Clean + Conscious Awards. Best Eye Cream 2023. Okana Skincare

Okana Skincare – Probiotic Eye serum

RRP: $50.00

BRONZE

This is a probiotic-infused eye serum designed to improve skin elasticity and reduce puffiness, targeting dark circles, wrinkles and eye-bags. Contains 7 natural ingredients, vegan formulation with no fragrance or alcohol. Formulation is self-preserving.

Clean

Formulated with excellent clean ingredients, including 5 probiotics.

Ethical

Okana Skincare is a New Zealand-based company that manufactures its products themselves and follows ethical practices such as using vegan formulations that have not been tested on animals, minimising ingredients to reduce waste, and using palm-free ingredients whenever possible. Their products are handmade in small batches for freshness and do not contain synthetic preservatives.

Sustainable

Okana uses a limited number of natural and vegan ingredients in their products, with formulations consisting of less than 10 ingredients. The brand produces all of its products afresh every month in small batches to minimize waste and overstocking and prioritises the use of eco-friendly packaging, with 75% of products packaged in glass jars and the remaining 25% in recyclable plastic. They also utilize cardboard, wood, and wood wool as substitutes for plastic in their packaging materials. Products are sold exclusively through their website to ensure they are produced only on an order basis, and waste is kept to a minimum in terms of product and ingredient inventory.

Responsible

Okana is committed to sustainability and eco-friendliness in order to reduce their environmental impact and promote responsible consumption. They use natural and vegan ingredients and avoid unnecessary additives to prioritise the health and well-being of their customers and the wider community. The brand also supports small businesses through local sourcing of supplies and services, such as printing labels locally in Auckland and obtaining supplies from eco-friendly New Zealand businesses. They establish partnerships with charitable events that align with their values and donate products to support their causes.

Product reviews from our experts…

If you get bonus points for pretty, this one is it! The packaging might be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, but I also loved the fast absorption and cooling action of this probiotic eye serum. Perfect to pat around the delicate eye area (and anywhere else you need a little added hydration). The cooling sensation lasted and I loved the firming effect. Super cute and handbag sized too for top-ups throughout the day!

This New Zealand-based company uses simple and effective formulas and manufactures themselves while following ethical practices minimising ingredients to reduce waste. I also love that they are committed to sustainability and eco-friendliness. In order to reduce their environmental impact and promote responsible consumption – they use less than 10 ingredients to make their range. I love this simplicity!

–Amy Hughes

I love the new products coming out with topical probiotics so this was fun to try. The packaging is really fun and vibrant. I also love the paper cylinder and aluminium packaging. Obviously the brand is very conscious of the packaging they are using.

–Erin Norden

I enjoyed using this serum, it felt like the dark circles under my eyes reduced when I used this, I kind of liked it so much I wanted to use it on my entire face! The smell was soft and subtle and I like that in my skincare. I felt it gave my eyes a real lift and they appeared more open/awake

It also impressed me that they can get such an amazing product and results by using less than 10 ingredients, which is often unheard of in skincare – this was extremely impressive! The fact that they use vegan and natural ingredients was appreciated too.

–Amy Maree

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