Where it all began…

Hi, I’m Tanya, and I’m the founder of Cuckmere Organics. It exists because around 23 years ago, I whipped up my first natural body butter and never looked back.

When I started keeping bees around 8 years ago, it was the perfect opportunity to add another level to my products by introducing beeswax and then, recently, to start selling them.

I love natural ingredients as they work with your skin to reveal the best version of you. I have spent the past couple of years perfecting my products and really love the feedback when people have tried my products and realise natural skincare works wonders and is usually more effective than big brands.

I hope you find the same too x

  • Skin ageing is primarily caused by free radical oxidative stress. This attacks cells and reduces the amount of collagen in your skin, which then reduces elastin. Your skin can start to look dull and tired and show the signs of ageing such as lines, wrinkles, sagging and crepey skin.

    To combat this, you need powerful, potent antioxidants which are found in plants, plant oils and beeswax.

    Many skincare products contain ingredients that work against our skin so reducing the amount of unhelpful toxins we put on our skin and using natural skincare instead, is one way to do that.

    Keeping it natural can really improve the texture of your skin. Beware of big brand promises, quite often they don’t do what they claim. For instance, products that contain humectants (attract water) don’t also contain an occlusive (seals in moisture) therefore your skin can dehydrate and become drier. Opt for products such as Cuckmere Organics that contain everything your skin needs.

    Many high street creams and lotions contain up to 80% water, petrochemical derived emollients and harsh anti bacterials to stabilise and prevent mold. Our skin does not do well with these synthetic ingredients.

    All our products are made with carefully selected, undiluted, beneficial ingredients so you can be sure you are putting the most safe and effective products onto your skin.

  • We are ethical beekeepers and ensure we treat our bees with respect. Most of our hives are kept in a clearing in a wooded conservation area that is being rewilded with natural plant species, so there is lots for the bees to forage on.

    Both our apiaries are in the Cuckmere valley which is in the South Downs national park in East Sussex.

  • Over 300 individual chemical components have been identified from pure beeswax that gives it many unique properties. It is one of the few unusual ingredients that comes with an amazing array of benefits to our skin.

    It offers superior benefits all rolled up in one. Beeswax hydrates, soothes and calms. It also exfoliates and promotes skin regeneration which helps to repair damage. It contains vitamin A, which is helpful in collagen production so it can help to diminish the appearance of the signs of ageing as well as helping reduce stretch marks. It can create a long lasting protective barrier against environmental pollutants which also prevents moisture loss and soothes itchiness and irritation including symptoms of eczema.