Cool Gifts from Sustainable Beauty Brands
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These beauty gifts are not only great products that your friends and family will love, but they also have the added bonus of leaving an eco-friendly footprint. If you’re looking for the perfect way to pamper someone special while also being mindful about the environment, these fun beauty ideas will help make your green gifting easy!
Aether Beauty Rose Quartz Crystal Gemstone Palette ($58)
This bestselling crystal-charged palette is made with rose quartz powder and features 12 warm shades in shimmer, metallic and matte finishes.
Aether Beauty brings sustainability into every decision and a portion of the brand’s sales goes to environmental charities. Aether Beauty’s eyeshadow palettes are sustainably packaged --with the removal of eyeshadow pans and elastic, the paper palettes are fully recyclable and zero-waste. The brand also uses natural and non-toxic sustainable ingredients.
This exclusive trio from Anisa Beauty features three brushes— All-Over Care Brush, Angled Care Brush, and Eye Treatment Brush— designed with functional, travel-friendly handles yet full-sized brush heads to ensure your on-the-go skin care ritual is not compromised. The set also includes a matching, custom ANISA Beauty case that is TSA-friendly, designed with eco-friendly TPU material that is durable and easy to clean.
Anisa beauty is dedicated to creating better-for-the-environment solutions with less waste and safer, cleaner production. Anisa owns its manufacturing facility which means that the brand has full control over the supply chain and process. This allows Anisa Beauty to practice clean water practices, reduce scrap material by 20%, and reduce its environmental footprint by one third.
Dazzle Dry is an innovative nail care system that is non-toxic, hypoallergenic and vegan. It also dries in just five minutes and lasts up to three weeks! This mini-kit includes nail prep, base coat, top coat, lacquer color, and Revive.
Founder Dr. Vivian Valenty shares, “We take our environmental and social responsibilities very seriously. To help stop global warming, we partnered with WeForest in their reforestation efforts. For every retail order placed on dazzledry.com, we plant one tree. In just two years, we have planted about 104,000 trees. Our goal is to plant 2 million trees within 10 years.” In addition to partnering with WeForest Dazzle Dry uses boxes and packing materials made from recycled material. Learn more about Dazzle Dry’s eco-friendly practices in Sustainable Spotlight.
This collection of products provides intense conditioning and repair for extra thirsty, coarse hair. (Includes: Hydrating Cream Hairbath, Hydrating Cream Conditioner, Hydrating Hair Masque, Sweet Spirit Leave In Conditioner, Harmonic Healing Oil). The hair ceremonies are designed by Co-Founder Joanne Starkman and are available in a variety of options to address specific needs, including Elevate Shine Hair Cermony, Awaken Color Hair Ceremony, Enliven Curls Hair Ceremony and more.
Innersense is in the process of transitioning their entire portfolio to 100% PCR. (PCR is a term for recycled plastic that is used in sustainable packaging.) The brand also works with the California CoastKeeper Alliance and the Blue Business Council to protect waterways, a place where cosmetic ingredients are one of the top five contaminants. Learn more about Innersense Organic Beauty in Sustainable Spotlight.
Moon Bath is an organic line of bathing rituals that combines ancient wisdom with modern intuitive alchemy to curate Botanical Bath Teas, Infused Sundance Bathing Salt, Body Rituals, Facial Rituals and Scared Smoke Aromatherapy. The New Moon Bath Tea is fragrant like a field of lavender and chamomile and inspired by the New Moon (symbolic of rebirth and renewal) to provide a grounding ritual to help you turn inward and set intentions.
The brand’s packaging is made from recycled post-consumer waste, and has various charitable partnerships with nonprofits committed to creating a healthy planet. Moon Bath is a proud member of 1% for the Planet, donating at least one percent of their annual revenue to environmental nonprofits committed to creating a healthy planet.
Pureology Pure Volume Set ($70)
Purelogy’s holiday sets are customized for various needs including Strength Cure, Smooth Perfection, Pure Volume and more. Give the gift of a good hair day with these festive sets that include shampoo, conditioner, dry shampoo, and a styling product for each hair type.
Pureology’s commitment to sustainability includes a reduction in its carbon footprint during sourcing of ingredients and raw materials, along with increased water conservation through concentrated formulas. The brand uses 95% post-consumer recycled plastic packaging that is 100% recyclable.
R & Co’s new couture collection, R & Co BLEU, is fully sustainable. The collection includes a range of clean, high-performance daily essentials for all hair types and textures that are mindfully crafted and ethically sourced.
R & Co BLEU packing is both recycled and recyclable. All bottles and jars are made of 100% PCR and tubes are constructed from recyclable bioresin sugarcane plastic. In addition, R & Co BLEU partnered with One Tree Planted, so with every purchase a donation will be made to promote reforestation efforts. For a little extra fun, a beautiful sheet of wildflower seed-embedded paper (that can be planted to grow flowers) is included with each product.
Terres d’Afrique is a scientifically formulated organic skin and body collection made in Africa that can be found in 5-star hotels and spas around the world including Four Seasons, One and Only resorts, Anantara, and Westin. This fast absorbing everyday hand balm repairs skin without leaving an oily residue.
Terres d’Afrique practices sustainable hand-harvesting from wild grown plants to preserve biodiversity in the ecosystems where the brand’s ingredients natively grow. They work with certified organic producers, while prioritizing sustainable harvesting with the safety and benefits of customers above all. The brand also donates 1% of its sales to the Baobab Foundation, which supports projects in Baobab harvesting communities. Learn more about Terres d’Afrique in Sustainable Spotlight.
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