Eco-friendly skincare takes into account the impact beauty products have on our environment, while supporting mindful consumption and ethical practices.
Unsustainable skincare ingredients include mica (which has been linked to child labor) and petrolatum, both known environmental polluters. Also avoid wood-based ingredients as this practice has been linked with deforestation.
Alba Botanica
PETA and Leaping Bunny certified as cruelty free, their products use ingredients which are safe for humans. Products from this company are non-toxic, free from toxic chemicals like dyes, parabens and phthalates while natural plant oils and extracts are often included to create formulas.
Packaging made of recyclable and recycled materials is also part of their commitment to be carbon neutral, with every aspect of their business striving to become more eco-conscious – including using plant-based oils and butters, herbal extracts, and pure essential oils from Mother Earth!
Environment-harming ingredients like carmine, lanolin, squalene and animal derived glycerin are banned by this company, which also holds B Corporation certification. Their goal is to help people make eco-friendly choices and feel beautiful inside and out; through Eco Love Grants program they donate funds to organizations that contribute positively in women and children’s lives.
Avalon Organics
Organic skincare and bath and body brand designed with conscious consumers in mind uses only high-quality ingredients that are beneficial for you, the environment, and ethically sourced. Their products are free from animal testing, synthetic fragrances/colors/petroleum-based ingredients/toxic toxins that could potentially harm them as well as animal testing itself.
Avalon Organics is Hain Celestial Group’s natural beauty brand founded on their core belief that all beauty is found within nature. They believe using certified organic ingredients supports sustainable agriculture which ultimately benefits not only soil but farmers as well as consumers in their community.
Their skin, hair care, and bath and body products are carefully curated from nature’s pure resources, providing therapeutic benefits while contributing to an holistic lifestyle of health, wellness, and sustainability. Each formula uses organic botanicals, essential oils, plant extracts for maximum purity without harsh preservatives or chemically stripping cleansers; plus PETA listed and Leaping Bunny certified recycling packaging makes this company eco-friendly!
Wildsmith Skin
The brand takes an holistic approach to beauty that encompasses body and mind. Their products nurture and transform skin using biodynamic ingredients grown according to planets, moons and stars for maximum efficacy.
Wildsmith’s team of scientists, scrutinists, skincare experts and perfumers use both hands and minds to craft clinically proven natural skincare that offers an ideal combination of beauty, nature and science.
Heckfield Place, a stunning English country house featuring luxurious spa and expansive parkland, was the inspiration behind this organic, high-performance skincare brand. Its founder refers to it as ‘radical botany’ – the combination of natural beauty with botanically proven efficacy.
The range is packed with biodegradable mycelium from mushroom roots and recycled plastics PCR resin made of recycled plastic waste that would otherwise end up as landfill waste. Must-have items include Cleansing Balm (PS65), which leaves skin glowingly clear and healthy; Nourishing Power Mask (PS65), which contains bio-active plant extracts to deeply nourish, plump up, and smooth out skin; and Cleansing Balm, PS65 which leaves skin “radiantly” clear;
Loopeco
After last year’s awakening that our oceans are littered with single use plastic, you may have begun reconsidering your beauty routine in response to Ellen Macarthur Foundation projections that we will have more plastic in our seas than fish by 2050. Repealing that prediction will require more than simply streamlining your routine.
Loopeco skincare brand takes sustainability very seriously, adopting the principles of a closed loop economy by sharing, repairing and reusing rather than purchasing and disposing. Their commitment includes achieving carbon neutrality through water-saving packaging production processes as well as participating in tree planting initiatives.
Their organic skincare range boasts everything from kelp and potato starch extract to invigorating matcha green tea for rejuvenation, hydration and nourishment. Their glass bottles are recyclable while their matcha detox mask comes packaged in an earth-friendly plantable box with wildflower seeds embedded within.
