About Skin Salve
Ethos | History | Team | Sustainability
A unique product range refined over thirty years, Skin Salve helps people with dry, sensitive and itchy skin
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Why people with dry, itchy and sensitive skin love Skin Salve
For more than three decades Skin Salve has been helping people with dry, itchy or sensitive skin with products that:
- Reduce exposure to chemicals commonly found in laundry powder, soap, shampoos, body washes and moisturisers
- Protect the skin with specially designed and natural soaps, moisturisers, shampoos and body washes
- Give the skin time to heal allowing the bodies’ own defences to treat conditions such as eczema
Skin Salve products create a simple skin care programme which helps combat symptoms associated with skin disorders like eczema and dermatitis.
Every Skin Salve product is:
- Steroid free
- Fragrance free
- Free of irritants like parabens
- Naturally moisturising
- Gentle cleansers allow the skin to repair
- Made with responsible, sustainable ingredients
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The Skin Salve Story: A Doctor’s Discovery
The Skin Salve formula began its development more than thirty years ago when a group of miners from County Durham found that using a soap they had made containing natural palm oil and silicon salt helped with their dry, inflamed and uncomfortable skin caused by working in the mines.
A local GP, Dr Mark Randle, noticed the great improvement for his patients using this soap, and began to conduct trials with similar soap formulations which proved conclusive results. He found that a soap with a natural base (sodium tallowate and sodium cocoate) and which included Sodium Silicate (a natural combination of ingredients found in coal dust) had a uniquely beneficial effect on even the most extreme cases of chronic eczema and other dry and itchy skin conditions.
After using the soap alongside an irritant-free, tallowate-based washing powder for eight weeks, one third of the eczema sufferers reported that their condition cleared completely. More than half reported a major improvement and 12.5 per cent a slight improvement. Based on this important discovery, Dr Randle began to develop products (known as Skin Salveation) to help treat dry skin conditions.
Over the years, our name has changed to Skin Salve, our product range has grown and become available all over the world, and we have moved to sustainable sources for our key ingredients. But our products and approach remain faithful to these core principles discovered by the Durham mining community and their local GP.
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The Science Behind Skin Salve
The effectiveness of the Skin Salve soaps and moisturisers is due to their unique formulations and the impacts of silicon salt. Clinical evidence demonstrates that forms of silicon heal skin, and silicon gel is used by dermatologists for treatment of scar tissue.
Another key factor is the total absence of irritants in any of the Skin Salve products. UK medical research has found that reducing the skin’s exposure to chemicals commonly found in laundry powder, soap and moisturisers is crucial to the treatment of dry and irritated skin. By removing irritants, the skin is given the chance to heal and its natural ability to regenerate can help create the foundation for healthy skin.
These two pioneering approaches are brought together in the unique range of Skin Salve products, which includes bar and liquid soaps, irritant-free laundry powder, body washes, shampoos and moisturisers.
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The Team at Skin Salve
Skin Salve has been run by the Davidson family for nearly 20 years, with James Davidson becoming Managing Director in 2021 to lead the Skin Salve team. We know that our customers rely on us and James is committed to providing highly effective products at affordable prices, the highest standards of customer service, and the assurance of a sustainable approach.
The team works with leading dermatologists to develop and source our products, with production and shipping managed from our site in Cheltenham in south-west England. We count customer feedback as one of the most important drivers of our product range: we know that what works for one customer and their skin can be different to what works for another, and we work hard to make sure our customers are able to access what they need from us.
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Sustainable Production
Our production facilities continuously audit our supply chain to make sure that our special, natural formulations are prepared and packed with the least impact on the environment.
We also take a sustainable approach through in-house production, implementing the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle principle, and minimising shipping to reduce carbon impact for our business and our customers.
Shop the range
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Non-Bio Washing Powder for Sensitive Skin and Eczema
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Natural Organic Body Wash and Shower Gel
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Natural Shampoo (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and Paraben Free)
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8 Week Pack for Eczema and Sensitive Skin
Regular price £33.49Regular priceUnit price / per£40.46Sale price £33.49Sale
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Page Reviewed
Reviewed by: James Davidson
Date: 16/02/24
Next Review: 12/01/2025