Natural Skincare
Best Moisturizers for Aging Skin
This article was written with help from AI and edited by Thrive Market’s talented team of human writers. Our skin undergoes significant changes as we age, and one of the most noticeable is a decline in moisture (hello, dry skin). Proper hydration is essential to maintaining skin elasticity, smoothness, and overall health, and understanding the ...
The Best Thrive Market Products in September 2023
September is a month of transition: from long, lazy summer afternoons to early mornings, commutes, and carpools, packing lunches and even-more-packed schedules. This month, our team members are transitioning into fall by getting the kids ready for school and getting themselves ready for a return to routine — and they’re sharing the products they rely ...
Everything You Need to Treat Yourself to an At-Home Spa Night
Here’s an idea: be your own Valentine and treat yourself to a luxurious evening of at-home pampering.
Thrive Market’s Best Winter Beauty Products
After a few months outdoors with the sun on your skin and a warm breeze in the air, the sudden chill of winter can take a dramatic toll on your face, hair, and body. It’s true, there’s beauty to be found in every season—but when you’re struggling with dry, flaky skin, stressed-out strands, and chapped ...
How Ethical Sourcing Makes the Best Facial Oils
When we were creating our f.a.e. by Thrive Market facial oils, we knew that we weren’t just creating oils, we were creating supply chains that have a larger impact on people and the planet. We also knew that we wanted to create a line of impactful facial oil products that everyone could afford, without the ...
Skincare for Your Scalp: Why Scalp Health is So Important
While it’s common to complete a multi-step skincare routine on your face each day, you probably don’t put much thought into your scalp health—and as a result, you could start to notice some itchiness, flakes, oil, and other uncomfortable issues. There’s a delicate balance to the health of your scalp’s microbiome, and if that balance ...
The Thrive Market Skincare Ingredient Glossary
Do you ever feel like you need a chemistry degree to understand the labels on your favorite serum, mask, or moisturizer? We’re all for looking closely at what’s in your products, so we created this guide to popular skincare ingredients to help you shop with confidence and build a skincare regimen that’s both safe and ...
You’ve Got SPF Questions, We’ve Got Answers (From a Dermatologist)
Remember the days when sunscreen was a product you’d only use before a day at the pool or a particularly hot beach vacation? You’d slip a bottle of something coconut-scented out of your beach bag, absentmindedly smear it across your nose and over your shoulders, and think you were covered for a whole day of ...
The Golden Shelfie Awards: Our Best Healthy Products, Chosen by You
The triumphs, the snubs, the outfits…it must be awards season. This year, we’re putting our own spin on the entertainment industry’s big moment and rolling out the red carpet for our members’ most beloved products. It’s the first-ever Thrive Market Golden Shelfie Awards!
Zap! Tips for Preventing Bug Bites + The Best Natural Insect Sprays
Summer means splashing in pools, hitting the sand, savoring stone fruits, backyard barbecues, and … figuring out how to prevent mosquito bites! Nature’s smallest creatures love to come out and play during the hottest months of the year, which makes bug spray an essential skin-care item for every member of the family.
Safe Sunscreens For Pregnant Women, Reefs, Kids, Babies & More
Ask any dermatologist about safe sunscreens, and they’ll likely recommend wearing it every day [1]. Yes, that means even when you’re sheltering in place, staying close to home, and only taking walks around the block. The best way to make sunscreen a habit? View it as part of your daily skin care routine, regardless of ...
DIY Gua Sha Oil
Hayley Wood, holistic esthetician and founder of Therapeutic Skin Coach, recently shared how to give yourself the best at-home gua sha facial. With these skills now in your arsenal, it’s time to ensure you have the right oils on hand to perfect your practice. Many of these ingredients you may already have—or can easily be ...
How-To: Give Yourself a Gua Sha Facial
Meet your new self-care hero: the at-home gua sha facial. While DIY face masks and baths tend to be the most popular forms of self-care, perhaps facial massage should be added to the ritual routine. The benefits of facial massage—specifically the practice of gua sha—include relieving facial tension, toning facial muscles, boosting circulation, and improving ...
How Alaffia Empowers Women in West Africa
Rooted in West Africa, Alaffia is a fair trade skin care company leveraging one of Togo’s most sustainable resources: the shea tree. When founders Olowo-n’djo Tchala and Rose Hyde started production on the brand’s chemical-free soaps, creams, and cleansers, they wanted to provide jobs for locals as a nod to Tchala’s mother, who didn’t learn ...
Beauty Trends: Makeup That Doubles as Skin Care
Makeup with skin care benefits is a beauty trend we can get behind. The products help showcase your natural beauty while nourishing your skin. They can reduce the number of products you need (saving money), streamline your morning routine (saving time), and help declutter the bathroom (saving space). Get ready to load up your cart ...
Shea Butter vs. Cocoa Butter: What’s the Difference
As you begin filling your bathroom cabinet with clean skin care products, you might notice a few standout ingredients taking center stage. To moisturize and nourish dry skin, nothing beats creamy shea butter and cocoa butter. Both are derived from trees—cocoa butter is extracted from the fruits of a cacao tree, and shea butter comes ...
Notes from the Field: Better Skin Care With Cannabinoids? Prima Explains
Welcome to Notes From the Field, a series of guest posts by brands sold on Thrive Market. While we share many of the same high standards regarding health, quality, and sustainability as our partner brands, all opinions shared in this post reflect the views of the brand, not Thrive Market. In this article, we’re excited ...
Goodbye, Razor Burn! This DIY Shave Butter Hydrates Skin Without Nasty Chemicals
Feeling the burn? When little red bumps appear on freshly-shaven skin, consider it your body’s way of saying it needs a little extra TLC. After all, the skin is our largest organ, and easily absorbs everything we put on it—even shaving cream. That’s why we made a DIY shave butter that uses gentle yet nourishing ...
Can You Brighten Skin Naturally?
My skin has been looking seriously dull and dry as of late. I don’t want to use products that have a bunch of chemicals, and prefer to go with all-natural, organic stuff—but I do want whatever I’m using to actually work! Are there any products that can brighten and tone skin without lab-formulated chemicals? —Sam ...
3 Reasons To Try An Epsom Salt Detox Bath
Want to get healthier without taking a pharmacy’s worth of supplements and pills every morning? Try something a lot more enjoyable: Sink into a bath. It’s time to bring back an old favorite: an Epsom salt bath. It’s the most luxurious way to get your necessary vitamins.
Thrive 5: Fresh Faces Start With These Cleansers and Toners
When it comes to beauty, nature knows best. That’s why we’re stocking our beauty cabinets with all-natural (and cruelty-free!) skincare.
Discover Your Dosha to Find Your Perfect Skincare Regimen
There are endless skin products out there that claim to shrink pores, eliminate redness, and smooth the complexion—so many, that choosing the right elixir or serum can be a total headache.
Skin Mapping: What Your Face Is Trying To Tell You
Facial expressions can say a lot—a crinkly eyed smile indicates real happiness, while an eye roll and a frown show visible annoyance. But our faces go beyond just exhibiting emotion, and can say a lot more about our physical health than you might think.
Can You Use Olive Oil In A Bath?
Pouring a glug of olive oil into a warm bath will keep your skin soft and smooth.