We live in a world where we consume way more than we need. On top of that, products are often created with the company’s financials in mind rather than what’s doing good for us and the planet. These five sustainable skincare brands are not only good for the planet, but also for your skin. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the amazing initiatives of these sustainable skincare brands and an overall pick that’s brown-skin friendly.
Youth to the People
Youth to the People is a classic when it comes to sustainable skincare brands. With one of their cleansers sold every minute in the US, there’s good reason to love this sustainable brand. The brand uses glass bottles and jars to reduce plastic waste. Ingredients are sourced from local suppliers and the formulas are vegan and cruelty-free. Their fund has donated $1 million to nonprofit organizations in the climate space as well.
Youth to the People is a sustainable skincare brand doing good for you and for the planet.
Their Superfoods Cleanser is the perfect gentle face wash.
Peach and Lily
Peach and Lily is a clean and non-toxic brand that is also vegan and cruelty-free. Based on Korean skincare, the brand focuses on effective sensitive skin products. Their packaging is 100% recyclable and incorporated with post-consumer recycled material. Best yet, for every Peach and Lily order, the company plants a tree.
This is another one of those sustainable skincare brands you’ll love the products of, and also feel good knowing you’re doing something right.
Their Glass Skin Serum is worth the hype and doesn’t irritate melanin-rich skin.
Tower 28
Tower 28 is a sustainable skincare brand all about having fun with skin and makeup. Their products are dermatologist-approved, non-irritating, and do work. This brand made it on the sustainable skincare brands list for its PCR packaging, where at plastic products are made with at least 50% PCR.
The brand has great makeup products that are good for your skin, and their lip jellies are my favorite.
Try their Shine On Lip Jelly in Spicy for the perfect pop of color on brown skin.
Cocokind
Cocokind strives for transparency and breaks down the carbon footprint for a product’s life cycle. The brand is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by measuring its current impact and then offsetting its emissions.
I applaud the company’s effort in transparency and working towards continuous sustainability. Many of their products are also completely recyclable.
Their Ceramide Barrier Serum is a definite must-try for when your skin needs a little love.
UpCircle
For the end of this sustainable skincare brands list, it would be a failure not to mention UpCircle which not only reduces its plastic, but is plastic-negative! They have removed more plastic from the Earth than they create.
This sustainable skincare brand is 99% plastic-free and offers plastic-free refill options for products that aren’t. Better yet, your empty packaging can be returned and refilled at a 20% discount.
Their Face Moisturizer with Vitamin E is worth the try for a simple, but effective moisturizing formula.
Final Thoughts
I hope you enjoyed this round-up of sustainable skincare brands. Hopefully, it’s inspired you to shop more consciously and consume a little less. Here’s to doing good for your skin and the planet!
With love,
Aditi <3
Aditi Rani – Figuring Out Life in Your Twenties
*Disclaimer: This is not professional advice. Some links are affiliate. By clicking and/or purchasing, I may receive a commission. It does not alter the price or change your buyer experience.
