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Health

13th Jan 2015

A celeb mother knows best, including what ingredients should be in your skincare

Food for your face

Michelle O'Brien

Concerned about what you’re putting on your skin? These famous mums were too, so they rolled up their sleeves and made it their business to bring you the most natural, yet effective, solutions.

 

Miranda Kerr

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A hat you may not be accustomed to seeing the model mum wear is that of certified health coach. Since graduating from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York, Miranda has ploughed the principles into her skincare line, KORA Organics. Formulated in Australia, the cover girl’s homeland, with pure, non-toxic ingredients; there’s even a nod to noni – the Tahitian super fruit her granny swears by.

Hero product: Luxurious Rosehip Body Oil. She credits the omega laden moisturiser for a stretch mark free belly following 9lb 12oz baby, Flynn.

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Luxurious Rosehip Body Oil, €53 at net-a-porter.com

 

Tata Harper        

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The ill health of a family member triggered Tata’s investigation into the world of cosmetics and their chemical nasties. Troubled with what she found, the Colombian decided to manufacture her own range. Calling on a background in industrial engineering combined with the goodness grown on her 1,200 acre farm in Vermont; the result, Tata Harper Skincare, is safe enough to eat. Don’t believe us? Check out her tasty Thanksgiving dinner.

Hero product: Resurfacing Mask. It may look all sweet and light but the active fruit enzymes pack a serious dead skin sloughing punch.

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Resurfacing mask for instant glow, €54 at net-a-porter.com

 

May Lindstrom

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It was only a matter of time before May’s artistic eye and earth mama mentality found its way into the world of wellness. The painter/model cultivated a creative interest for homemade beauty products from a young age, and motivated by her own allergies, took to the kitchen to concoct skin recipes. Fuelled by bio-dynamic and wild crafted oils, butters and clays, the hand blended prescriptions for May Lindstrom Skin are just as potent as their synthetic competitors.

Hero product: The Blue Cocoon. A multi-purpose beauty balm that draws heat from an irritated epidermis. A pea-sized amount is all you need.

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The Blue Cocoon, €160 at cultbeauty.co.uk

 

Images via @mirandakerr, @tataharper, @maylindstrom