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I Switched to Eco Friendly Beauty Products Without Sacrificing Any Results
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items You want to stop buying plastic-wrapped everything and stop supporting brands that don't care, but every ‘green’ product you've tried left your hair flat or your skin breaking out. This list is for the girl who actually reads ingredient labels and re...
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Clean Skincare That Actually Cleared My Skin
Haircare That Stopped My Frizz Without the Plastic Guilt
Makeup With Clean Formulas That Still Show Up on Camera
Body Care That Replaced My Drugstore Plastic Bottles
Sustainable Tools and Accessories I Use Every Day
Clean Skincare That Actually Cleared My Skin
I went through a phase where every ‘natural’ moisturizer gave me tiny bumps along my jawline. These are the ones that finally cooperated with my face and my conscience.
Swap this in if your skin gets dull and dehydrated by 2pm. Recyclable jar, no fragrance, and my foundation actually sits better over it than anything else I've tried.
Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream 50ml/1.69oz
Grab this for winter when your cheeks go from normal to flaking in a week. Sugarcane-derived squalane sounds weird but it sank in faster than three other creams I wasted money on.
Review: Biossance – Squalane + Omega Repair Cream
Use this if you wear sunscreen daily and need something that actually removes it without stripping. Glass bottle, recyclable cap, and my skin stopped feeling tight after washing.
Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser
Perfect for anyone whose skin freaks out around their period. Two drops at night and I woke up with calm skin instead of three new spots. The blue glass bottle is refillable too.
Lapis Facial Oil - Herbivore Botanicals
Toss your makeup wipes in the trash where they belong. This dissolves waterproof mascara in seconds and the packaging is made from recycled materials. My under-eyes stopped looking irritated within days.
Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
Try this if you hate the look of heavy foundation but still want coverage. Lightweight, reef-safe SPF, and the tube is recyclable. A coworker asked if I'd gotten a facial when I was just wearing this.
READY STOCK Saie Slip Tint Dewy Tinted Moisturizer SPF
Haircare That Stopped My Frizz Without the Plastic Guilt
My shower used to be a graveyard of half-used bottles from brands that promised ‘sustainable’ but wrapped everything in virgin plastic. These ones actually delivered on both fronts.
Keep this on your nightstand for mornings when you don't have time to blow dry. I scrunch it in damp hair, walk out the door, and somehow look like I tried. Packaging is post-consumer recycled plastic.
LOT OF 3 - JVN Complete Air Dry Cream - 30 mL / 1 oz Each - Travel Size
Use this once a week if your hair feels like straw from heat styling. After three uses my ends stopped splitting so fast. Cruelty-free, clean ingredients, and the tub is recyclable.
Beli Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask
Snag this if you color your hair and watch it fade within two weeks. Kept my brunette rich for way longer, and the brand has a refill program so you're not tossing bottles constantly.
Kerastase Chroma Absolu Serum
For anyone who bleached their hair one too many times and is paying the price. Slathered this on for ten minutes and my hair went from crunchy to soft enough that my partner actually noticed.
amika the kure intense bond repair mask
Pair this with any blow dry for shine that doesn't look greasy. Two pumps is all you need. Vegan, cruelty-free, and the bottle lasted me four months because a little goes ridiculously far.
Beli Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil
Try this on towel-dried hair before bed. Woke up to zero tangles for the first time in years. The argan oil is responsibly sourced and the bottle is recyclable. Stock up because once you start, you won't stop.
Moroccanoil Batch Code & Expiration Date
Makeup With Clean Formulas That Still Show Up on Camera
Nothing is more frustrating than buying a ‘clean’ lipstick that disappears after one sip of coffee. Every product here has stayed put through brunch, meetings, and one very sweaty concert.
Ditch thick foundation if you want coverage that still looks like your skin. Wore this to an outdoor wedding in July and it didn't slide off. The dropper bottle is glass and fully recyclable.
ILIA super serum skin tint spf 40 - ST1 Rendezvous
Get this if you have dry patches that every other foundation clings to. It blends like a dream with fingers, no brush needed. Clean ingredients, vegan, and the shade range is actually decent.
