The Thoughtful (Beauty) Shopper: 6 new sustainable beauty launches for spring

Clean and Glow

Charlotte Tilbury’s new Magic Hydration Revival Cleanser aims to bring her Midas touch to the daily cleansing ritual. Containing hyaluronic acid, a peptide complex derived from cotton seed, and what they call biomimetic barrier shield technology which contains lipids and moisture-retaining components, the new formulation aims not just to cleanse, but tone and replenish the skin barrier. If that didn’t pack enough punch, it also works like a primer, while reducing pores by up to four times in two weeks. Magic Hydration Revival Cleanser, 120ml for €30. charlottetilbury.com

Fresh Hair

Alfaparf has added to its award-winning Semi di Lino range with a Density collection designed to restore the natural thickness of hair thinned by stress, hormonal changes, and frequent hairstyling. Vegan and bottled in recycled packaging, it contains a technology called Filler Complex, a mix of amino acids and peptides that acts on the hair fibre to nourish and strengthen thin hair. It then creates a barrier effect to protect the hair and scalp. The Density Thickening Low Shampoo (€15.75) has a biodegradable formula with a conditioner (€15.90) and a Density Lotion (€24.50) which comes in six treatments to give more body to the hair. alfaparfmilanopro.com/gb-en

Bolder and Better

SkinCeuticals has relaunched two brilliant new formulations for mature skin, the A.G.E Interrupter Advanced moisturiser (€195) and A.G.E Advanced Eye Cream (€115). Both target collagen decline, the moisturiser first with a 20 per cent increase of Proxylane – the patented active which targets the appearance of firmness and elasticity, it includes glycyrrhetinic acid and niacinamide to help support the skin moisture barrier and restore firmness. The Eye Cream meanwhile is made of 7.15 per cent concentrated Proxylane, with 50 per cent more peptides, and comes with 2.5 per cent more caffeine (though the caveat here is if you are using other actives, be careful you don’t irritate the eyes). skinceuticals.co.uk

Night Moves

Rituals has just relaunched The Ritual of Sakura, its bestselling collection, and extended it to include a body lotion mousse, a natural booster body hyaluronic acid and a body bakuchiol (a potent antioxidant which is also vegan). There is also a new limited-edition collection: The Ritual of Yozakura, inspired by the ancient Japanese practice of viewing cherry blossoms: this time at night, like its Sakura predecessor was by day. The floral and rich amber fragrance is formulated with at least 90 per cent natural-origin ingredients such as Yoshino cherry and black rice extract and features bath, body and home products. There is also a new gift set (€59,90 and well-timed for Mother’s Day) which has ten of their bestselling and new products. Prices range from €10.90 for shower gel to €30.90 for their fragrance sticks, the collection is available in-stores and at rituals.com

Long-term Solution

Lancôme’s new Absolue L’Extrait Collection is centred around their latest breakthrough, the Absolue Blackbiosis formulation, which comes with 150 trials and more than 2,000 hours of research. Harnessing a powerful active using biotechnology from the Rose Blacktech, the new exclusive active is supercharged to restore skin's youthful vitality. Centred around three products, there is the Elixir Lotion (€195) to deliver an intense dose of the new tincture to the skin; the Elixir Eye Cream (€339), and the Absolue L'Extrait Cream (€415), which contains the new Absolue Blackbiosis formulation and their Absolue Perpetual Rose formulation. The cream comes with a refill option (€352) and all are exclusive to Brown Thomas.

Locked in

JSHealth Vitamins haircare range is now available here and comes with their Miracle Hair Complex – a combination of vitamins, nutrients and botanicals including vegan keratin, pro-vitamin B5, vitamin C, calendula, avocado oil, vitamin E and frankincense. It is gentle and smells delicious, with ingredients sustainably sourced. Shampoo and conditioner are €29.99 each. jshealthvitamins.com