Make your skincare regime au naturale without sacrificing quality with these ingenious yet natural products.

Over the years many natural ingredients have filtered their way into the mainstream beauty industry. Check out the ingredients of the lotions and potions in your bathroom cabinet and you'll see plants such as rose, lavender and tea tree regularly giving a helping hand in moisturisers, face oils and masks.

Many beauty junkies believe completely natural products simply don't give the same impressive results as their synthetic, chemically balanced siblings. So we've made it our mission to find the best products that use what Mother Nature has given, without compromising on results.

Clear up

Sukin Foaming Facial Scrub, $9.95
Polish and refine tired skin with this mix of bamboo extract and ground walnut shell. It features aloe vera, rosehip oil and German chamomile to soothe sensitive skin.

Outer Peace Blemish Spot Treatment, $59.95
Naturally derived salicylic acid, tamanu oil, amla, boswellia serrata and saw palmetto work together to eliminate breakouts while helping to reduce any redness.

Living Nature Balancing Night Gel, $75
This light gel is perfect for nourishing and rejuvenating oil-prone skin. It features manuka honey for its antiseptic properties and rosehip oil to heal and regenerate.

Endota Spa Organic Kakadu Plum Face Mask, $55
Ivory clay absorbs oils, clears blocked pores and prevents blackheads, while kakadu plum carries regenerating collagen deep into the skin and aloe vera works to even skin tone in this deeply moisturising mask.

Origins Plantidote Mega Mushroom Skin Calming Face Mask, $80
This penetrating mask reduces redness while deeply moisturising skin and helping to repair the lipid barrier. Featuring a plethora of natural ingredients, including Reishi mushrooms, ginger and black bamboo leaf extract, it is perfect for replenishing skin that has battled the elements.

Stop time

Living Nature Radiance Night Oil, $60
This clever mix of regenerating rosehip oil and naturally balancing calendula, jojoba, rose petals and frankincense will really get you glowing.

Sanctum Firming Eye Balm, $27.95
Eyebright herb extract and aloe vera work to smooth, firm and nourish the delicate skin around the eye, while macadamia nut and jojoba oils moisturise and protect.

Sanctum Skin Renewal Treatment, $39.95
This spa-strength treatment contains alphahydroxy fruit acids, known for their cell renewing properties, to help combat the signs of skin ageing.

Nature's Gift Day Cream in Deeply Nurturing Anti Ageing, $32

Featuring all kinds of natural goodies, including macademia, apricot, jojoba and cocoa butter this moisturizing day cream deeply nourishes thirsty skin.

Osaine Aosaplus Intensive Lifting Cream, $102
Formulated for mature skins, ingredients taken from the ocean bed have been fused together to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin and fill out and conceal fine lines.

Phyt's Crème S 30 Nourishing Night Cream, $88
French natural skincare company Phyt's offers crème de la crème certified organic products. The Nourishing Night Cream provides long-lasting freshness, hydration and firmness of the skin, targeting the first signs of wrinkles and skin ageing.

Make up

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Minerals Loose Powder Foundation, $19.95
Use the included Kubuki brush to dust on this mineral, matte foundation. It lasts up to 12 hours and gives the coverage of a fluid formula with the texture of a loose powder.

Physician's Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Bronzing Veil, $34.95
This lightweight bronzer absorbs shine and minimises the appearance of pores while adding a natural tan to create a glowing complexion.

Zuii Certified Organic Flora Liquid Foundation, $44.95
Get a silky smooth finish with this non-pore blocking moisturiser-and-foundation-in-one which contains Calendula, aloe vera and vitamins E and C.

Vani-T Krush Minerals Glow Mineral Blush in Berry Parfait, $38.95
The satin-like formula contains mica, light reflective pigments, mother of pearl powder and olive squalene to highlight bone structure and give cheeks a rosy glow.

Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics Lipstick in Kranberry, $38
This moisturising, long-lasting lipstick features a blend of natural oils and minerals so it glides onto lips and then stays put.

Mineralogie Natural Lip Gloss in Ruby Rose, $39
Packed with peppermint, vitamin E and grape seed and sweet almond oils, this shimming gloss leaves lips feeling soft and looking shiny.

Jane Iredale Mineral Make-up Moonglow Quad, $90
Versatile as well as natural, this glamorous quad of golden and copper-toned shades can be used on eyes, cheeks or as an all-over highlighter. Free from dyes and irritants, the gentle shimmer comes from 24-carat gold flakes and gives skin a subtle glow.

Serge Louis Alvarez Douceur Nature Blush in No. 6, $46.20
Packed with natural ingredients, including bamboo powder, mica, natural pigments and pearls, this blusher is an illuminating breath of fresh air for your cheekbones

Eye up

Zuii Certified Organic Flora Eyeshadow in Jade, $21.75
A luxurious blend rose, chamomile and jasmine powders, Zuii eyeshadows soothe and nourish eyelids.

Inika Mineral Eyeshadow in Midnight Blue, $24.95
This superfine blend of mica is multi-purpose and can be used as shadow, contour powder and wet or dry eyeliner.

Youngblood Pressed Mineral Eyeshadow palette in Gemstone and Vintage, $69.95
Eyeshadow pigments with four complementary colours have been pressed into these palettes to naturally enhance the eyes.

Mineralogie Pressed Eye Shadow in Cool, $49
As well as being created with natural minerals, this sleek palette of three flattering pressed mineral eyeshadow shades encourages recycling. When you run out of a shade simply drop a refill pan into the magnetized compartment instead of buying a whole new compact.

Home-grown skin savers

This banquet of natural ingredients is perfect for correcting an array of skin disorders

Rose
The most romantic of all flowers has excellent hydrating properties to help the skin stay soft and fight dehydration. The stimulating action of the plant fights ageing and helps maintain a soft, dewy and youthful complexion.

Lavender
Nature's antiseptic, lavender oil can be used to treat acne, psoriasis, and other inflammations. It heals wounds, cuts, burns and sunburn rapidly as it helps to form scar tissue.

Tea Tree Oil
Another natural antiseptic, tea tree oil is also an anti-fungal agent and is used to treat acne and candidiasis and studies have shown it can even help with some skin viruses such as chicken pox and coldsores.

Aloe Vera
Five anti-inflammatory agents in aloe vera work together to relieve pain, reverse scarring and speed healing which making it excellent for treating burns, acne, psoriasis, insect bites and inflammation.

Honey
Natural antioxidant properties in honey protect skin from sun damage and support the skin's ability to rejuvenate depleted skin. It contains sun protection properties to soothe and protect the lips from becoming chapped in cold and dry weather and also absorbs impurities from pores, making it an ideal cleansing agent.

Olives
Used by the Greeks for hundreds of years, this natural moisturiser mixes well with water and attracts moisture to the skin, helping to hold it in. Plus with an oxidation rate that is lower than your natural skin, it is a perfect ingredient to fight oxidation.

Bella Beauty Magazine #14