Your daily elly b skincare routine at home

Mar 24 , 2024

Lel Banks

Your daily elly b skincare routine at home

As well as being elly b’s skincare formulator I am also a beauty therapist and I truly believe that skincare does not have to be complicated, and you are never too old or too young to start looking...

The Skin Barrier - protecting the outer skin layer

May 19 , 2023

Lel Banks

The Skin Barrier - protecting the outer skin layer

The outer layer of your skin is called the Skin Barrier and it creates an important buffer against harmful bacteria and toxins entering through your skin.  In other words, it keeps the good stuff i...

How to look after your skin after a workout

May 04 , 2023

Lel Banks

How to look after your skin after a workout

I love the feeling of finishing a good workout at the gym!  Maybe it’s the endorphins or the sense of achievement or both! You might be a bike rider, horse rider, runner, hockey player, netballer b...

Why you need to double cleanse + avoid makeup wipes!

Oct 24 , 2020

Lel Banks

Why you need to double cleanse + avoid makeup wipes!

Double Cleansing is... usually only necessary at night time, depending on your skin type (you can discuss this with a beauty therapist / facialist / esthetician).  The first cleanse will break down the top layer of makeup, SPF, dust, pollution, sweat and dead skin cells.

Three product wins at the 2020 Organic Beauty Awards

Apr 17 , 2020

Lel Banks

Three product wins at the 2020 Organic Beauty Awards

So excited to have not one but three products announced as winners in the Organic Beauty Awards 2020 for Autumn / Winter!