Kosas Revealer Skin Improving Foundation SPF 25 color
Tap this on your cheeks when you want that ‘just came back from a walk’ flush. Buildable, lasts all day, and the compact is refillable so you only buy the pan next time.
RMS Beauty ReDimension Hydra Powder Blush
Use the tiniest dot unless you want to look like a clown. I learned that the hard way. Vegan, cruelty-free, and one bottle has lasted me eight months because you literally need nothing.
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush | Long-Lasting Dewy & Matte Blushes
Grab this for anyone who hates sticky glosses. It's basically lip balm with a sheer tint. Non-toxic, safe for sensitive skin, and I keep one in every bag I own.
ShineOn Lip Jelly - Tower 28
Switch to these if you're tired of eyeshadow palettes with ten shades you never touch. Three perfectly paired colors in a refillable compact. Blends with your finger in the car, looks polished by the time you park.
Westman Atelier Eye Pods Cream Eye Shadow
Body Care That Replaced My Drugstore Plastic Bottles
My recycling bin used to overflow with body wash bottles every month. These products cut that down to almost nothing, and my skin has never been softer. Win on both sides.
Slather this on after a shower and your legs will literally glow. The scent lasts all day and strangers will ask what perfume you're wearing. The tub is recyclable and the brand is cruelty-free.
Bedazzled Sol De Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream| Preppy Skin Care Essential| Bling Skin Care| Rhinestone Vanity Items| Bedazzle Body Butter
Try this if you've been using the same $4 body wash since college. Fragrance is from real eucalyptus, the bottle is recycled plastic, and my skin stopped itching after showers for the first time in forever.
Nécessaire The Body Wash (Eucalyptus) ingredients
Keep a jar of this in your bathroom for literally everything. Shaving, moisturizing, cuticles, dry elbows. One product replaced four in my routine. Organic coconut oil in a recyclable glass jar.
KOPARI Organic Coconut Melt - 30ml jar di Majarosa Store
Use this when you want your shower to feel like a mini vacation. Smells incredible without synthetic fragrance overload. The bottle is recyclable and it lathers just enough without feeling slimy.
Beli OUAI St. Barts Body Cleanser
Snag this before your next beach trip. Scrubbed off all my dry winter skin in one shower and the coconut oil left me moisturized without needing lotion after. Glass jar, recyclable lid.
Herbivore Botanicals Coco Rose Coconut Oil Body Polish (8 oz.)
For anyone whose legs look ashy ten minutes after moisturizing. This actually absorbs and keeps skin soft until the next day. The brand has a recycling program where you return empties for rewards.
Kiehl's Creme de Corps Body Moisturizer (2020 formulation)
Sustainable Tools and Accessories I Use Every Day
Stopped buying disposable cotton rounds and cheap brushes that shed everywhere. These reusable swaps paid for themselves within a month and honestly work better than what they replaced.
Ditch single-use makeup wipes forever. Wet this with water and it pulls off a full face of makeup. Toss it in the wash weekly. Saved me probably $60 in wipes last year alone.
Reusable Makeup Remover Pads with Basket, Eco-Friendly Pads, Washable Makeup Reusable Facial Cloths, Cotton Makeup Remover Pads
Use this on dry skin before a shower to get blood flowing and slough off dead skin. Way better than those plastic exfoliating gloves that fall apart after a month.
Sephora Collection Daily Makeup Brush Cleaner
Grab this if you're tired of buying ten separate brushes. One end blends, the other defines. Vegan bristles that are softer than the synthetic ones I was replacing every few months.
Rimmel eye shadow brush in case
Try dampening this instead of using disposable wedge sponges. Lasts three months with proper care, blends foundation seamlessly, and one sponge replaces an entire bag of throwaway wedges.
Beli Beautyblender Original
Perfect for anyone who applies concealer with their ring finger and wonders why it looks patchy. This brush made my under-eyes look airbrushed. Vegan bristles, sustainably sourced handle.
Beli Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Concealer Brush
Swap out those cheap plastic combs that snap after two uses. These handle heat styling without melting, detangle wet hair without pulling, and the set has lasted me over a year with zero issues.
Personalized Wood Beard Comb Set, Engraved Beard Comb, Beard Care Set, Men's Shaving Gift Box, Gift for Husband, Gift for Bearded Men