Beauty
September 23, 2020
Beauty Spot: Ori Organics uses indigenous knowledge to promote slow livingIndigenous practices are being displaced by fast-paced, consumerist lifestyles. Desinisha Anand uses natural ingredients to slow down this pace, and to reconnect people to these practices. Ori Organics is a ...
September 9, 2020
Beauty Spot: How O’live grew from passion project to livelihoodHusband and wife team, Sipho and Zikhona Tefu started their organic, handmade and natural skincare brand O’live in their kitchen in 2011. Zikhona produced a batch of 10 soaps as ...
September 3, 2020
Earth-friendly period products made in South AfricaWith a growing, global consciousness about the environment, the need for sustainable feminine products is obvious. Enter Juanita Kotze who, with partners Aldré Geldenhuys of V&G Personal Products and designer ...
July 15, 2020
How founder of a natural beauty brand, Mosa Skosana, treads on EarthJust a few years ago, Mosa Skosana stepped out of the corporate world as a group marketing communications manager to learn about the history and science of soap ingredients. The ...
April 10, 2020
Kafui Awoonor: 3 Tips for staying sane and serene during lockdownGrowing up, the Ghanain-born yoga instructor, and natural beauty and wellness expert Kafui Awoonor watched her grandmother mix shea butters and concoct natural oils to keep the family’s skin healthy ...
March 4, 2020
The eco-conscious salon that will change how you care for your hairMOP Hair wasn’t an eco-conscious salon when Shanti O’Hagen first opened over eight years ago. “I used whatever brands I wanted to work with. At home I was conscious of ...
January 29, 2020
6 Safe Sunscreens For Your HandbagWe’re pretty sure that your tubes and tubs of summer sunscreen are empty-ing. With winter still a while away, we have recommendations for sustainable sunblocks to keep your skin and ...
January 22, 2020
Beauty Spot: Plaiin and SimpleFrustrated by the lack of zero-waste beauty products, Megan Cozens started experimenting with making products five years ago. Supported by the business knowledge of her parents as well as a ...
July 29, 2019
Beauty Spot: Twyg’s Top 3 Beauty Picks This MonthThis month Bekah Vogel has tried and tested three beauty products which contain mostly natural ingredients and are plastic free. By featuring these products, we hope to promote better beauty ...
January 27, 2019
Beauty Spot: 3 new natural and clean options for youConcern about the mainstream, commercial beauty industry is growing. Toxins, packaging, animal testing and waste are just a few of the issues people are worrying about. At the same time, ...
November 26, 2018
Beauty Spot: Our monthly beauty reviewBeauty Spot is our monthly column about natural, clean beauty in which we only feature products that we have tried and tested ourselves. We want to support natural, clean beauty ...
November 2, 2018
Nicole Sherwin, first lady of Eco Diva, on self love and natural beautyIt would come as no surprise to anyone who knows her that Nicole Sherwin is the founder of a natural, clean beauty brand. The child of a homeopath, Nicole’s lifelong ...
October 17, 2018
Beauty Spot: Why and how we should come cleanIs your beauty shelf heaving with products, some unopened, others opened, not empty but unused? Are you a victim of the promise of eternal youth and flawless skin that comes ...
September 3, 2018
If you love Lush, you’ll love its co-founder Rowena BirdRowena Bird is picking up trash when we meet. Her hair is soft pink, her lips painted a brighter pink and she’s wearing Parly Adidas sneakers made from recycled ocean ...
July 6, 2018
Esse organic skincare takes beauty into the futureNews of our planet’s degradation dominates headlines. Everyday we read stories about the devastating effects of climate change; plastic waste clogging our oceans; carbon emissions; food grown in compromised soil; ...