Top 20 Earth-Friendly Beauty Gifts

The hottest skin care, makeup and hair care on every green chick’s holiday wish list

Why not try something a little different this season and look for eco-friendly gifts? Any of the products in this round-up will fit the bill — they’re all eco-friendly and tested and approved by (notoriously picky) TotalBeauty.com readers.

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Carbon-lite, Moisture-heavy: Bamford Body Organic Collection

Bamford Body is another excellent line that originated in the UK and is now making appearances in select luxury retailers ‘Stateside (Barneys & Neiman Marcus). Using a minimum of 95% gold-standard organic ingredients, the oils and lotions of Bamford Body are intended to be just as good for the earth as they are for your [...]

Convenient, Affordable and Yummy! Softlips

I remember when Softlips lip balm hit the market. I was in junior high and they advertised all over Seventeen magazine. My friends and I went nuts for them. They were a sleeker, chic-er version of chapstick and were one step closed to the lipsticks we weren’t yet allowed to wear. I don’t think they [...]

Prevent Your Hands From Betraying Your True Age With Jurlique Purely Age Defying Hand Treatment

I’ve always been interested in Jurlique products. This Australian company grows their own biodynamic and organic ingredients as well as sourcing ingredients  from other farms and fair trade organizations. I got a good introduction to their products with the Purely Age Defying Hand Treatment. This super rich hand cream is chock-full of natural ingredients: daisy [...]

Look Every Bit The Bronzed Goddess With Josie Maran Bronzing Argan Oil

Model Josie Maran has a great line of eco-friendly beauty products. I recently got to try out the new Bronzing Argan Oil. Argan oil is a lightweight oil, rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids. Josie used argan oil that is organically grown in Morocco in her products.  The Bronzing Oil takes off from [...]

Get Beautiful And Give Back With Smashbox’s Mother Earth Palette

Smashbox is a great cosmetics company. They make great products and are always coming out with new products that are fun and different and help make wearing makeup fun. Recently they came out with the Mother Earth Palette, an eco-friendly palette of four certified organic eyeshadows and a blush in a wooden compact. The first [...]

A Classic Revisited: Aveda Vintage Clove Shampoo

Aveda has rereleased their first shampoo, Pure Plant Clove Shampoo, as the limited edition Vintage Clove Shampoo.   Like the name suggests, the formula contains organic clove and organic coffee, both of which can enhance darker hair.  I have medium blond hair and my hair certainly looked a bit darker after using this shampoo.
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One Stick Wonder: Revolution Organics All-Over Body Balm

I’m really excited about all of the new natural and organic products hitting the market.  I remember going to the healthfood store when I was younger to find natural products, but even there the pickings were slim.  In recent years, your best best for these products was still the natural grocer, but there were only [...]

Product Review: Kiehl’s Superbly Restorative Body Lotion and Dry Oil

When I traveled in Morocco a few years back, my friends and I had a running joke of how everything was Berber quality.  The Berber people make beautiful handicrafts and as a selling point, every merchant we encountered claimed their wares were of Berber quality.  Obviously most items were not actually made by Berbers and [...]