Green People SPF15 Day Cream BOGOF

Saint_Chris

the kids one is fantastic for little ones with eczema.


it's expensive but well worth it.

DomRavioli

purplebutterfly wrote: »

It depends on what you want from a moisturiser as to whether you find it expensive. I like top quality ingredients free from parabens, PEGs, colourants, synthetic fragrance etc so I'm willing to pay more. Plus, you need to use far less with natural products than you do with standard high street ones.


I switched to all-natural skin products 6 years ago and it was the best decision I ever made. Lupus gives me painful skin with rashes and redness - only natural cosmetics help with that. I don't put anything on my skin that I wouldn't be happy to eat.

There are far cheaper products out there which are natural, with SPF and don't cost £16 for a teeny bottle. It is a fallacy that you use less; it has never been scientifically proven, just as most "organic" products aren't as for the last 50 years the chemicals used have seeped into soil, and its just paying a lot for a name.

And as someone who has SLE, you will know that the autoimmune reactions are caused by many things, not just man made things; I think the green brigade have planted unproven and unfounded things in order to increase their share revenue - if it makes you happy then fine, but until it is clinically proven, I don't believe the hype. I'm guessing you use medication from a doctor which manifests in the skin as part of your treatment, so how do you get round that?

tomtontom

DomRavioli, rather than continually slating people why not give us some alternatives?

foreverindebted

FWIW this stuff is awesome. My daughter is highly allergic to everything and doesn't have a reaction to Green People. You don't really need much more than 25 SPF - read more about SPF on the green people website. Also, one tube lasts for ages. I took one and a half tubes with me to Australia - we were there for six months, used it almost daily on faces and arms and came back with a half a tube. It lasts really, really well.

purplebutterfly

DomRavioli wrote: »

There are far cheaper products out there which are natural, with SPF and don't cost £16 for a teeny bottle. It is a fallacy that you use less; it has never been scientifically proven, just as most "organic" products aren't as for the last 50 years the chemicals used have seeped into soil, and its just paying a lot for a name.

And as someone who has SLE, you will know that the autoimmune reactions are caused by many things, not just man made things; I think the green brigade have planted unproven and unfounded things in order to increase their share revenue - if it makes you happy then fine, but until it is clinically proven, I don't believe the hype. I'm guessing you use medication from a doctor which manifests in the skin as part of your treatment, so how do you get round that?

50ml is teeny? You only use about a third of a pump a day. How big is your face that you'd need more than that? :rotfl:


As for it not being scientifically proven - I know how long a bottle lasts me compared to a high street brand. I need to use more of a non-natural product to get the same result. That is enough proof for me.


Regarding your ill-informed comments regarding SLE: I never said that only man-made things cause autoimmune reactions. Why would I?


Yes, I do take a cocktail of prescribed drugs every day to keep me alive. I also watch what I eat and what I put on my skin - as advised by specialists in various fields. When you have a chronic, incurable condition, you have to adjust every aspect of your life. It's not just a case of "take two of these a day and see me in a year".



Anyone with any skin problems will tell you that there are recognised irritants that dermatologists advise them to steer clear of. In fact Unilever recently started removing methylisothiazolinone from its products after the British Foundation of Dermatologists published reports highlighting the link between it and contact dermatitis. The same chemical was responsible for a Piz Buin product causing severe allergic reactions last year and Johnson & Johnson was forced to remove it from their suncream.



Am I a militant "green"? No. I think GMO crops are a good thing, I'd happily eat lab-grown meat and I believe that Golden rice could save millions of lives.


Do I have personal experience of an improvement in skin conditions after removing irritants from my skincare? Yes. As have many, many other people. Nobody would buy these items if they didn't see a genuine improvement. They are far more expensive than buying Superdrug own-brand products and they are a considered purchase.


I am on a limited budget and I make sacrifices to afford things that benefit me. If a £40 facial serum will help to ease my pain and stop me looking like I've just set my face on fire, I am willing to pay it.


I'm not going to get drawn in to any more arguments with you - you are entitled to your opinion. Just as I am entitled to a less painful skin.

Mel1979a

Im definetely gonna try it. I have bad excema which gets unbearable when im on holiday using sun creams x

TeaAndOranges

DomRavioli wrote: »

There are far cheaper products out there which are natural, with SPF and don't cost £16 for a teeny bottle. It is a fallacy that you use less; it has never been scientifically proven, just as most "organic" products aren't as for the last 50 years the chemicals used have seeped into soil, and its just paying a lot for a name.

And as someone who has SLE, you will know that the autoimmune reactions are caused by many things, not just man made things; I think the green brigade have planted unproven and unfounded things in order to increase their share revenue - if it makes you happy then fine, but until it is clinically proven, I don't believe the hype. I'm guessing you use medication from a doctor which manifests in the skin as part of your treatment, so how do you get round that?

Slightly odd comment to make on this thread? It's a grabbit, not a soapbox.

Many people love Green People products because they are well-formulated and avoid the use of chemicals/ingredients which many people choose to avoid. The Soil Association have clear information about what can and can't be labelled organic - it is about farming/husbandry methods.

What are the far cheaper comparable products by the way? Always interested in a bargain, obviously - that's what we're here for after all!

purplebutterfly

TeaAndOranges wrote: »

What are the far cheaper comparable products by the way? Always interested in a bargain, obviously - that's what we're here for after all!

Lavera do natural sunscreens up to SPF 30 and facial moisturisers which tend to be at the lower end of the price range. I've only used a few of their products - none of the sun protection - but I do like their Basis Sensitive All Round Moisturiser.

DomRavioli

I was just about to advise on Lavera! It is one of a few which are of a similar formula but for a snip of the price.