What’s in Your Makeup?

By: Grace Ippolito

You put in a lot of effort to take care of your skin and body-but is your makeup ruining all of your hard work?

Many popular cosmetics contain potentially damaging additives such as fragrances, parabens, and phthalates.Thankfully, as the makeup industry grows more companies are releasing makeup that is “clean” or more naturally based.

It might be time to take another look at your makeup and swap your products for some that are gentler on your skin and your environment. At AllPeople we understand the importance of naturally based cosmetics. Here are some of the cosmetic brands we are excited to carry!

Mineral Fusion

Mineral fusion is a cruelty-free cosmetics brand that strives to formulate products that “leave skin and hair in a better condition than we found it''. By producing makeup free of gluten, parabens, talc, artificial colors, synthetic fragrances, SLS, and phthalates, Mineral Fusion claims to be safe even for sensitive skin. With products including liquid foundation, powder foundation, eyeliner, concealer, blush, bronzer, lipstick, mascara, and even nail polish, it’s easy to swap your staple cosmetics.

Honeybee Gardens

Honeybee Gardens is a cosmetics company that produces all-natural, organic, and cruelty-free cosmetics such as eyeliner, mascara, mineral powder, and lipstick. After studying herbs for years, founder Melissa Buckley saw the benefits of natural and effective products. Honeybee Gardens is also environmentally conscious and pledges to reuse and recycle as much as they are able to.

Burt’s Bees

Burt’s Bees is a cosmetics company that is cruelty free and uses “ingredients from nature”. Burt’s Bees supplies a large range of products from lip gloss and lipstick to skincare. Although proud to carry cosmetics that are 95% natural based, Burt’s bees strives to make products that are of 100% natural origin. Environmentally conscious, Burt’s Bees also practices responsible sourcing using recyclable packaging with TerraCycle.

Give Back

When you shop at AllPeople, 5% of your total is donated to a non-profit of your choice. You may choose to give back to a non-profit working to prevent animal cruelty with your cruelty-free cosmetics purchase.