Local South African Skincare: BARE NATURALS

Bare Naturals is a brand I happened upon last year when I was in Durban, and it was the loveliest find.  I met Sarah at the I Heart Market and we chatted about skincare and she told me a bit about her products, and I had a little sniff & test of a few things.  Naturally after smelling her products I was hooked – because we all know I can’t refuse anything citrus scented.

You may have seen a few of these products in videos (here & here) or in a blog post.  Before I get into each product, I want to highlight a few things I love about the packaging (we all know this is a big selling point for me).  The clean minimal branding makes me happy to proudly display these in a bathroom cabinet or skincare shelf.  These are definitely not the products you shove to the back of the cupboard – they’er just too good not to show off.  Is it just me that has a serious love for brown glass bottles and white labels?

Castile Facial Cleanser (R180) – reasons to love this: tea tree & lemon, need I say more?  This works beautifully as a morning cleanse because it makes my face feel refreshed but not striped.  It has an almost gel texture, which means it doesn’t foam up which is alot better than a foaming cleanser – in my opinion.

Energise Bath & body Massage Oil (R100) – I still have not used this, though I really would like to, i just keep forgetting.  I will say though that this smells A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  Will definitely report back when i’ve used it.

Blemish Clearing Serum (R75) – Obviously I was intrigued by this because any one product that claims to clear spots is something I’m willing to try.  Let me just say – yes, I don’t have bad skin or anything close to acne but I do get the occasional blemish or blind pimple (gross) and I’m a picker.  I’m a pusher Cady, I’m a pusher (100 points if you got that reference).  Because I pick and fiddle with blemishes, something small turns into a huge inflamed bruise looking thing on my face so I need this.   Guys, it works! It takes down the inflammation and redness & also dries out the blemish.  I use this at night after cleansing my face, just put a little bit of this on your finger and dot it onto the blemish.  Try it and thank me later.

Rescue Facial Serum (R210) – this has had it’s share of rave reviews.  I spoke about this in my bedside table blog post and in my October favourites video.  Just as a quick recap, this has a natural citrus scent and it really does work.  When I feel like I’m having a bad skin day I lather this on my face, morning or evening and the next day it looks ten times better.

To wrap this up, I love this brand and I’m so happy to be sharing their products with you.  All the products are organic, natural, cruelty free and vegan – yay! Another huge positive, they’re actually affordable!  So the age-old gripe that locally produced products are too expensive can now be thrown out.  Seriously, you need to get your hands on these products!

Shop their products online – Barenaturals.co.za