There are tons of beauty products out there. So many, that it can feel overwhelming to find ones that will work with our routine. One way to narrow down the search is to find products that are made of only, or mostly of, natural ingredients. Lots of brands call this "green" beauty. It's up to moms to decide what kinds of products they want to use, but if becoming more sustainable or green is a goal, or passion, these products are great to consider.
From antiaging creams to body oils to hair and scalp treatments and mascaras, we found products from highly reviewed, vetted, and reputable brands that make their products with natural ingredients. Some are large brands while others are small businesses, but all of the products here are sure to yield awesome, and natural, results.
Yelle Beauty Skincare Set
$70
from
Yelle Skincare
When it comes to a skin care routine, there are always steps involved. To make them as seamless as possible, Black-owned skin care brand Yelle Skincare put some of its best staples together in one pack. But wait, there's more: The brand uses natural ingredients that are listed proudly on the site and includes things like coconut milk, natural honey, and papaya enzymes.
Buttah. Skin Kit
SKin care brand Buttah has exploded in popularity over the years and for good reason. It's a highly rated line that is for everyone, but keeps women of darker skin tones in mind. According to the website, the brand has "simple, proven-effective, good-for-you ingredients that leave your skin glowing, healthy and renewed."
The Healing Place Apothecary Rose Water Hydrating Toner
Rosewater is an underrated skin care ingredient, but a godsend for those with dull, dry, or dehydrated skin (or all of the above, especially in the summer). By balancing pH, this toner acts "as an anti-inflammatory mist to soothe irritated or sensitive skin." It's made with just four natural ingredients: rosewater, watermelon, organic glycerin, and radish ferment.
Marla Rene Black Honey Cleanser
No, Marla Rene's Black Honey Cleanser isn't all honey, as much as it looks like it, but it's made with lots of it plus jojoba oil. According to Blk & Grn, which highlights Black-owned products and brands, "This formula is made with over 90% of the ingredients are plant-based. It is also formulated without parabens, phthalates, triclosan, or any of the other twenty toxic ingredients banned on our Toxic Twenty List."
Natural Mixologist No. 35 Detoxify Face Mask
$20
from
Natural Mixologist
Everyone needs a good charcoal mask in their life and this one makes for a good contender to add to the rotation. It's naturally made in New Orleans out of activated charcoal, bentonite clay, and French green clay. It smells good, too, with tea tree and lavender scents that "provide benefits to the skin surface."
AcARRE Bioactive Dry Oil
Oils, often botanical oils, are staples for many, but we have a new one to add to the rotation: AcARRE's Bioactive Dry Oil. It "seals in moisture from scalp to toe leaving your skin feeling nourished and rejuvenated with a healthy satiny glow." And don't just take our word for it. AcARRE's founder and CEO is a literal chemist.
Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter
$7
from
Credo Beauty
Whenever someone in beauty groups or circles asks for a product that helps with dry skin, in any capacity, the Weleda Skin Food brand is almost always mentioned. It's a natural skin care line that meets Credo's "Clean Standard," meaning it uses ingredients that don't fall on a list of ingredients considered problematic. This lip balm's fragrance comes from natural ingredients and essential oils.
Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
$48
from
Credo Beauty
Ilia is one of the bigger "natural" or clean beauty brands, which is why this highly reviewed product made our list. The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 is a great skin tint made with ingredients that soothe the skin instead of clog it. How? "Itβs free of silicones, oil, fragrance, and chemical sunscreen, and clinically tested to be non-comedogenic and safe for sensitive skin."
Weleda Skin Food Nourishing Body Lotion
$19
from
Credo Beauty
Weleda is such a widely touted brand (that is also "clean" in terms of ingredients) that we had to have another product from the brand (which was founded by a plant specialist) added to this list. This body lotion is ideal for dry skin or very, very dry skin and has natural oils as well as naturally occurring fragrances.
Maya Chia Power Fol Multi-Correctional Scalp & Hair Treatment
$72
from
Credo Beauty
We often forget about hair care and hair styling products when thinking about beauty products, especially ones that we'd like to be as natural and good for the body as possible. We love this five-star rated Power Fol Multi-Correctional Scalp and Hair Treatment from Maya Chai. It's formulated to stimulate hair growth and prevent hair loss.
