Natural and Organic Skin and Body Care at 8th Day
At The Eighth Day, we believe that healthy skin and hair can be achieved naturally without compromising the environment or your ethics. We choose premium quality, natural and organic skin care products which utilise natural botanical extracts and essential oils, formulated to provide the best possible care for your hair and skin.
All of the body care, make-up and beauty products stocked within our store in Manchester are naturally derived, cruelty free, with no animal testing and are suitable for vegetarians, with a large proportion being suitable for vegans.
We are passionate about natural and organic skincare and make every effort to source products that are free from parabens, SLS, SLES, artificial perfumes, mineral oils, petrochemicals or harsh colourants. We have a huge range of hand picked, pure, natural and organic products, from simple holistic, plant based carrier and essential oils, to high performance high-technology award winning beauty formulations, loved by beauty experts.
We’ve recently been investigating more products that use low or zero waste packaging and therefore have a lower environmental impact and are proud to stock over 200 items that satisfy this criteria. We have a great range of bamboo toothbrushes, naked soaps, low or no packaging shampoo bars, hair conditioner bars, bath bombs, lotions, natural deodorants, body butter, bath products, hair wax, toothpaste, mouthwash and floss all in reusable or compostable packaging with many zero waste.
We’re very pleased to have forged relationships with small zero waste brands such as F.E.T.E, KinKind, Bombus Leaf and Friendly Soap, the products they make offer a real alternative to plastic packaged products. We also offer a Faith In Nature and Suma Alternative Refill service for body care such as Shampoo, Conditioner , Shower Gel & Hand Wash as well as refills on the very popular Dr Bonners natural and organic liquid soap . Simply bring your clean and empty bottles bottle back to us or buy one of our stylish glass bottles or jars and we’ll refill it, saving you money and creating less plastic waste.
We are confident that you will find a bodycare or beauty product to suit your skin/hair type and budget from the following ranges:
- Absolute Aromas Essential Oils – gorgeous essential oils, mood enhancing oil blends and natural room sprays.
- Amour Naturals – Essential oils company based in Glastonbury supplying great quality essential oils, carrier oils and diy ingredients.
- Antipodes – New Zealand based pioneering, high performance beauty brand creating scientifically validated organic and natural skin care products.
- Ashley James Soaps – A cheshire based soap house, we stock their excellent and very economical plant based soaps.
- Avalon Organics – An American based bodycare company, we stock their organic skin, hair and body care products.
- Ben & Anna – Formulated and designed by strict vegans Ben and Anna, these cardboard packaged, bicarbonate of soda and plant oil based deodorants and jarred toothpastes offer a real effective alternative for people looking to follow a more low waste lifestyle.
- Benecos – An Italian beauty and cosmetic company – we stock some of their good quality but inexpensive natural skin care and make-up, including vegan mascara, liquid eyeliner, foundation, BB cream, refillable palettes and much more.
- Dr Bronners – Organic, natural and fairtrade liquid soaps, creamy long lasting, soap bars, hand and body lotion, shaving gel and lip balms. We now offer refills on the liquid soaps.
- Dr.Hauschka – This award winning German company have been around for a long time and with very good reason. This sustainable and ethically led beauty company, specialises in holistically formulated natural skin care products with a high percentage of organic ingredients using premium ingredients from around the world.
- Eden Perfumes: Based in Brighton this vegan perfume house creates beautiful, cruelty free fragrances, crafted from natural botanicals and essential oils. Specialising in designer fragrance “dupes” as they are know, Eden create scents reminiscent of the high street’s most popular perfume brands but without the animal testing or hefty price tag..
- Faith In Nature A long running Manchester based institution, we’ve stocked their products for years. We stock locally made loose unwrapped soaps, hair care, shower gel, lotion and hand wash, We offer refills available in Aloe Vera or Lavender scents for shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and hand wash, just bring your empty bottle back and we’ll refill it, saving pennies and plastic waste.
- F.E.T.E Bamboo Toothbrushes – We love these low/zero waste bamboo toothbrushes and they are hugely popular with ur customers too.
