I used to be a fashion and beauty writer, I love beauty products and I have travelled a lot. Here is a list of local unusual beauty products that I have found in all kinds of places. Some of them may sound familiar but on their home ground the range tends to be way bigger than in foreign markets. They also tend to be way cheaper!
What I find interesting is that in the USA people tend to talk of a beauty regimen, in the UK they talk about a routine but in France they talk about a ritual. I find anything to do with beauty products soothing, therapeutic, relaxing – like a ritual.
Australia
- Lucas Paw Paw Ointment
- Jurlique
- Invisible Zinc suncare
Brazil
- Nunaat
Dubai
- Shiffa
Finland
- Lumene
France
- Homeoplasmine
- Embryolisse
Germany
- Labello
- Nivea (the best Nivea formulation is from Germany. No others are as good)
Greece
- Korres
- Apivita
Hungary
- Omorovicza
Iceland
- Moa
India
- Lakme
- Kama
Italy
- Cleo
- Santa Maria Novella
- Davines
Japan
- Diorsnow (and whitening products from almost every well-known brand)
Morocco
- Kajame
- Kaeline
New Zealand
- Lanolin Cream or ‘sheep cream’
- Antipodes
South Africa
- Nimue
- Environ
- Placecol
- African Potato Cream
- Zambuk
- Justine
- Tissue Oil
- Avroy Shlain
- African Extracts Rooibos
- Africology
- Victorian Garden
Sweden
- Håkansson
- Emma S
- Ole Henriksen
- Sachajuan
- Försvarets hudsalva
- Estelle & Tild
- Kerstin Florian
- Oriflame
- Isadora
- Face Stockholm
- Make Up Store
Switzerland
- Valmont
- Juvena
United Kingdom
- Simple
- Pond’s Cold Cream
- Astral
United States
- Terax Crema
- Cetaphil
