100% natural facial care based on vegetables

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Food for Skin is made with high-quality ingredients of natural origin, derived from nature: plants and vegetables. Hey, vegetables on your face? Let me start by saying that we didn't use crushed tomatoes, but high-quality oils and extracts from vegetables, seeds, nuts, and plants.

Vegetables are good for your skin

Why vegetables and not flowers or fruit? It stems from our passion for cooking with lots of vegetables. Cathy's vegetable drawer is always overflowing with fresh produce (usually from the West Friesland area), and Angela eats a lot of vegetables anyway because she follows a low-carb diet. This love of vegetables began in our childhood. Our mother, also jokingly called the Green Ten, was way ahead of her time back in the 1970s by gardening organically in our own vegetable garden. Whenever we asked, "What's for dinner?" the standard answer was, "Just look in the garden and see what's ready!"

Improve facial skin

Vegetables are a source of energy produced by nature for humans and animals to eat, to build strength, and to stay healthy. We all know that fresh vegetables are good for you, but few know that they are also very good for your skinβ€”your largest organ.

What is good for your facial skin?

When we started Food for Skin, we wanted the ingredients list to read like a delicious recipe: food for your skin. So we quickly settled on plants, nuts, and vegetables!

Together with our professional formulator (who creates the final 'recipe' for the skin care products), we set out to find out which vegetables have which beneficial properties.

Natural products for your skin

  • Did you know that tomatoes are packed with lycopene? Lycopene is a powerful protector against external pollution, but also against negative effects of the sun on the skin (note: it is not SPF!).

  • Carrot is packed with a precursor to retinol (vitamin A from beta carotene), which helps restore the skin and gives it a beautiful, soft, glowing complexion.

  • You've probably heard the tip to apply cucumber slices to your skin after spending a bit too much time in the sun. Cucumber heals, hydrates, and softens the skin.

  • Pumpkin contains a lot of zinc and selenium, which are essential for repairing and strengthening the skin.

  • In addition to these 5 main ingredients, we use many other recognizable ingredients, such as broccoli seed oil, oat oil, elderflower oil, castor oil, shea butter (from the shea nut), etc.

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Cucumber Serum - Soothing

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Pumpkin Serum - Strengthening

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Avocado Serum - Deeply Nourishing

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Healthy skin

With all these raw materials, you nourish your skin. Many chemically developed products combat skin problems aggressively. We believe you shouldn't fight problems, but rather address the root cause: imbalanced skin flora. Help restore your skin flora to a healthy balance, and you'll see skin problems diminish. But take your time! It can sometimes take at least four weeks for your skin to recover. Don't expect instant results from natural products. Because they won't. They nourish the skin and tackle it gently, restoring the foundation and skin barrier, giving you that soft, glowing, healthy complexion! You can read more about our skin philosophy in this blog post.

β€œDon't expect instant results from natural products.”

Natural facial care

Food for Skin's natural facial care products aren't cheap. That's because we didn't want to compromise on ingredients. Food for Skin doesn't contain cheap fillers like water (aqua) or added microplastics, but every drop is packed with active ingredients. That's why you don't need much. A small amount of cream or serum is enough to nourish your skin all day long.

Read more about what waterless skincare is and its benefits here.

Facial care with natural products

"Food for Skin" is "Food for the skin" made with only natural products. Your skin "eats" everything it encounters: pollution, but also the right nutrients. So protect yourself from external pollution and nourish your skin with materials that nature itself has given us.

Frequently asked questions about 100% natural-origin, vegetable-based facial care

Which vegetables are good for the skin?

Vegetables such as carrot, tomato, cucumber and pumpkin naturally contain vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants that are interesting for the skin. That is why we use oils and extracts from vegetables, seeds and kernels in our skincare. Think of carrot in the Carrot Cleanser, cucumber seed oil in the Cucumber Serum, pumpkin seed oil in the Pumpkin Serum and tomato seed oil in the Tomato Base Cream.

What gives you beautiful skin?

Beautiful skin doesn't come from one miracle ingredient. Nutrition, sleep, stress, sun protection and skincare all play a role. For your skincare, the main thing is: keep it mild and simple. Choose three basic steps: cleanse, nourish and protect, with plant-based ingredients that support the skin barrier.

What is good for the skin on your face?

For the skin on your face, mild care that supports the skin barrier is a good foundation. Cleanse without drying out the skin unnecessarily, use a serum or cream with caring ingredients and protect your skin daily from UV radiation. Our Carrot Cleanser, serums and Tomato Base Cream together form such a simple basic routine.

What is really good for your skin?

Your skin mainly benefits from a strong skin barrier, enough protection from the sun and a routine that fits your skin's needs. Using more products doesn't automatically mean a better result. Choose less, but better: a simple routine with effective plant-based ingredients and no unnecessary additions.

What shouldn't you eat with skin problems?

There is no general list of foods that you absolutely must not eat when you have skin problems. The influence of nutrition differs per person and per skin problem. A varied diet with plenty of vegetables, fruit, healthy fats and other nutrients is a good foundation. Do you have persistent skin complaints? Then it is wiser to look at possible causes together with a doctor or dietitian.