9 Sustainable Skincare Brands That Are Kind to Both You and The Earth

Sustainable Skincare - Destination Deluxe
With these 9 sustainable skincare brands that are kind to both you and the Earth, you’ll be able to achieve healthy skin whilst loving the environment and giving back to local communities

It’s always a win-win when skin is healthy and the Earth is happy. These 9 skincare brands clearly prove that achieving beautiful, glowing skin whilst applying environmentally-friendly, sustainable, and ethical practices is definitely possible. Compromising on either your skin’s health or the planet’s wellbeing is out of the picture for these skincare brands. Check them out.

Neal's Yard Remedies Sustainable Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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1. Neal’s Yard Remedies

UK’s first certified organic health and beauty brand, Neal’s Yard Remedies prides itself in its natural, organic, and ethical products. Its organic, age-defying facial skincare is all free from parabens, synthetic colors and fragrances, and GMOs. Composed of ethically-sourced and sustainable ingredients, its skincare supports communities all over the world. Neal’s Yard Remedies’ products are not only kind to you, but kind to the planet as well. The award-winning, sustainable building design also ensures that its carbon footprint is kept to a minimum.
nealsyardremedies.com

 

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L'Occitane Sustainable Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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2. L’OCCITANE en Provence

L’OCCITANE has a deep commitment to nature. To help protect biodiversity, the brand has made it a point to develop all its products as sustainably as possible. It works directly with French farmers and pickers – from Corsica to Provence – to ensure that the ingredients used are of the highest quality and sourced as sustainably as possible. Based on the two main solid foundations of helping communities and protecting the environment, L’OCCITANE has defined six key areas of actions: Caring for Sight, Empowering Women, Respecting Biodiversity, Supporting Producers, Reducing Waste, and Celebrating Craftsmanship. Their countless projects have been benefiting people and places all around the globe.
loccitane.com

 

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Tata Harper Sustainable Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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3. Tata Harper

Tata Harper provides natural luxury skincare that not only makes skin beautiful, but keeps it healthy as well. All its skincare products are 100% free from GMOs, toxins, fillers, artificial colors, artificial fragrances, and synthetic chemicals. Tata Harper believes that the more the ingredients, the better the results; its products are packed with 300+ raw ingredients and 43+ high-performance ingredients, sourced from 68 different countries from all around the globe. Not to mention the majority of its product packaging is made of glass, which is highly recyclable. The brand has made a conscientious decision to keep the packaging of all its products as eco-friendly as possible.
tataharperskincare.com

 

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REN Clean Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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4. REN Clean Skincare

“Clean” is at the heart of all that REN does. It focuses on choosing clean ingredients that work with your skin, without causing any form of irritation. From using sustainably-sourced ingredients to utilizing sustainable packaging, REN Clean Skincare believes that great skincare should not cost the earth. Its bottles are made with Ocean Plastic and its tubes are made from post-consumer-recycled plastic. REN’s skincare is created for all skin types, including sensitive skin, and its pH-balanced formulas are sure to keep skin happy and healthy. You can be guaranteed of skincare that is both clean to skin and clean to planet.
renskincare.com

 

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Pai Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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5. Pai Skincare

Pai’s mission is “to do the right thing for you and your skin.” All its skincare is natural, ethical, and sustainable, and formulated with organic ingredients; its products are also suitable for both sensitive and eczema-prone skin. Pai is independently certified by COSMOS (Soil Association), Cruelty Free International, and The Vegan Society – guaranteeing you of skincare that are not only amazingly beneficial to your skin, but to the earth and environment as well. The brand promises 100% natural, non-GMO, organically- and sustainably-grown ingredients in every one of its products.
paiskincare.us

 

True Botanicals Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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6. True Botanicals

True Botanicals is all about getting gorgeously healthy skin with natural-biocompatible skincare that works. Safe and natural, yet luxurious and effective, its products are created to empower you to take the best care of yourself – no compromises required. Combining latest scientific advances and century-old botanical extracts, True Botanicals makes sure to use ingredients that are pure, potent, and proven. The brand promises formulas that are safe for both people and the planet. Grounded in research and clinically proven to perform, the results you get from using its skincare products truly speak for themselves.
truebotanicals.com

 

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Dr. Hauschka - Destination Deluxe
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7. Dr. Hauschka

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care is passionate about natural medicine, healthy skin, and the rhythms of nature. All its skincare products are certified natural and most of them are gluten-free as well. Its mission is to support the healing of humanity and the earth – everything the company does is centered on fostering wellbeing in the world. For Dr. Hauschka, beauty begins in the garden, so the brand puts much importance on its gardens, growers, and sustainable cultivation projects where its ingredients grow. With unique processing methods and precise, modern technology, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care is able to retain the natural benefits of each ingredient and transfer them directly to their products.
dr.hauschka.com

 

Evolve Organic Beauty - Destination Deluxe
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8. EVOLVE Organic Beauty

All of EVOLVE Organic Beauty’s products are vegan, cruelty-free, and eco-friendly. A firm believer that natural ingredients are better for people and the world, Evolve Beauty capitalizes on using natural oils, butters, and extracts, which are full of precious antioxidants, for its skincare formulas. The brand carefully screens every one of their 150+ ingredients to check if they are biodegradable, GMO-free, ethically- and sustainably-sourced. Evolve Beauty makes it a point to use only recycled packaging for all of its products – fully recyclable glass for its glass bottles and recycled cards for its cartons.
evolvebeauty.co.uk

 

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Bamford Skincare - Destination Deluxe
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9. Bamford

Founded on the belief that every individual needs to be mindful of our connection to the earth, Bamford emphasizes the importance of living consciously and respecting nature’s resources. Using only the finest natural ingredients to nourish, protect, and heal the skin, Bamford focuses on harnessing the power of active botanicals in each of its skincare products. As for its product packaging, the brand uses recyclable and recycled materials, such as paper, cardboard, glass, and post-consumer recycled plastics. Bamford guarantees sustainable and ethical practices in everything the brand does.
bamford.com