I didn’t know seaweed could do skincare.
I thought it was just that weird stuff my children scream about on the beach. But then I met ishga.
Born in the Hebrides, ishga is organic, sustainable and seaweed-powered skincare that feels like a spa day in a bottle – even when you’re just hiding in the bathroom for five minutes with a locked door and a hope.
So here are the products that made me believe in marine magic.
This is the Beyoncé of moisturisers.
It’s rich but not greasy, lifts your face like a loving compliment, and smells like you’ve just walked out of a Highland spa retreat. My skin felt instantly plumper, bouncier, and suspiciously expensive.
Pricey? Yes.
Worth it? Also yes.
The name says it all. This is the one I reach for when my face is in hormonal meltdown and looks like it’s trying to escape.
It calms, soothes, hydrates, and somehow makes me look like I drank water and slept eight hours. Lies, but good ones.
If I had to describe this oil in one word, it would be: luxurious.
If I had two? Bloody necessary.
I use it after the shower on damp skin and pretend I’m not about to walk into a room filled with Lego and crumbs. The scent alone lowers my blood pressure.
Shampoo and Body Bar + Travel Tin
Sustainable. Compact. Smells like a fresh breeze over the Atlantic.
You get a free travel tin when you buy it — which I now use to store tiny treasures (aka emergency chocolate). It’s gentle, zero waste, and makes you feel like a minimalist goddess, even if you still have yoghurt in your hair.
5. Hebridean Dreams Reed Diffuser
Not skincare, but I’m including it because it makes your entire house smell like an actual coastal retreat.
The kind of scent that says: “Yes, I have my life together.” Even if your bins say otherwise.
I thought seaweed was just a slimy beach nuisance. Turns out, it’s the superhero ingredient my face, body and brain had been quietly begging for.
ishga is clean, effective, gorgeously made, and delivers luxury without the usual BS.
If your skincare routine is currently just hope and moisturiser from 2019, this is your upgrade.
👉 Shop ishga here and let the seaweed sort your life out.