Natural Hand Sanitisers:The Castilian Soap Co, Alteya Organics, The Secret Garden, Haoma

I found it difficult at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak to find a hand sanitiser (or loo roll for that matter!) The first one I tried was part of a secret project by a London perfumer (fabulous) and I've since gone on to source a few more. My latest ones are from Love Lula from The Castilian Soap Company and Alteya Organics.

The first one I bought was from a Root to Market order from The Secret Herb Garden. Their The Secret Garden Natural Hand Sanitiser with Lavender & Thyme (£6 - 50ml) is housed in a glass recyclable spray bottle. It is made with ethanol, distilled water, vegetable glycerine and essential oils It has a lovely lavender scent and I find it very effective if slightly drying. 

Haoma's Hand Sanitiser (50ml - £16) won Best Hand Sanitiser at the recent Beauty Shortlist Awards. It comes housed in an attractive spray glass bottle. It's made with 96% pure certified organic, fair trade sugarcane ethanol. The lab-tested formula contains a minimum of 60% alcohol along with softening glycerin. Antibacterial organic Tea Tree & Sweet Orange essential oils give it an earthy/citrus scent. It's easy to spray onto hands, has a powerful (but pleasant scent) and leaves hands feeling sanitised and protected.

The two latest ones in my stash are from Love Lula. The Castilian Soap Company Natural Hand Sanitiser with Peppermint & Chamomile (50ml - £9.50) is the most nourishing of the four. It's presented in a plastic pump action bottle which is recyclable. The scent is pure Murray Mints! Like the others it's formulated with Ethanol as well as Chamomile water and Peppermint essential oil along with plant glycerin. It's a handy size to pop in your bag or pocket. 

Alteya Organics Hand Cleanser is the largest of the selection (100ml) and currently on offer at £6.36 (normal price £7.95). It's presented in a plastic pump action bottle which is recyclable. Formulated with 70% denatured ethyl alcohol, organic glycerin and organic Lavender essential oil. Lavender is antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiseptic and works well with the higher alcohol content. It has quite a strong lavender scent and dries quickly.

I've been very impressed these natural sanitisers. What are your favourites?

Latest Buys: Antipodes, Haoma, Bodhi & Birch, Ferdie & Flo, Birchbox for Sainsbury's

Here's my latest buys:

I'd wanted Antipodes latest launch Baptise H20 Ultra Hydrating Water Gel (£29.99 for 60ml) which can be used AM and PM at Naturisimo. They were offering 10% off for Easter at Naturisimo - so you know the drill...

What a glorious texture - it's simply exquisite. Expect a review soon.

Scottish Ferdie & Flo popped up on my feed and I picked up their Herb Garden Tealights at £5.50 plus P&P. They are hand crafted with soy wax and essential oils of Basil, Rosemary & Cedarwood. They've got a nice throw and each will burn a few hours.

Haoma recently won Best Hand Sanitiser at the Beauty Shortlist Awards. The sanitiser is formulated with 96% pure, certified organic fair-trade sugarcane ethanol (lab tested formula contains minimum of 60% alcohol along with anti-bac and anti-viral Tea Tree with Sweet Orange essential oils. All I can say is it's fabulous and a review is forthcoming (£16 - 50ml).

One thing I don't have a lot of in my stash is hand wash so I stocked up recently and picked up two Bodhi & Birch Botanic Dew Hand & Body Wash (spring sale is on - get 25% off until Monday 20th at midnight with code SPRING25 (normal price £16 - 200ml). See my review HERE. I also love that it's multi-use - use it on hands and body.

I recently spotted Birchbox at Sainsbury's and slipped in one of the four kits - The Everyday Essentials Kit (£20) into my basket. There's also day/night kits available.

It contains a nice selection of goodies which I'm currently enjoying trying out.

What have you been buying recently?

Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box: Sleep Retreat: November 2019

The Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box went bi-monthly after the July Box which means you'll now get a box in January, March, May, July, September and November). So something to look forward to when January is long, you're skint and it's cold!

November's box "Sleep Retreat" is absolutely fantastic and one of my favourite boxes this year. Nestled inside are 3 new to me brands (yes, really!). And now for a closer look...

WOW just WOW!

From new to me brand, Lunar & Lux we have their Mama Moon Botanical Candle (£8.99) which apart from looking exquisite smells glorious. It's scented with Lavender and chamomile and contains a rose crystal quartz which has been charged and cleansed with sage under the full moon. I'm looking forward to burning it (I also love the crackly wooden wick!)

From yet another new to me brand Haoma (squeals) we have a handmade bar of Lavender Soap (£8). I love the minimal packaging too. You can use this on hands, body and face. A review will be forthcoming. It smells glorious.

The final new-to-me brand is NISKAMA which is handcrafted in Cornwall in small batches. Inside is their Dry Skin Relief Body Balm with Lavender and Ylang Ylang 50g (£6.50). It's packed full of nourishing butters and oils and delicately scented with lavender and ylang ylang. It's gorgeous!

I've used these gorgeous Bath Salts for Inner Peace by ila spa many times. Inside is 200g bag which is worth £20. These take bathing to another level. Stress and anxiety is gone and in its place is calmness and serenity. I'm grateful to have them back in my stash!

Last, but no means least is Ezape Naturals newest launch their Ylang Ylang & Lavender Body Oil 50ml (£13). I've got one of these I bought, one from another beauty box and now this one! It's a lush blend of skin loving oils scented with Ylang Ylang and Lavender. It's perfect for my very dry winter skin. A review to come!

Are you a Skin Organics Clean Beauty Box subscriber? What are your thoughts on the contents this month?