Tower 28 BeachPlease Luminous Tinted Balm
$20
from
Credo Beauty
Multifunctional products are all the rage, because who wouldn't want to use one thing to do several tasks? We do! That's why this tinted balm made our list. It's a natural skin care product that doubles as both lip balm and blush. Not only is it made with "skin-loving plant-based ingredients like green tea extract and aloe vera" but it looks natural on the skin as well.
Tok Beauty Eyes That Tok Lash Enhancing Mascara
$23
from
Tok Beauty
Mascara helps frame our eyes, but with ingredients that may irritate such a sensitive part of the body, it's important to pay attention to the kinds of mascara we use. Rest easy with this one from Tok Beauty's Eyes that Tok Lash Enhancing Mascara. It's a plant-based formula "made with horsetail plant which works to strengthen lashes, pea protein which is known to help prevent breakage, and bayberry wax which gives it a water-resistant hold."
100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Better Naked Palette
Beauty Brand 100% Pure is straightforward with what it's all about, and that's natural products "colored from vitamin rich fruit and vegetable pigments." Its Fruit Pigmented Better Naked Palette contains neutral shades for everyday wear and features eyeshadows, blush, and highlighter. Another multi-use product.
Kosas Weightless Lipstick
We can't get enough of Kosas, especially the brand's Weightless Lips lipstick which is why we included the product on this list. Kosas is considered a
"green" ingredient brand and with this product, uses "active botanical oils and butters to hydrate and nourish." One commenter notes, "Hands down the best lipstick I ever tried! Green or not! Believe me I tried them all!"
100% Pure Green Tea Fiber Brow Builder
OK, here is another product from the 100% Pure beauty line because we're just loving it, and honestly in awe of the company's ingredients lists. Its brow products are also fully pigmented from fruit, yes fruit, and no artificial dyes or toxic ingredients. It sells both a brow builder gel as well as a brow pomade.
RMS Beauty Luminizer
$38
from
RMS Beauty
RMS Beauty is also a more established green beauty brand that lots of people love. One of those highly rated products is its Luminizer highlighter that comes in six different shades β from champagne to rose to lilac and gold. Its main ingredients are castor seed oil, vitamin E, and organic coconut oil which "nourishes as it illuminates."
RMS Beauty 'Un' Cover-Up
$36
from
RMS Beauty
Also from RMS Beauty is the 2020 Allure beauty award winner RMS Beauty 'Un' Cover-Up concealer that comes in 16 adjusting shades that are designed to provide the perfect match. It's a five-star product with over 1,700 reviews, too, so you know it's onto something. Its main ingredients are jojoba oil, organic coconut oil, and organic cocoa seed butter.
Earthen Veil Adaptogen Skin Tint
$5
from
Luna Roots
For a little makeup that's uplifting but not too heavy, we recommend a good natural skin tint like this one called the Earthen Veil Adaptogen Skin Tint from Luna Roots. It's "loaded with brightening and balancing phytonutrients" as well as "A herbal Power trio of Reishi Mushroom, Holy Basil and Ashwagandha are soaked in vibrant, nutritive carrier oils for 3 long months."
Lume Deodorant
$15
from
Lume Deodorant
Now it can't be a natural beauty product roundup without natural deodorant can it? Despite what David on Schitt's Creek says, we love a good natural deodorant like this lavender sage deodorant stick from Lume. There are 10 different scents to choose from, including the one shown here and free of things like aluminum, talc, parabens, and artificial fragrances.
Just Beauty Stem Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Overnight Cream
$75
from
Juice Beauty
Juice Beauty is all about sustainability from the inside out, literally. Its formulas, like this one for its anti-wrinkle cream is "made with certified organic ingredients" and not with "potentially harmful ingredients such as parabens, petroleum, propylene or butylene glycols, silicones, talc, carbon black, phthalates, sulfates, PEGs, TEA, DEA, GMO, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances."
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