SKINCARE

SKINCARE WITH A DIFFERENCE

Gaia & Moon , a local soap and skincare business , produce homemade products with sustainability & green issues at the core of its ethics .

After struggling to find a locally produced , palm oil-free , vegan soap , Natalie , founder of Gaia & Moon , realised a gap in the local market . " I started Gaia & Moon when my youngest son was a baby . I felt I needed something to focus on as I had struggled with my mental health in the past , post pregnancy , and knew a creative outlet would help me . " I have a very keen interest in plants and their potential to heal and improve our whole selves , and having always made soaps and skincare for friends and family ; I decided to turn my hobby into a business ." Always looking for ways to be that little more wastefree and sustainable , Natalie loves incorporating local Genuine Jersey produce into her products . " I make a gorgeous soap that leaves my skin silky soft using the ' silk waste ' from locally grown sweetcorn . I also save up our carrot peelings and use that to make a carrot juice which I then incorporate into my lemon & calendula soap to give it its beautiful yellow colour . " Along with vegetables , the only colours I use come from ground flower petals , plant roots and earth clays , whilst I only ever use pure essential oils to scent my products ." Jersey has an excellent , growing support network for eco , sustainable businesses , and Natalie says connecting with like-minded companies has been very inspiring . " Jersey Hemp produce an incredible rich oil which is used in all my body / hair oils & all soaps . My new exfoliating , cedarwood body soap even contains crushed local hemp seeds !" Gaia & moon are proudly plastic-free , using only sustainably grown ingredients , which are always palm oilfree and vegan . All packaging is recyclable , compostable or reuseable with the option of refilling . •

You can find Gaia & Moon stocked in Harriet & Rose , Scoop , Kearth , Jersey Hemp , ChiChi & Le Quesne ' s Garden Centre .

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