DIY Skincare

For those who fancy themselves as budding chemists and who only want to put the purest possible product onto their skin – you’re going to have a field day with L’Occitane’s new Ma Crème Nature. This do-it-yourself moisturiser is made from 100% natural ingredients, which you prepare by mixing concentrated olive tree extracts and a supplementary plant oil and shea butter preparation in the jar provided. Once that’s done, add mineral water and whisk to a creamy consistency. Then chill your concoction in the fridge for 12 hours – et voila you’ve made your very own moisturiser, of incomparable freshness and free from all the preservatives and chemical nasties that are normally infused into such blends, in order for them to last longer; €29.95 at L’Occitane Dundrum and Wicklow Street, www.loccitane.ie