It’s Organic September! A month-long celebration of all things organic, from clothing to food, beauty products to home care.
We know that you’re a conscious consumer, and choosing organic where you’re able to can make a huge impact on the health of our planet (and your health, too!). This month, we’re lighting our Prayer Candle (our scent in focus right now) and reflecting on ways to improve our shopping habits, so you can too.
By opting for organic products, you reduce your exposure to harmful pesticides, help combat climate change, and make a positive impact on wildlife across the country.
To help you shop sustainably this month, we’ve pulled together a list of our 10 favourite organic brands that are working hard to create an eco-friendly future for all of us.
Organic beauty brands we love
Evolve Beauty
https://www.evolvebeauty.co.uk/
This small batch beauty brand stocks vegan, cruelty free and eco-friendly skincare that’s handmade in Hertfordshire. Cleverly using a blend of organic superfoods like goji berries and maca, each of the 150 ingredients they use are vetted to ensure they are ethically and sustainably sourced, biodegradable and GMO free.
Their packaging is made from recycled materials and is 100% recyclable, and they do all this from their ‘Eco Studio’, which uses 100% wind power and low energy lighting!
Our pick: Multipeptide 360 Moisture Cream
Liha Beauty
Africa meets the UK in this natural skincare brand, that hand make their small batches in Cheltenham and Hackney.
Rooted in Yoruba culture (from Western Nigeria), each product blends “African roots with a quintessentially British attitude”, using 100% vegan, cruelty-, paraben-, sls- and chemical-free ingredients. The brand revolves around the benefits of self care, slow-living, wellness and sustainability, and we think you’ll love it.
Our pick: Refreshing Morning Essentials Set
UpCircle Beauty
Coffee lover? You’ll love UpCircle. Founded in 2015, the brand decided to make use of the huge amount of coffee grounds discarded by coffee shops across London each day, by mixing them into skincare.
Their aim is to give salvaged, natural ingredients a new lease of life, and create conversation around positive steps for the planet. They only use vegan, cruelty free and nasties-free ingredients, plus, their packaging is recyclable, using glass and aluminium.
Our pick: Organic Face Serum with Coffee Oil
Organic foodie brands we love
Pukka Herbs
https://www.pukkaherbs.com/uk/en/
Love a cuppa? Pukka is a company on a mission to “change the world for a positive future, one cup of tea at a time”.
Using organic practitioner-grade herbs that they’ve sustainably and fairly sourced from around the globe, they create delicious teas that do good, all the way down to the organic cotton string that stitches the tea bags together.
Our pick: Peace Tea
Clearspring
https://www.clearspring.co.uk/
A family run business since 1993, Clearspring are pioneers in authentic organic Japanese specialties. They believe through and through that everyone should have access to quality organic food, and they actively support sustainable agriculture, organic farmers, artisan food producers and a plant-based diet.
If you’re looking for your Japanese food fix, their Instagram has some incredible recipes that we’re excited to try!
Our pick: Organic Instant Noodle Broth
Biona Organic
What started from a kitchen table in London, Biona Organic has grown into an incredible store packed with organic goodies to fuel your next meal. Their recipe section is packed with mouthwatering ideas, too – organic lemon tart anyone?
They reinvest in the organic farming industry, never allow the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, or dreaded GMO, and have 100% traceability for all of their products!
They’re also working on new offices and a demo kitchen that uses sustainable energy. How cool is that?
Our pick: Pumpkin Seed Rye Bread
Organic clothing brands we love
Rapanui
On a mission to bring the circular fashion economy to the mainstream, Rapanui produces organic clothing that’s designed to be sent back and reworked once worn. You’ll find organic cotton, a renewable energy powered factory and absolutely no plastic.
They work in real time producing clothing only once it’s ordered to reduce waste, and use plastic-free packaging that features a custom doodle design for you to colour in, too!
Have you spotted any of their many charity collaborations on famous faces like Ferne Cotton and Cara Delevingne?
Our pick: Organic Recycled Jumper
Sancho’s Shop
https://sanchosshop.com/collections/organic-cotton
Voted as high street shop of the year 2020 by Holly & Co., Sancho’s Shop stocks beautiful clothing and jewellery that’s ethically made and sustainably sourced.
After seeing the negative effects of the fast fashion industry first hand in Ethiopia, founders Kalkidan and Vidmantas are on a mission to change the system, using their platform as a source of education as well as beautiful, fairly-produced products for you to love.
Our pick: Kobenhaavn Dress
Organic Basics
With sustainability at their core, Danish brand Organic Basics design (you guessed it) basics and ethical essentials – like underwear, t-shirts and activewear – that are meant to last, from organic, fairly sourced materials.
On this year’s Black Friday, they’ll launch their Regenerative Cotton Pilot Project in partnership with WWF, to bring awareness to the devastating effects chemical farming has on the earth, and convert 5m² of land from conventional cotton farming into regenerative cotton farming.
Our pick: Circular Denim 5 Pocket Jeans
Organic home brands we love
Greenscents
https://greenscents.co.uk/organic-laundry-household-shop/
The products you choose to clean your home with can often contain toxic ingredients that aren’t good for you or the planet, but Greenscents are here to change that.
Credited as “the most ethical brand available in the UK for laundry liquid, washing up liquid and multi-surface sprays” in 2017, they’re making big moves in sustainable cleaning.
Everything is handmade in Somerset, uses premium organic and ethically sourced ingredients, and fully recyclable packaging!
Our pick: Citrus Multi-Surface Spray
So there you have it, our 10 favourite organic brands to enjoy throughout Organic September!
Here at Halcyon Naturals, your health, and the health of our earth, is so important to us. And although we’re not totally organic (it’s tough for wax products!) we’re constantly striving to be as sustainable as we can be, using only pure essential oils that are produced ethically and in recyclable packaging. You’ll never find any nasty ingredients like paraffin or synthetic fragrances, and everything is 100% vegan friendly and cruelty free!
Will you make more organic choices throughout the month (and beyond!)? Let us know your top picks by tagging us at @HalcyonNaturalsUK on Instagram.