The first thing that you need to know about Tata Harper is that it is green – in every sense of the word. We’re not simply referring to the verdantly coloured glass bottles that house the bounty of natural serums, oils and moisturisers it makes, of course, but to the ethos of the brand as a whole. 

For the brand’s eponymous founder, the stipulation that skincare products should be healthy and sustainable as well as effective is a personal one. Trying to steer clear of carcinogenic chemicals after a cancer diagnosis in her family, Ms Harper began switching to organic products wherever possible, but everything she found was either lacking in efficacy or wasn’t really natural at all. So she made her own brand.

We know what you’re thinking: it’s natural, so what? And sure, the words “green”, “plant-based” and “natural” have largely lost their currency when it comes to the skincare market. But Tata Harper is less about trite brand positioning or “finding a USP” and more about genuine transparency. Every product the brand releases is made on the family’s organic farm in Vermont, all of it entirely free from toxins, fillers, artificial colours or fragrance and synthetic chemicals. It’s sustainable, too (the vast majority of its products come in glass packaging), but is totally transparent about areas it is still trying to improve upon, such as seeking out ways to make its caps and pumps recyclable.

As if to assuage any doubt further, every bottle of Tata Harper’s product has a number  printed on the bottom that can be entered into the “Follow Your Bottle” section on the brand’s website. There, you can see exactly where the product came from, how it was made, and when. On the brand’s Instagram, you’ll find videos of the products being blended at the farm. It’s like watching your food be made in a restaurant, while also knowing where all of the ingredients came from, and is what the brand calls a “farm-to-face” approach. Indeed, as far as authentically non-toxic, luxury skincare goes, Tata Harper is nonpareil.

And as well as being kind to skin, every product is incredibly easy to understand and use, so if you’re the kind of guy who prefers to keep your skincare routine as no-nonsense as possible, this might just be what you should be populating your bathroom cabinet with.

Ready to give green grooming a try? Allow us to introduce to you a few of MR PORTER’s favourites from the brand.

All good grooming regimens begin with the right cleanser, and in that, we’re off to a great start. Tata Harper has multiple cleansing options to choose from so that you can tailor your routine exactly to your skin type. If you struggle with blemishes or an oily complexion, for instance, we recommend the Clarifying Cleanser, which contains raw honey to calm redness, and lactic acid from fermented sugar to diminish the appearance of pimples.

On dull, lifeless skin, the Purifying Cleanser works wonders, thanks to it practically fizzing with papaya enzymes that gently exfoliate the skin, as well as white turmeric to combat inflammation.

Finally, there’s the Regenerating Cleanser, a daily exfoliating wash full of ingredients designed to tighten pores and improve skin texture. A tip: to get the best results, all of Tata Harper’s cleansers should be applied to dry skin rather than wet and massaged into the face before being washed off with warm water. Now, your skin is primed for the next step of your routine.

While cleansing is no doubt important, it’s with moisturiser that we get to have the most fun. Tata Harper’s Hyaluronic Gel Moisturiz­­­er works particularly well on oily or combination skin – it’s light and absorbs incredibly well, but still delivers a hit of intense moisture that leaves skin looking lightly hydrated and healthy without the shine.

If your skin is on the drier side, or needs its clock winding back a bit, seek out the brand’s Crème Riche and its wrinkle-banishing formula. Packed with a forest of 43 natural ingredients, it is blended with antioxidants, fatty acids and peptides (ie, the building blocks of collagen and elastin) to deliver a brighter, younger complexion.

If you’re the kind of gent who prefers to keep his skincare routine streamlined, that’s fine by us at MR PORTER. But still, we wouldn’t be doing our job properly if we didn’t tell you that to eschew a few extra steps every now and then means you’d be missing out on some of the most effective things you could be doing for your skin.

And what’s this: the brand’s Revitalizing Body Oil, which is engineered to calm inflammation and promote cellular renewal? The Resurfacing Mask, which absorbs excess oil and tightens your pores? The Restorative Eye Crème, which makes stressed, tired eyes look as though you’ve never missed a full eight hours in your entire life? We’ll take the lot.