- Friendly Soap – Todmorden (so fairly local) based soap makers, these guys make seriously good vegan shampoo bars, bath soap, and facial cleansing bars all in plastic free packaging or nearly naked format, perfect for those following a low or zero waste lifestyle. Made from plant oils and palm free, they’re also ridiculously well priced.
- Giovanni Haircare – A vegetarian Californian brand that specialises in salon style hair products, we only stock their vegan products and have a range of shampoo, conditioner, and styling products such as serums, wax, balm, hair spray, hair gel, volumising products and more targeted to different hair types.
- Green People – A natural and organic UK based skin care brand with a range of skin care, body care hair care and baby products.
- Hopes Relief – A natural brand from Australia offering products that help with eczema, psoriasis, seborrhea and itch skiny skin conditions.s.
- Jason – Long running body care brand with a range of hair and body care.
- John Masters Organics – Cult hair and body care brand from the USA, from the kitchen of one of the first truly organic hairdressers, a fave on the red carpet and catwalks.
- Kingfisher – Vegan toothpaste made with natural ingredients.
- Lavera – A German company that’s been around for a good while producing a wide range of natural skin, hair and oral care products, we also stock a selection of their make-up.
- Lunette – A Finnish company that produces reusable menstrual cups and accessories.
- Mooncup – A UK company that produces reusable menstrual cups..
- Natracare – Natracare make natural period care and aims to leave the smallest footprint on the earth as possible, as such, all of their products are chemical and additive free, using only natural materials that meet their environmental and biodegradable standards, sourced from producers that monitor and manage their resources. Their sanitary pads, tampons and panty liners are also plastic free.
- Naturtint – Hair colour formulations whichcontain very high levels of natural ingredients, including natural and organic plant and seed oil and extracts, each one carefully chosen for their proven hair and scalp enhancing benefits. These work alongside the essential, but small number of, chemical ingredients including hydrogen peroxide and PPD, required to deliver the best possible permanent hair colour results and finish:
- Natura Siberica – A range of body care products made from Siberian botanicals including sea-buckthorn, siberian pine, rhodiola and snow cladonia.
- Organyc – Period care products made with organic cotton.
- Pitrok -A long running deodorant brand which utilises natural crystal salts with their deodorants.
- REN – London based clean skincare brand, which gets rave reviews for it’s high tech, performance driven skincare.
- Rio Rosa – Skincare brand based on the seed of the Rosa Mosquetta rose from Chile.
- Salcura – Natural skin nourishment products ideal for anyone with skin problems including dryness, acne, eczema, dermatitis or psoriasis.
- Sukin – An Australian based vegan body care company, Sukin make natural skincare that’s big on value and reasonably priced.
- Suma Alter/native -We stock soap, shampoo and conditioner bars as well as liquid shampoo, conditioner and bodywash available on refill from this fellow workers’ co-operative based in Yorkshire.
- Urtekram toothpaste – Danish brand of bodycare products, we stock their toothpastes.
- Weleda – German based natural body care brand that was founded in 1921, we love the cult product Skinfood, a favourite on the catwalk.
- Yaoh – Based in Bristol, this vegan company makes hemp oil based bodycare, our customers love their suncreams and lipbalms.
- Yaweco – A range of low waste toothbrushes.
Our knowledgeable beauty crew have years of experience in advising and aiding customers, our aim is that you will always leave the store with the right product for you. We work in tandem with our nutrition Advisors within our Nutrition Department, as we fully believe that skin conditions such as ezcema, psoriasis, hormonal acne and rosacea benefit from a whole body approach. We strive to provide a wide range of natural skin and personal care items and try to have the best products available to suit all skin types and budgets, so come in and browse or take some time out to chat to us and tell us your requirements.
Essential Oils
We stock an extensive selection of essential and base oils from the following essential oil companies; Absolute Aromas, Amour Naturals and Ancient Wisdom Our essential oils are suitable for many different applications such as skincare and therapeutic use as well as home and personal perfumery.