If you’re trying to live a greener lifestyle, you may want to make the switch to more sustainable cosmetics. The good news is that there are lots of companies that value the environment. Here are the five best eco-friendly makeup brands for 2024.
1. Best Overall Clean Cosmetics Brand: Ilia Beauty
Ilia Beauty is devoted to providing clean, sustainable cosmetics that feature vitamins to help nourish your skin. Some of the brand’s natural ingredients like meadowfoam seed oil, shea butter, avocado oil, and organic aloe leaf powder. Ilia also utilizes vegetable-based dyes and offers recycled papers in its packaging.
Standout Products: Ilia Beauty offers a wide array of great products that you can easily fill your cosmetic bag with. Some of its best products include its Limitless Lash Mascara, Multi-Stick (for lips and cheeks), Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, and Balmy Gloss Tinted Lip Oil.
Where to buy: Ilia Beauty, Sephora
2. Best Luxury Eco-Friendly Makeup Brand: Armani Beauty
If you love high-end makeup, this one’s for you. In 2010, Giorgio Armani developed its Acqua for Life clean water campaign, which provides clean water to children around the world. The brand also provides sustainable cosmetics and focuses on recycled packaging.
Standout Products: You can’t go wrong with any products from Armani Beauty. Its Luminous Silk Foundation and Lip Power Long Lasting Lipstick are some great picks.
Where to buy: Armani Beauty, Sephora
3. Best Budget-Friendly Green Cosmetics Brand: Burt’s Bees
Burt’s Bees has been dedicated to producing eco-friendly products for more than 30 years. The brand’s cosmetics are made with responsibly-sourced and natural ingredients, such as sunflower oil, bamboo, honey, and coconut oil. Due to the affordable prices, this brand is highly accessible to almost anyone.
Standout Products: Burt’s Bees foundations and other skin care products are dermatologist-recommended. Some other standout picks include Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm, Lip Shimmer, and Satin Lipstick.
Where to buy: Burt’s Bees, Ulta, Target, Amazon, and most drugstores
4. Best Celebrity-Founded Sustainable Brand: Honest Beauty
Founded by actress Jessica Alba in 2015, this brand switched to eco-friendly cosmetics and packaging in 2018. Its cosmetics feature ingredients that are good for you and the environment.
Standout Products: Honesty Beauty offers a variety of products. Some brand highlights include its Fresh Flex Concealer and the Get It Together Eyeshadow Palette.
Where to buy: Honest.com, Ulta, Amazon
5. Best Clean Makeup Brand Founded by an Iconic Makeup Artist: Jones Road
You’ve probably never heard of Jones Road, which is unfortunate because it was founded by iconic makeup artist Bobbi Brown. Brown parted ways with her namesake brand in 2016 and started this cosmetics company designed with the environment in mind.
Standout Products: Jones Road offers just about everything, but some top picks include its Miracle Balm, The Best Eye Pencil, and The Best Eyeshadow.
Where to buy: Jones Road, Amazon
These are just the five best eco-friendly makeup brands of 2024. There are so many other sustainable cosmetics brands out there to choose from. Which green beauty brands are your favorite?
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This post was previously published on medium.com.
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