In recent years, a new vision of cosmetics has emerged, that of clean beauty. It comes in particular from consumers’ desire to use safe products, free of toxic substances and respectful of the environment. Some beauty brands have understood this and gone green, with more natural and ecological cosmetics, but also with greater transparency on the composition of their products to the general public. Real progress for responsible and sustainable beauty. Discover twelve brands that make us want to adopt the green attitude!
Tata Harper
Since its launch in 2002, Tata Harper has established itself as the green cosmetics brand par excellence. It offers organic and 100% nature-derived, high-end skin care. His goal ? Creating effective cosmetics, with super-powerful ingredients but without a single drop of artificial chemicals.
On its site, the brand encourages you to find your own green routine. Its flagship range? The anti-aging one, whose success no longer needs to be proven.
In France, Tata Harper products are available at Oh My Cream as well as at Bon Marché.
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Antipodes
Antipodes is a New Zealand brand which is characterized by green beauty “with scientifically proven effectiveness”. Manuka honey, grapes and Australian kiwis…all the ingredients contained in the products are obtained from New Zealand producers using sustainable agricultural methods. The brand is also certified organic and vegan. These same ingredients are selected for their moisturizing, anti-oxidant and regenerating properties.
Our favorite product? The Aura moisturizing mask with honey from Manula, for flawless skin.
Please note: the packaging is also recyclable and the labels are made with vegetable ink. The brand is also certified organic and vegan.
Typology
The Typology brand designs and manufactures its products in France. It offers healthy products, without any substances dangerous to the skin or the environment. The brand follows a logic of minimalist beauty: we get rid of superfluous components and cosmetics to keep only those that are good for the skin and the planet. Most ingredients have a high percentage of natural origin. Organic farming as well as gentle extraction techniques are favored for the choice of their natural active ingredients.
Most ? Typology products are very accessible, with prices starting from 10 euros.
We also love their range of skin-friendly makeup and in particular their tinted serum, with 99% ingredients of natural origin.
Seasonally
Seasonly is a clean beauty brand, which focuses on the balance between nature, science and pleasure. The products are formulated with a short ingredient list. These are sourced, traceable and active, to offer natural and effective cosmetics. The brand has also established a list of toxic components that will never appear in its cosmetics. Their objective ? Offering the best products for “real women in real life”.
All packaging is also recyclable and recycled.
We love their radiance-boosting and firming anti-aging serum.
Pai Skincare
This London brand offers a wide range of natural skincare products. All their cosmetics are certified by independent organizations:
- The Soil Association label: the products are 100% natural and at least 70% of the non-aqueous ingredients (without water) come from organic farming.
- The Cosmos Naturel label: no tests have been carried out on animals. A minimum of 98% of the ingredients are natural or of natural origin.
- The Cruelty free label: no product is tested on animals or sold in countries that require animal testing.
- The Vegan Society: no ingredients of animal origin.
Among the best-sellers, we find the natural make-up remover oil with wild rose bush, for all skin types.
The Dew
La Rosée is a brand of healthy, natural and eco-designed cosmetics, founded by two pharmacists passionate about cosmetology and natural beauty.
All products are developed and manufactured in France. The cosmetic formulations are purified and biodegradable: there are only highly effective active ingredients and no controversial ingredients.
The packaging is also eco-designed. DSince 2019, the brand has been committed from the NGO Planète Urgence to plant trees in areas where deforestation is massive.
We especially like their solar products, which are respectful of the oceans!
Rowse
Rowse is a herbal cosmetics brand. It also follows the minimalist beauty trend: keeping only the essentials, by offering simple and effective products for the skin.
All skin care ingredients are natural, organic and vegan. The brand works with distributors who source responsibly. It plays the game of transparency with high traceability of components.
The star product? Tangerine Cleansing Balm makeup remover to effectively remove makeup and cleanse the skin.
Patyka is a Parisian organic cosmetics house. It is at the origin of premium first aid products with proven effectiveness certified organic under the COSMOS label by ECOCERT.
Their objective ? Offer highly effective products, using only certified organic active ingredients and manufacturing processes. Patyka also stands out for the sensoriality of its products, with fragrances and textures designed by the best artisans and industrialists in France.
The flagship product? Their absolute oil which brings together 12 vegetable and essential oils to restore radiance to the face.
Ule
The Ulé brand is based on pure, traceable and ultra-effective formulas. It claims a reasoned, eco-conscious beauty, “for those who want to fully enjoy life, in harmony with the environment.”
The products are designed in a minimalist way with, as a common base, a concentrate of active plants. 96% of the ingredients are of natural origin.
We love the hydra-fortifying CBD cream “Je suis chill”, which smoothes the skin, hydrates it and awakens the radiance of the complexion.
Nüssa
Nüssa is a vegan and eco-responsible French brand, which advocates pure and committed beauty. The product formulations are clean and certified organic and natural by ECOCERT.
The treatment ranges are available in two lines to offer only the essentials: a night routine which ensures the regeneration of the skin and a day routine which plumps up and provides a radiant face.
The brand also has an eco-responsible approach to the packaging of its cosmetics.
We love their plumping spray serum, organic and composed of 99,76% ingredients of natural origin.
The Canopy
La Canopée is a cosmetics brand 100% of natural origin, 100% vegan and made in France. It offers five ranges of facial care to address all skin concerns, as well as body care.
No ingredients from petrochemicals are present in La Canopée products.
We shop for the perfection lotion with cleansing active ingredients to purify the epidermis.
Oh My Cream skin care
Oh My Cream Skincare is a range of clean treatments made in France. Their products are formulated
- without mineral oils
- without sodium laureth sulfate
- GMO free
- without artificial colors
- phthalate free
- without parabens
But with plant oils and extracts, omega 3,6,9 and even anti-free radical agents, to take care of the skin and the planet.
One of the cult products: the cleansing jelly which gently cleanses and minimizes the appearance of imperfections. Use after removing makeup with a cleansing oil, for effective double cleansing.
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