When choosing earth-friendly makeup, look for products that are free of harmful chemicals and parabens and alternatively contain natural oils and organic ingredients. Earth-friendly cosmetics are also perfect for sensitive skin types because they don't contain the chemicals and fragrances that cause break outs and rashes.
Burt’s Bees Natural Cosmetics
Burt’s Bees is probably most known for its natural and earth friendly skin care products, ranging from shampoos to baby products to foot care, but they also carry natural lip balms, lip shimmers and lip glosses. Burt’s Bees has partnered with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics to reduce the manufacture and distribution of unsafe cosmetics. Burt’s Bees also focuses on recycled and reusable packaging for the products such as the plastic tube that their famous lip balm is sold in.
Afterglow Mineral Cosmetics
Afterglow cosmetics are a woman-owned and formulated cosmetic company that uses certified organic ingredients whenever possible. These cosmetics do not contain any bismuth oxychloride, which makes many women itch and break out – another benefit to women with sensitive skin. Afterglow cosmetics offers a complete line of organic mineral foundations, eye shadows and lipstick and are especially noteworthy for their natural Pure Soul Mascara.
Balmshell Na
Balmshell provides all-natural lip glosses and cheek tints with ingredients like jojoba and lanolin oils. These earth friendly cosmetics are available online or at Sephora.The lip gloss container can also be recycled into a keychain when finished with the lip gloss. Balmshell’s lip and cheek stain consists of ingredients like white tea extract, chamomile extract and rose water. Balmshell.com
Natural and Organic Ecco Bella Cosmetics
Ecco Bella carries a full line of natural, organic body, skin and hair care products. The FlowerColor Cosmetics are a combination of mineral makeup and flower waxes. Also great for sensitive skin, Ecco Bella Cosmetics are gluten free and preservative free. Eyeshadow and blush compacts are refillable. eccobella.com
Herb Trader for All Earth Friendly Products
The Herb Trader website provides over 8,000 earth-friendly products from Kitchen Utensils to Pet Care products and boasts over 30 years of experience with natural products. The cosmetics on Herb Trader are all-natural and extremely affordable.
Earth Lab All Natural Cosmetics
Earth Lab Cosmetics are an all-natural cosmetics company created by a mother/daughter team. Earth Lab carries a full line of earth-friendly eyeshadows, concealer, foundation, and eyeliner pencils. Earthlabcosmetics.com
Try earth-friendly cosmetics and have naturally healthy skin at the same time.
If you’re interested in which chemicals are included in your favorite makeup brands, take a look at cosmeticdatabase.com.
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