best offense is a good defense. We spoke to Somenek and experts Joshua Ross and Audrey Kunin to find out more.
Keep reading for the best anti-aging products for your 20s, according to skincare professionals.
Sunscreen
“We all know that the sun is the number one cause of skin aging and starting the prevention in your 20s is very important,” Ross says. “The majority of your sun damage won’t start to appear until you’re in your 30s, so don’t wait until you see it surface or you’ll be behind the curve. Stay ahead of it with a good-quality zinc-based sunscreen worn daily.”
Farmacy Green Defense Daily Mineral Sunscreen
An invisible sunscreen with SPF 30, plus botanical extracts meant to protect skin with tons of antioxidants. Bonus: It’s clean and fine to use under makeup.
Bareminerals Complexion Rescue™ Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Although we recommend you use your SPF and moisturizer separately, we also understand moments when you don’t have time or energy for that extra step. For those times, this bareMinerals moisturizer is a great thing to have on hand.
Vitamin C Serum
“A great introduction to anti-aging is to start with a vitamin C serum in your morning skincare routine,” Ross says. “It’s a powerful antioxidant that will neutralize free radicals and brighten the skin.” He adds that it’s a great way to counteract the effects of the sun’s harmful rays, which, as previously mentioned, are among the biggest causes of premature aging.
Drunk Elephant C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum
The Drunk Elephant C-Firma is a lightweight serum that promises to give skin a glow by combining the brightening powers of vitamin C with ferulic acid, l-ascorbic acid, and vitamin E. The included sodium hyaluronate is meant to replace hydration loss, so you shouldn’t have to deal with any irritation.
Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum
This potent serum is jam-packed with vitamin C (15 percent, to be exact), which means it’s a potential superstar at both brightening skin and dousing it in antioxidants.
Peptides
Using peptides on your skin has many benefits, says Somenek. “The skin barrier is what defends the body against pollution, UV rays, bacteria, and toxins. It can be damaged by several everyday factors. Using topical peptides aids in building a stronger barrier,” he says. “Peptides comprise elastic fibers, which are a type of protein. These fibers help to make skin appear taut and firm. Peptides can also help repair damaged skin, relieve inflammation, and even out skin tone. Some peptides can kill acne-causing bacteria that is common in 20-somethings.”
Kunin agrees, saying, “Peptides are an excellent entry point for supporting collagen.” She recommends looking for face and eye treatments that contain these collagen-boosting powerhouses.
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue Cream
This Charlotte Tilbury super-emollient eye cream has a base of coconut oil and shea butter (read: it’s incredibly hydrating). Botanicals plus peptides are meant to help reduce dark circles and boost collagen, respectively.
This creamy moisturizer serves up potent collagen-boosting peptides and pycnogenol, and antioxidant-rich vitamin C. “Instead of sitting on top of the skin, peptides penetrate the outer layer so they go deep. The ‘signals’ they send tell the cells to produce elastin and collagen, which are needed for youthful-looking skin,” explains Somenek.
At-Home Peel Pads
Remember that skin cell turnover fiasco we talked about earlier? One way to help support it is by exfoliating. “Exfoliation is important to help keep skin fresh and luminous,” Kunin says. She recommends using at-home peel pads as an easy and effective way to exfoliate.
“The goal in your 20s is to fight the slowing pace of cell turnover. It is wise to use products that gently exfoliate, yet still remove oil and other impurities. Products that have Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) or Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHA) are a good choice.”
According to Somenek, you should only exfoliate two to three times a week. “People of all ages are guilty of over-exfoliating and that can be too much of a good thing,” he says.
Dermadoctor Kakadu C Intensive Vitamin C Peel Pad
A few swipes of this Derma Doctor powerful peel pad promise to leave your skin glowing and smooth, thanks to the seven (yes, seven) types of chemical exfoliants, including AHA and BHA. It also contains vitamin C via Kakadu plum extract for added brightening and antioxidant protection.
KEY INGREDIENTS Kakadu plum extract is sourced from the Kakadu plum, a fruit grown in northern Australia. It contains vitamin C, which restores the skin’s natural barrier, increases collagen production, and soothes irritation.
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel Pads
These are the gold standard of peel pads, with a cult following and over 900 five-star reviews on Sephora. They’re easy to use and contain a blend of anti-aging exfoliating acids.
Emollient Night Cream
“In your 20s, you need to start upping the hydration in your skincare routine. You may have been cautious of over-moisturizing because of acne in your teens, but as you enter your 20s, your skin transitions and becomes drier,” Ross says. “I recommend an emollient night cream added into your evening skincare regimen.”
“Twenty-somethings need to make sure that they are not using creams that will clog their pores and cause excess oil production,” says Somenek. Opt for non-comedogenic products.
Cerave Skin Renewing Night Cream
One great choice is the CeraVe Skin Renewing Night Cream, which is a non-comedogenic night cream that leaves skin soft and glowy. It combines the moisturizing powers of ceramides and hyaluronic acid.
RoC Retinol Correxion Max Hydration Creme
“The best night cream ingredients contain retinol, benzoyl peroxide, and/or salicylic acid or hyaluronic acid. The goal is to moisturize, yet remove excess oil,” says Somenek. This Roc Retinol Correxion cream fits the bill as it contains both hyaluronic acid and retinol so it promises to moisturize while also being non-comedogenic.