Before we get to the goods, you may ask  – how do we find sustainable cosmetic and personal care brands and companies? Well, we’re glad you asked!

We use our sustainable personal care criteria as a guide.

For new readers, that means we look for brands and products that are:

• all-natural / organic
• vegan
• cruelty-free 
• palm oil free 
• made from ethically-sourced ingredients and 
• in recyclable (at the very least) but ideally compostable or reusable packaging.

Yup, it takes us quite a bit of time to find these eco friendly makeup and skin care brands that meet all (or most) of our criteria. And if you’ve read some of our other sustainable ethical beauty brand guides, you’ll notice some of our brand favorites who will undoubtedly be making another appearance here because they’re great  

It’s also important to know that we are not a certification body nor are we auditors. We have taken the approach that trusts the brands to tell us the truth and assume the most important metric is progress and awareness and not perfection.

As always, we would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on other sustainable cosmetic and personal care companies that you think should make the cut. 

However, if you know that any of the ethical cliams below are not true, please get in touch with us to let us know. 

Oh and just so you know what the symbols below each brand mean –  see below.