All over the world are making efforts ensuring we combat climate change and keep the earth safe and clean for future generations. Many beauty companies contribute a portion of sales to amazing organizations, and some offer special products or limited edition promotions. All of this is great, but there are many green beauty brands that are doing so much more than donating money to worthy eco-causes. These brands are on the ground, making changes and effecting policy, working conditions, environmental concerns, and generally making the world a much, much better place. Below are several of them:
- Tarte – water – based formula with “Skinvigorating” ingredients like a T5 Super Fruit Complex (goji, acai, maracuja, acerola, and pomegranate) and mineral-derived pigments. (No parabens, sulfates, phthalates, or petrochemicals.)
- Down to Earth Kit – The kit includes full-size products including lip tint, mascara, blue, and liquid eyeliner — all in an eco-chic quilted bag. It, in collaboration with Tarte, donates 20% of the proceeds to WinetoWater.org, which provides clean drinking water to countries all over the world.
- Innisfree Orchid – A big proponent of recycling and protecting the environment through Empty Bottle Recycling Campaign (since 2003).
- Cargo’s PlantLove – This collection is made with 100% natural and organic ingredients — no parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, synthetic chemicals, etc. Even their packaging is made entirely out of corn!
- Korres – only uses biodegradable ingredients (which means no mineral oils or silicones), recyclable packaging, and eco-friendly manufacturing practices (such as using a steam generator to heat their facility, rather than electrical heating).
- Aveda – has a “green ingredient promise,” which means they only use naturally derived ingredients, with 90% of their ingredients certified organic. They also use Post Consumer recycled packaging, as well as 100% wind power in their manufacturing.
- Jurlique – use a blend of herbs and flowers in all of their formulas. In fact, many of their botanicals are hand-grown on their 153-acre farm in South Australia.
- Burt’s Bees – is committed to natural materials — from their 99% natural formulas (about half of their line is 100% natural), their Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) packaging, and their commitment to preserving animal and human rights with free-trade and fair working conditions. Burt’s Bees biggest goal is to be “the greenest personal care company on earth,” which they’re hoping to achieve by 2020 with a variety of initiatives — including becoming a carbon-free company that operates on 100% renewable energy. They want no waste in landfills, and they want their manufacturing facilities to be LEED certified.
- Clark’s Botanicals – is all about natural healing and natural solutions. This botanical-based skincare line all feature Jasmine Absolute — an essential oil that naturally rebalances skin with its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, immuno-stimulating properties.
- Yes to Carrots – This is a fantastic skincare line that’s packed with organic fruits and veggies with no parabens, petroleum, SLS, and phthalates. They have four different lines: carrots to “nourish”, cucumbers to “soothe,” tomatoes to “clear,” and blueberries for “age refresh.”
- Origins – is another wildly popular and fairly accessible beauty brand, which uses only natural and certified organic ingredients, with no parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil — the list goes on. They don’t even use animal ingredients. Origins also manufactures with renewable resources like wind energy.
- Juice Beauty – is committed to using certified organic ingredients, as well as applying their Eco Values to every aspect of production — including manufacturing with solar energy, packaging with recycled paper and soy ink, and supporting USDA certified organic farmers. Plus their products are as effective as they are healthy.
- Supermodel Josie Maran launched her own cosmetics line with a strong eco-focus. All of her products are packed with botanical ingredients and packaged in recyclable and biodegradable materials. Josie Maran infuses every product with Argan Oil — a fruit-derived oil that’s packed with antioxidants, vitamin E, carotene, phenols, essential fatty acids, phenolic acid, and squalene, which moisturizes (while balancing oily patches), reduces fine lines and wrinkles, repairs sun damage, and reduces redness.
- L’Occitane – has several eco-friendly products, but their most popular has to be their Certified Organic Pure Shea Butter, which functions as a multi-purpose beauty balm. Besides containing 100% natural certified organic Shea Butter, it’s produced in a fair-trade agreement with cooperatives of women in West Africa.
- Nude skincare – line isn’t cheap, but it’s made without any harmful chemicals like parabens, sulphates, GMOs, PEGs, phthalates, and the list goes on. They also avoid non-biodegradable mineral oils and silicones, as well as source as many organic and fair-trade ingredients as possible.
- Beyond using sustainable, plant-based ingredients, Kiss My Face is committed to using Post Consumer recycled content in ever bottle, packaging box, store display, etc. They’re also more affordable than most natural beauty lines — and they have a fantastic kids’ line!
- Jane Iredale PureGloss in Soft Peach is, hands down, specially lip colors are vegan and gluten-free! Their mineral makeup collection, in general, is designed to be as healthy as possible for your skin.
- Suki sources fair trade, organic, biodynamic, vegan, and even local products as often as possible — maintaining a cruelty-free “do no harm” core philosophy. Everything is made, labeled and shipped from their Massachusetts headquarters with virtually no carbon output from their processing. Even their packing and shipping is as eco-friendly as possible.
- Pangea Organics bodycare products start biodegrading in 48 hours. All Pangea Organics products are hand-made in small batches, sourced from organic farmers through fair trade practices. And of course their extensive collection doesn’t contain any questionable, potentially harmful ingredients.
- Dr. Hauschka skincare products – Beyond the purity of their ingredients, they use ecologically sound methods to grow and source ingredients, as well as launch international fair trade initiatives. And as I said, the products really work.
- LO’ccitane Tere de Lumiere perfumed soap- transports 72% it’s products to subsidiaries by sea, reducing freight generated CO2 emissions.
- TEA TREE – organiser of forever against animal testing and Bio-bridges campaigns, which help to preserve biodiversity around the world.
- ORIGIN’s Three Part Harmony – creates safe and non-toxic products. A strong proponent of alternative testing and the founder of the Plant-A -Tree programme, which supports reforestation worldwide; around 6000 trees have been planted through its international reforestation projects.
- Osea – It’s name stands for Ocean, Sun, Earth and Atmosphere. It’s a sea-weed based skincare brand contains only natural, organic, vegan, gluten free and non-GMO ingredients that are sustainably grown and harvested. Most of it’s products are packaged in recylable glass bottles, never plastic.
These makeup brands use pure organic ingredients, biodegradable packaging and their products arenever tested on animals. Tata Harper Skincare, Dr Bronner’s, Drunk Elephant Skincare, Herbivore Botanicals, jane iredale, Lush, Pangea Organics, The Body Shop, Bite Beauty, Juice Beauty, RMS Beauty, alimapure, ILIA, Vapour, Beauty, 100% Pure, Real Purity, Afterglow, Hush+Dotti, Elle, Native, Blissoma, Ora’s amazing, Antonym, Ogee, Avalon, Drunk Elephant, OZNaturals, Lather, Markaela, Nature’s Gate,
References:
- https://www.babble.com/home/20-green-beauty-favorites/
- http://www.femalemag.com.sg/beauty/eco-friendly-beauty-brands-2/?slide=2
- http://www.mariefranceasia.com/beauty/beauty-buys/skincare/15-natural-eco-friendly-beauty-brands-290664.html#item=1
Compiled By- Dr. Bhawana Asnani.
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