Gold Mine

The ocean’s treasures could be the answer to all your skincare concerns

- Hannah Coates

While 97 per cent of the world’s oceans may remain unexplored, the other three per cent have become the beauty world’s latest playground. From seaweed and algae to salts and caviar, these star ingredients have evolved to be the most resilient, multifunctional and prolific skin helpers around, thanks to the hostile conditions in which they grow. “Our bodies have the same mineral content as the ocean,” explains Tracey Lawes of Living Sea Therapy, a bath and body brand that uses mineral-rich salts from Cornwall. “Use ingredients from the sea and you replicate exactly what the skin needs.” These mineral-rich ingredients stimulate natural processes within the cells, creating ‘healthy’ skin.