go preservative-free with your skincare this summer

During the summer less is more when it comes to clothes and the same I true for skincare. While browsing Sephora’s natural and organic skincare section in search of a new eye cream I discovered Boscia’s enlivening Amino-AG eye treatment. I quickly realized over the next couple of weeks the benefits of using a lighter gel instead of my usual eye cream during the summer heat. Plus I love that it’s preservative-free and the sleek dispenser looks great. 

Boscia is a preservative-free and botanically-based skincare line founded by Kenji Ikemori. He noticed that the use of preservatives caused irritations in his wife’s skin. This led to the creation of Boscia in 1979 as one of the world’s first preservative-free skincare lines. The purpose of preservatives is mostly to extend the life of a product - sometimes up to 10 years. But nobody really uses their skincare products for so long if you use them daily. Every Boscia product has two main ingredients: organically-grown jojoba leaf that helps fight free radical damage caused by environmental factors and willow herb that calms skin irritated by harsh chemicals or stress. The latter I can certainly identify with on a daily basis. I love that Boscia’s manufacturing facilities are vertically integrated which cuts down on energy-consumption. Their factory contains 6 floors and the manufacturing process starts on the top and then moves down using gravity to assembly and distribution levels. It’s something to feel good about - inside and out.