Long gone are dramatic contours and intense smokey eyes. Beauty trends now are all about bushy brows, rosy cheeks, and dewy skin.
With the “no makeup” makeup look on the rise, people are putting down that full coverage foundation and picking up organic tinted moisturizer instead.
Not only can tinted moisturizers be good for your skin, but the healthy, effortless dewy coverage they achieve is better than the best highlighters. That is when the formula isn’t riddled with chemical fillers.
That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the most natural tinted moisturizers made from skincare ingredients that are sure to get your days going and your skin glowing.
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The Best Organic Tinted Moisturizers For Non-Toxic Coverage
Moonrise Creek would be one. Their natural tinted moisturizer is for glowing skin and a green planet thanks to its sustainable glass housing and aloe vera leaf, jojoba oil, and shea butter formulation.
Activist Skincare is another one of the cleanest tinted moisturizers we’ve tried. Natural antioxidant botanicals and hydrating oils help the lightweight coverage cream restore the skin as you wear it.
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Activist Skincare
Activist Skincare’s Tinted SPF Moisturizer
Available in four shades, Activist Skincare’s Avasol tinted moisturizer with SPF provides broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection and water-resistant coverage for up to 80 minutes.
It’s are made from ethically-sourced raw ingredients like coconut oil, jojoba oil, argan oil, and vitamin E. What they’re not made of is parabens, nanoparticles, GMO’s and synthetic chemicals.
Choose between two SPF 30 options: a tinted mineral sunscreen cardboard stick or a sunscreen cream that comes with the option of recyclable refill pouches. Both are suitable for use as facial sunscreen or full body protection. Just make sure to rub the product in well, since the initial application can be quite strong.
About Activist Skincare
The clean beauty brand is a one-stop shop for all things skincare with cleansers, toners, serums, oils, and more. With sustainability at their core, their cruelty-free products—like natural makeup remover—are created with natural ingredients that are non-toxic to both our body and planet. All are sourced from sustainable-minded suppliers and, when possible, women and people of color.
The small brand is clearly committed to environmentally advocacy, something that’s evident not only in their products and refillable or reusable packaging, but also in their profits.
As proud members of 1% for the Planet, part of their proceeds fund environmental projects like environmental law support, outdoor education for POC, and land reclamation efforts for indigenous people.
My Personal Review of Activist’s Mineral Sunscreen:
“I love this tinted, water-resistant sunscreen! It works as a foundation, so I can skip the extra step and still look great on sunny days. It offers around 80 minutes of broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection, and it can be used on the body, too. The TSA-friendly pouch makes it super easy to travel with, or, if you prefer, you can pour it into your own bottle.”
Review by Amber McDaniel, SJ’s Head of Content
Raw Elements
Raw Elements’s Tinted Sunscreen
Considering Raw Elements specialize in sunscreen, it’s safe to say that the sun protection you’ll receive from their SPF 30+ Tinted Moisturizers is unparalleled.
Their medium-toned moisturizer is packed with biologically active antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and extracts that work hard to keep you shielded from UVB rays. Active ingredients include non-nano zinc oxide, iron oxide, sunflower oil, cacao butter, and vitamin E. The biodegradable, cream provides enough matte coverage for up to 80 minutes of UV protection. Perfect for laying out on your sustainable beach towel on vacation.
There are three packaging options: a plastic stick, plastic tube, or a reusable aluminum pot. If you want the best natural tinted moisturizer with SPF and without plastic, be sure to choose the latter.
About Raw Elements
Raw Elements was founded by a lifeguard who ran at-home kitchen experiments to find a safer, more effective sunscreen for active people. Each ingredient is individually selected and sourced, and finished products are individually tested to make sure there are no nano-sized particles.
The brand is Non-GMO Project Approved, Leaping Bunny Certified, and Environmental Working Group #1 Rated. All products are manufactured in the USA and though not all fit into the bucket of zero waste sunscreen, you’ll find mostly conscious packaging from PCR resins, recyclable materials, compostable paperboard, bio-based materials, and aluminum packaging.
Moonrise Creek
Moonrise Creek’s Tinted Moisturizer
Moonrise Creek’s organic tinted moisturizer is an essential product in our organic makeup kit.
Super-moisturizing ingredients like aloe vera leaf, jojoba oil, and shea butter make up the base of the lightweight formula, meaning the multi-functional cream nourishes the skin while working as a moisturizer, primer, light coverage foundation, and sunscreen all at the same time.
Available in five different shades, it leaves a sheer tint with natural sun protection. If you’re finding it hard to determine if you’ll find the perfect fit for your skin tone from these five shades, you can order an affordable sample-sized portion before committing to a full product.
The whimsical elixir is housed in a frosted glass bottle with a stained paper label adorning a moon—aesthetic and sustainable packaging fit for your zero waste bathroom.
About Moonrise Creek
The small, female-owned clean beauty brand stocks plant-based, artisan products in the form of herbal apothecary goods, botanical skin care products, and aromatherapy oils and perfumes. Each item is handmade in small batches with love and good intentions.
The Etsy star seller has made a name for themselves with over 93,000 sales and 12,000 5-star reviews.
100% Pure
100% Pure’s Tinted Moisturizer
If you ask 100% Pure, “How do you make natural tinted moisturizer?”, the answer would be simple: with natural fruit pigments, of course. Natural color pigments from peach, pomegranate, acai, goji berry, apricot, and cacao are blended into nine shades of dewy, light medium coverage moisturizer in what is essentially a smoothie for your face.
While the fruit provides the tint, other ingredients are added to combat sun damage, aging, and dry skin. Aloe vera, cucumber juice, organic white tea, and Vitamin C all help with those things.
It’s best suited for normal, dry, and combination skin types and offers a light to medium coverage and a dewy finish.
About 100% Pure
100% Pure adheres to strict purity standards, meaning their sustainable makeup brand’s products will never contain harsh chemicals or toxic ingredients. All items are shipped with recyclable materials and compostable packaging peanuts.
They are completely transparent with their sourcing practices, only using ingredients that adhere to an Ethical Trade Initiative base code.
Ilia Beauty
ILIA Beauty’s Tinted Moisturizer
ILIA Beauty has the most skin-tone inclusive tinted face moisturizer we’ve featured yet, with 30 different shades to choose from,
Beauty gurus are raving about the Super Serum Skin Tint. The incredible light-weight formula has won over ten industry awards by merging light coverage, potent skincare, and mineral SPF protection all in one go. To create the award-winning tinted moisturizer, natural ingredients like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, plant-based squalene, and non-nano zinc oxide, are mixed into an impeccable skin hydrating, pore minimizing, and skin tone protecting blend.
The oil-free formula has been clinically proven to work on all skin types, with 94% of oily skin users saying it gave them an even skin tone, and 100% of dry skin users saying it improved dryness. Though the tinted serum lacks oil, don’t expect a matte finish. The light coverage foundation still leaves that natural dewy finish that leaves skin glowing.
About ILIA Beauty
The brand makes pregnancy safe cosmetics from ethically sourced ingredients that don’t sacrifice color.
Ilia believes that not every natural ingredient is good, and not every synthetic ingredient is bad. While the majority of their products are made from natural mineral dyes, some contain low percentages of FDA approved dyes.
As a member of 1% For The Planet, Ilia commits part of the profits from their skin tint sales towards organizations combating habitat degradation.
