Skincare Products for Fall

Thanks to much cooler, drier weather as we shift full-gears into fall, your skin might be, well, a little prickly. The summer heat and humidity often means we’ve got a lot more natural oil on our face, but in the middle of October? Our skin can lose a lot of moisture. This is especially prevalent for folks with sensitivities or conditions like eczema. 

To help combat your autumn skincare blues, we’ve got a stellar lineup of BC-based beauty and wellness products packed with natural hydrosols, hyaluronic acids, extracts, antioxidants, and essential oils to keep you protected and radiant this season. Not only will your skin feel thankful, but your wallet will too because you’re supporting local, mostly female-owned and operated businesses!

 

 

1. Téýwilh Sweetgrass, Sage & Rose Geranium Face Cream from Sḵwálwen Botanicals 

Based out of Squamish, Sḵwálwen Botanicals is an Indigenous skincare line that honours plant knowledge and ancestral traditions from the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. Founded by Leigh Joseph, PhD, an ethnobotanist, researcher, and activist, she works to preserve Indigenous plants by carrying them forward and into the modern world. 

With earthy sage notes, this quick absorbing cream blends hydrosols of sweetgrass, sage, and rose geranium to boost your skin’s vibrancy, all while deeply moisterizing with hyaluronic acid, and shea and mango butters.

 

2. Bare Soothing Cream from Flora’s Bare

Frustrated by the innate amount of chemicals and fillers used in products and spa treatments, co-founders Dawn and Sarah decided to embark on a journey into natural skincare. The result: Flora’s Bare, aka an exquisitely hand-crafted natural skincare company based out of Vancouver.

Their Bare Soothing Cream is perfect for those with sensitive skin as it is designed to restore skin balance, soothe dryness, and help calm those seasonal irritations. This cream contains organic German (blue) chamomile and borage oil that will help restore the moisture and elasticity of your skin.

 

3. Facial Oil Discovery Set by Obakki 

Sourced in Africa, made in Canada. Obakki’s skincare line is created with hand-cultivated and wild-harvested ingredients that represent pure, plant-based science. Based out of Vancouver, their approach is simple: by using fewer ingredients, the end results in greater benefits. 

This collection of three hard-working facial oils helps to moisturize, nourish, and tone thanks to Baobab, Macadamia, and Prickly Pear formulas. Whatever your skincare needs, each oil will help keep you plump and protected from the cooler and drier temperatures.

 

4. Devil’s Club Salve by Sisters Sage 

Back in 2018, sisters Lynn-Marie and Melissa-Rae Angus co-founded Sisters Sage, an Indigenous brand that focuses on hand-crafted self-care products. With Gitxaala, Nisga’a, and Metis heritage, they were both born and raised in East Vancouver and want to share and celebrate their culture through modern wellness items. 

Their Devil’s Club Salve is a medicinal product that can help treat deep tissue inflammations like arthritis and skin issues like eczema—perfect as we move into these cooler months. Wild harvested in B.C., Devil’s Club grows throughout the Pacific Northwest; the salve also includes St. John’s wort, rosemary, essential oil, vitamin E, coconut oil, and beeswax.

 

5. Everyday Moisturizer from Midnight Paloma

Made by hand in small batches, Midnight Paloma products come straight from Vancouver and into your bathroom. Founder Tayler Rogers uses her many years of retail experience to provide products that are free of chemical preservatives, toxic materials, and are vegan and cruelty free. 

Their everyday moisturizer helps plump your skin with hyaluronic-acid and a botanical blend of rosehip, jojoba, and apricot oil. This is the perfect hydrator for your autumn needs and can be used both morning and night.

 

6. Lippy from Só Luxury 

A small business based in Mission, Só Luxury is the dreamchild of two best friends, Amanda and Shylah, to offer an at-home solution for their children’s eczema. Now, they offer fully licensed natural health products to combat other skin conditions. 

Their Só Lippy is an all-natural, ultra-hydrating lip balm with essential oils, shea butter, cocoa butter, and Vitamin E. You can get it unscented or with the fragrances in the following scents: lavender, mint, and vanilla mint. It’s the perfect, gentle balm to those cracked and dry lips this October!

 

7. Skin Therapy Nourishing Face Oil from Blume

Sisters and co-founders Taran and Bunny struggled with acne and sensitive skin growing up—meaning they understand how hard a hit your confidence can take, especially during puberty. Now they offer all-natural ingredients that focus on anti-inflammatory products that understand and cater to sensitive skin, setting a new standard for skincare.

Their all-in-one skin therapy nourishing face oil is all about hydration, delivering an intense burst of moisture to soothe, brighten, and plump your skin without impacting its natural barrier. Full of vitamins and antioxidants, this is the best defence against the colder, drier months ahead.

 

8. Vitamin C Mask by Pink House

Owned and operated by sisters Tegan Klenner and Lindsay Sjoberg, Pink House is on a mission to provide safe, natural products—you can even eat them! All their items avoid any synthetic fillers or harmful materials, ensuring no long-lasting effects to your skin. 

Their Vitamin C mask is one of their most easy going masks, perfect for calming and brightening the skin with lightweight hydration. While great for all skin types, it’s especially great for dry skin—a common issue thanks to the weather change! With papaya extract, aloe vera extract, tapioca, kaolin clay, orange 5 fold and frankincense essential oil, as well as other natural products, just picture yourself walking through an orange orchard all autumn thanks to this mask.

 

9. Restorative Face Oil by Eventide Botanic Alchemy 

Eventide Botanic Alchemy was founded by Kathryn Sawers in order to provide healing and nurturing plant-based formulas for her boutique facial clinic, Collective Skin Care. The line works with all-natural ingredients to support and nurture healthy skin, and remain free from artificial dyes, fragrance, irritants, comedogenic products, sulphates and parabens. 

Their restorative face oil is perfect for reducing signs of fatigue amidst this busy fall season. It revitalizes skin radiance with regenerating carrot seed extract; nourishes with almond, jojoba, and rosehip seed oils; and plumps thanks to vitamins A and C, essential fatty acids, as well as a blend of pure rose, lavender, geranium, and tea tree essential oils.