{"title":"The Ilex Wood Natural Skin Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMy name is Holly and I am the founder of The Ilex Wood.   \u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet me tell you a little bit about myself and the ethos behind the products I create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since I was a little girl I have been a bit obsessed with nature. Growing up in the heart of the English countryside and being a farmer’s daughter meant I spent a great deal of time outdoors, whether it be getting muddy on long walks, watching the birds or identifying the wild flowers along the hedgerows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis love of nature still runs deep within me and has inspired me to change my beauty routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many, I was spending far too much money on expensive creams and products by well-known high end beauty brands promising me miracles and costing the earth - Products with ingredients lists as long as a short novel and may as well have been written in a different language as I had no idea what any of them were.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only were the ingredients disturbing, the environmental impact of the products were ambiguous and unclear – so many big names still testing on animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTired of expensive promises and obscure chemicals I was moved to overhaul how I took care of my skin. Time to simplify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to find any purely natural products in the stores (many market themselves as natural but check the labels!) I took to creating my own using the plant knowledge I already had to create effective and luxurious skin care products.All products are produced in the greenest way possible with sustainability always in mind.  Find out more on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theilexwood.com\/pages\/sustainability-and-the-ilex-wood-brand\" title=\"Sustainability and The Ilex Wood Brand\"\u003esustainability here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/9402\/6735\/collections\/the-ilex-wood-natural-skin-care-collecti-17quklj_c491aa76-76cb-42d1-acdc-44d63cec6afc.png?v=1791979722","url":"https:\/\/countrylivingshop.co.uk\/collections\/the-ilex-wood-natural-skin-care.oembed","provider":"Country Living Marketplace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}