The Best New Natural Beauty Products To Shop Now
With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22nd, we've been taking extra notice of all the innovative natural beauty products that have been hitting shelves lately. From gentle cleansers for all skin types to an eco-friendly mascara that actually stays put, here are 11 green beauty products that you'll be cherishing (even after Earth Day has come and gone). Added bonus: most of these brands are homegrown Canadian companies.
New Earth Day Beauty
Bite Beauty
Swapping out parabens, phthalates, sulfates and petrochemicals for natural and organic ingredients, this do-it-all stick can be used on cheeks, lips and eyes for a dewy glow and comes in five flattering shades.
Prismatic Pearl Multi Stick in Oyster Pearl, $28, sephora.com
Rocky Mountain Soap Company
Made by a company based in the Canadian Rockies, each bar of soap is crafted using organic and fair trade shea butter and essential oils. You can select from 20 different types, including pumpkin, vanilla mint and patchouli. Natural Bar Soap (Set of Four), $24, rockymountainsoap.com
Caudalie
Formulated with a natural blend of grape extract, sage and chamomile to gentle cleanse remove makeup, this soap-free cleanser feels light as air on the skin and the bottle is made of 50% recycled plastic.
Instant Foaming Cleanser, $34, caudalie.com
Epic Blend
This Kelowna-based brand is known for their lip balms but have recently expanded, creating bath, body and hair essentials. This salt soak puts your body at ease with epsom and pacific sea salt and fractionated coconut oil for a hydration boost.
Good Mood Salt Soak, $20, epicblend.com
Huna Beauty
Organic sweet almond oil and calendula flower extract are just a few of the nourishing ingredients you’ll find in this 100% natural lip balm (even the pigment in it is plant-based!).
Moisturizing Lip Butter, $28, hunaskin.com
Niu Body
Free of preservatives, this powder mask contains two types of clay to detoxify — white kaolin and french green clay — while green tea extract acts as an antioxidant for a clean, refreshed complexion.
Detox Green Clay Mask, $20, commonpeopleshop.com
Odacite
Ideal for oily, acne-prone skin, this all-natural gel cleanser contains activated charcoal and rhassoul clay to pull dirt and grime out from pores but without drying out your skin.
Black Mint Cleanser, $48, thedetoxmarket.ca
Kaia Naturals
Everyone loves a convenient makeup wipe, but the waste that comes along with them? Not so much. Created for sensitive skin , these natural wipes are made from bamboo and will actually biodegrade in 60-70 days. Place one in the soil of a planter after using and see for yourself!
Juicy Bamboo Gentle Facial Cleansing Cloths, $16, kaianaturals.com
Zorah Biocosmetiques
Enriched with organic argan oil to hydrate lashes, this clump-free mascara is made from natural ingredients but won’t smudge or flake throughout the day.
Pure Argan Volumizing Mascara, $25, zorahbiocosmetiques.com
Pura Botanicals
Handcrafted with love in Edmonton, this refreshing, soothing mask contains a cocktail of mango and guava extracts that are rich in vitamins and minerals along with other hydrating heavyweights like sea buckthorn extract, aloe vera and coconut oil.
Overnight Mango Mask, $78, purabotanicals.ca
Graydon
A pre-cleanse oil that contains just three ingredients — MCT oil, ghee and coconut oil — apply this cleanser onto dry skin and watch as all your makeup wipes away in a flash. Rinse with water and follow up with a gentle cleanser.
Keto Cleanse, $28, graydonskincare.ca
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