15 Eco-Friendly Beauty Brands to Add to Your Fall Routine
The fall equinox has come and gone, and Fall is officially here. A season defined by comfy sweaters, large scarves and chai tea lattes. We are just as excited as you are to welcome the comfy season, that is why we compiled a list of 15 eco-friendly beauty products that you will want to have in your beauty arsenal as the weather gets cooler. The list includes a variety of beauty tools, skincare and beauty products. Each product is made to have both you and the environment’s best interest in mind.
Who Are They: 100 Percent Pure defines natural as ingredients or formulas composed by plants, minerals or marine vegetation that receive chemical changes such as fermentation, due to biological processes. Their natural ingredients are guaranteed pure and naturally sourced. These Fruit Pigmented Eye Shadows are fruit pigmented, vegan, cruelty-free, gluten free, and Made in the USA. Bonus: they come in 20 pigments.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: At checkout you have the option to either donate a tree or one bowl of vegan dog food to shelter dogs in China!
Who Are They: EcoTools creates a variety of makeup tools with wellness and responsibility in mind. The Daily Essentials Total Face Kit includes 5 brush heads, two handles and a reusable bin for storage. The kit is both vegan and cruelty free.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: The EcoTools Daily Essentials Total Face Kit is sold at a variety of retailers and comes in biodegradable packaging.
Who Are They: Humanrace was founded by Pharrell Williams with the ideology that if we start taking better care of ourselves and our skin, we will begin taking better care of others. The Routine Pack (shown above) includes- 1 Rice Powder Cleanser, 1 Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator, and 1 Humidifying Cream for $100. It is aptly nicknamed the "Three Minute Facial."
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: The formulations are vegan, fragrance-free, cruelty-free, and dermatologist tested. Humanrace also has a refill system where you can order a refillable carton and easily replace the empty ones.
Who Are They: The EcoTools Bioblender makeup sponge is made with 5 clean ingredients. It is also USDA Certified, Bio-based, Vegan, and Cruelty Free. The product comes as a single sponge or in packs of two or three.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: The Bioblender will degrade by 76.1% in 180 days in a home composting environment according to EcoTools.
Who Are They: Izzy Beauty Inc. was founded by Shannon Goldberg. The brand created the first zero-waste, certified carbon neutral mascara. They are cruelty free, vegan friendly, and gluten free. On top of that, the brand is created through ethical sourcing and comes in environmentally friendly packaging.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: Izzy Beauty Inc. gives back to Pencils of Promise, Her Justice, and National Forest Foundation. Loyalty members also have the option to donate at checkout.
Who Are They: Kooshoo means feeling good in Norfuk. The brand makes organic scrunchies that are biodegradable, Fair Trade certified, and ethically made. The material is made with Fairtrade certified organic cotton and Fair Rubber Association certified natural rubber. Scrunchies come in a pack of two with 9 colorways.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: Kooshoo daily sends out products and profits to support charities in meeting their funding and giving goals.
Who Are They: The founder of Axiology, Ericka Rodriguez, created the brand’s lip balms and lipsticks after years of trying to find vegan lipsticks herself. In order to create a deeper connection with the brand’s clients, Axiology is completely transparent with their ingredients, which you can view on their website. The brand is now sold at ULTA.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: The products are vegan, clean and cruelty-free. Lipstick tubes made from 50% post-consumer recycled plastic. Boxes handmade from recycled trash by a women’s cooperative in Bali, where the brand was originated.
Who Are They: The Original Makeup Eraser erases all makeup with just water- even waterproof mascara, eyeliner, foundation, lipstick. The double-sided cloth erases makeup with the short fiber side and exfoliates the skin with the long fiber side.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: One Original Makeup Eraser is the equivalent to around 3600 makeup wipes. The cloth is reusable, machine washable, and lasts 3-5 years.
Who Are They: Biossance's Sustainability Promise has both the environment and people at mind. The brand utilizes renewable resources, planet first processes, conscious packaging, safe products, and recyclable products. The sunscreen is SPF 30 and EWG Verified (Environmental Working Group, meaning no chemicals of concern, full transparency), vegan, cruelty free, non-toxic, paraben free, synthetic fragrance free, and peg free.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: Biossance has partnered with a number of organizations. They recently partnered with Oceana. This is special because they have created shark-saving squalene to use on their products. Since the 16th century sharks have been hunted for their squalene- an organ in their liver used to make moisturizer and skincare products. Biossance created a sugarcane version that has saved millions of sharks already.
Who Are They: Elate Cosmetics is Certified B Corporation, meaning they are legally required to consider the impact their company is having both environmentally and socially. The brand also utilizes 100% vegan, cruelty free, fair trade and low waste materials and ingredients in their products. Buy the brow balm or shop around on their website and create your own capsule in order to pare down your beauty routine to the essentials!
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: The brow balm is packaged in either a reusable bamboo compact or in a seed paper refill envelope that can be composted and planted into wildflowers.
Who Are They: Krave Beauty's sustainability journey starts with the last of the three R's: reduce. The brand is trying to get the world to slow down and reduce the amount of product made. They have also committed to recycle packaging and carbon neutral shipping. This summer they have partnered with Carbon Neutral to continue to decrease their carbon emissions. They are also working on more recyclable packaging options. The Great Barrier Relief: Reparative, skin-soothing serum is vegan, cruelty free and free of fragrances, essential oils and colorants. The packaging can be fully recycled.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: As members of 1% For The Planet, the brand promises to keep donating at least 1% of their gross sales to global environmental protection projects every year. The brand has donated to Australian bushfire relief, the fight against Amazonian deforestation, and the Great Barrier Reef conservation in 2020.
Who Are They: From the makers of the Sprout Pencil comes the Sprout Eyeliner! Like the Sprout Pencil, once you use the eyeliner down to the tip, a capsule with wildflower seeds will be released that you can plant and grow. The eyeliner itself is color intense, creates accurate lines, rich and creamy consistency, gentle formula, and easy to blend.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: The Sprout Eyeliner is a vegan formula and allergy tested.
Who Are They: The brand was launched in 1995 by Paula Begoun. By 2000, Paula's Choice launched the first leave-on exfoliant. The brand cares in particular for people, planet, and product. The brand is cruelty-free and Leaping Bunny Certified. All finished goods are produced in the US.
Price Range: $
Fun Fact: Paula's Choice partners with TerraCycle to offset their carbon footprint by ensuring their recycled bottles don't end up in landfills. Download a free return label from Terracycle and send in your empties to earn rewards for schools or non-profit charities.
Who Are They: Ren Clean Skincare’s Radiance Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream is cruelty free, vegan, fragrance free, and made with recycled plastic. Includes two main clean ingredients: Elderberry flower extract and glycogen.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: Ren Clean Skincare recently created the Zero Waste Pledge. The brand teamed up with Caudalie, Youth to the People, Biossance, and Herbivore as a part of their #WeAreAllies campaign where each brand is committed to only sourcing eco-friendly packaging. It is estimated that this pledge could save about 9.5 metric tons of plastic from landfill.
Who Are They: The Youthforia Blush is the world's first color changing blush. A universally flattering blush that worked on all skin types and skin tones.
Price Range: $$
Fun Fact: The blush is cruelty free and Certified by USDA BioPreferred Program to contain 98% biobased content (meaning that there's only 2% fossil fuels in their formula which creates a reduced carbon footprint).
Once again, we hope you found something that can benefit you and the environment within this list! Stay for as long as you want and check out the brands websites through the links in the titles.
