Best of Beauty Awards: The Best Organic and Natural Beauty Products of 2018

Organic. Natural. Green. There are many different ways to describe beauty products that don’t contain controversial or questionable ingredients. And while having all these terms makes life easy for us beauty writers (so many synonyms!), for the consumer, it can make for a confusing and frustrating shopping experience (so is it really natural or what?). At Allure, we’ve long understood the need for clarification, which is why nearly a decade ago, we consulted with experts to set a clean product standard to apply to our stories and our annual Best of Beauty Awards. To be considered “natural,” the formula must be free of parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate, silicones, polyethylene and polypropylene (microbeads), metallic aluminum, triclosan, talc, mineral oil, petrolatum, formaldehyde, toluene, and chemical sunscreens (such as oxybenzone, avobenzone, and octinoxate). Every product in the list below meets our clean standards and ambitious performance goals — serums and creams with luxurious textures and awesome results, liners, and lipsticks with serious pigment payoff, and now, more than ever, hair care and style tools that are silicone-free and perform as well as their non-natural counterparts. Award-winning products with no questions or qualms about their ingredient lists? There's only one way to describe that: pretty sweet.

These winners are free of parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate, silicones, polyethylene and polypropylene (microbeads), metallic aluminum, triclosan, talc, mineral oil, petrolatum, formaldehyde, toluene, and chemical sunscreens (such as oxybenzone, avobenzone, and octinoxate).

BLUSH

Burt’s Bees 100% Natural Blush is a buildable powder soft enough to swirl on with your fingers.

$10 (Shop Now)

EYELINER

Dr. Hauschka Makeup Eye Definer liner is packed to its tip with shea butter and quince wax. We love using the built-in sponge to blur Green into a mossy haze.

$20 (Shop Now)

LIPSTICK

RMS Beauty Wild With Desire Lipstick contains beeswax and castor oil to plump lips the natural way. The chili-pepper hue of RMS Red brightens them the sexy way.

$28 (Shop Now)

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LIP GLOSS

Vapour Organic BeautyVelvet Lip Gloss delivers a surge of moisture, a delicate scent, and a glossy tint that stays put.

$25 (Shop Now)

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MULTITASKER

Onomie Boosting Lip + Cheek Stick has a balmy texture and an oil-infused tint that blooms on lips and cheeks.

$30 (Shop Now)

SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER

Love Beauty and Planet Blooming Color Shampoo and Conditioner are so creamy and petal-soft, they soften your hands — never mind what they do for dry hair.

Shampoo, $9 (Shop Now), and Conditioner, $9 (Shop Now)

LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER

Mielle Organics Pomegranate & Honey Leave-In Conditioner distributes easily, gliding through kinks and spirals; moisturizers add luster without turning curls limp.

$13 (Shop Now)

VOLUMIZER

Innersense Organic Beauty I Create Lift Volumizing Foam adds fullness with honey, aloe vera, and orange-peel oil. The texture is so airy, you can even use it to give day-old blowouts a second wind.

$28 (Shop Now)

EYE SERUM

True Botanicals Deep Repair Eye Serum contains a high dose of vitamin C (to brighten) and plant stem cells (to tighten).

$90 (Shop Now)

FACE CLEANSER

Plantioxidants Watercress & Dandelion Cleansing Foam is so delicate and invigorating, it’s like washing your face in actual dew (if dew could demolish free radicals).

$55 (Shop Now)

FACE MASK

Tata Harper Clarifying Mask has the serene color of a jade stone. Quartz crystals and gentle AHAs give our skin the smooth glow of one.

$68 (Shop Now)

FACE SERUM

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day Serum dissolves dead skin cells and breaks up dark spots with vitamin C and fruit enzymes; intense hydration soothes and protects.

$80 (Shop Now)

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FACE MOISTURIZER

Kora Organics Noni Glow Face Balm is rich in an ingredient we can’t pronounce (no-knee? nah-knee?). The moisturizer bestows a level of softness we can’t begin to describe.

$38 (Shop Now)

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SUNSCREEN

Beautycounter Countersun Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 protects with zinc oxide (the industry standard in nonchemical sun protection) and sinks in without leaving a chalky pallor (literally everyone else’s standard).

$39 (Shop Now)

BODY WASH

Weleda Lavender Creamy Body Wash cocoons skin in essential oils; the calming lavender scent melts away stress.

$10 (Shop Now)

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