• Witch hazel
    Toners

    Olay Coconut-free Toner

    What’s better than finding a coconut-free toner option from a brand that you know from the local drugstore? May we present to you Olay’s Oil Minimizing Clean Facial Toner. We’ve been combing through Olay’s inventory and have discovered that this Procter & Gamble brand relies heavily on coconut in their products. Good for them! Coconut is great. It’s just bad for those of us with a coconut allergy. It’s not often that a big brand has options for us. That is why we were very excited to find out that this witch hazel toner doesn’t contain coconut or its derivatives. This has been a popular product for a long time. As…

  • Cleansers,  Makeup removers

    Coconut-free and Palm-free Facial Cleanser Made By UpCircle Beauty

    Coconut is a prolific powerhouse in organic skin care products since it is an ingredient that is so naturally advantageous for skin. Sadly it means that those of us with coconut allergies are used to steering clear of organic skin care brands. However there are organic options out there that don’t use coconut and we have found one that we want to highlight for you. Check out this coconut-free facial cleanser made by UpCircle Beauty – a UK-based brand that is natural, vegan, cruelty free, palm free, and sustainable. UpCircle Beauty is truly a band with honorable values. It sees the waste created by industries and thinks about how they…

  • Green oasis in desert
    Who are we?

    The Story Behind the Coconut-free Oasis

    When you imagine an oasis, what do you see? Perhaps a beautiful blue pond in the middle of a sandy desert. It is surrounded by lovely palm trees whose coconuts will soon be turned into piña coladas. For me, the coconuts would have to be purely decorative: a coconut-free oasis. In the early 2010s, I remember coconut oil being particularly popular – and for good reason. It is a phenomenal cosmetic ingredient and a superfood. Wanting to be benefit from this trend, I bought myself a tub of coconut oil. When I got home, I rubbed it all over myself not wanting to miss out on any of its moisturizing…