If you are very careful about the chemicals you put in your body, it makes sense to be paying attention to what you put on your body. Your skin is your body’s largest organ and is very permeable, so absorbs any chemicals in makeups, lotions and skin care products. Here are some chemical free alternatives to beauty, that will keep your skin and the rest of you naturally beautiful.
Juara Using natural Indonesian ingredients, this skin and body brand is known for bringing candlenut oil to the United States. Before the launch of Juara, candlenut oil was relatively unknown here, which might be why the brand’s deliciously scented and moisturizing Candlenut Body Crème is so popular ($38) birchbox.com
J.R Watkins This brand is known for its all-natural apothecary remedies and cooking extracts, and launching a bath-and-body line was a logical next step. Its Lemon Cream Sugar and Shea Body Scrub is amazing, plus a full line of anti-aging body products. Find J.R. Watkins Naturals Sugar & Shea Body Scrub, Lemon Cream ($10) drugstore.com
Votre Vu Those looking for simple, effective formulas will appreciate the small-batch, botanically driven products from this French beauty company. The Attentive Crème de Nuit Sensitive Skin soothes skin overnight with borage and tamanu oils in addition to shea butter and algae extracts. Find the Votre Vu Attentive Crème de Nuit Sensitive Skin ($49), as well as full line of other skin care products at votrevu.com
Tata Harper Harper is committed to chemical-free products that make use of natural, bio-active ingredients in her skin care line. The award-winning Resurfacing Mask has a unique gel-like texture that refines skin with pore-minimizing witch hazel, detoxifying pink clay, and hydrating beet extract. Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask ($58) is available at nordstrom.com
RMS Beauty Makeup artist Rose-Marie Swift’s natural products, like the RMS beauty probiotic + prebiotic, helps allow the gut restore its proper balance of “good” and “bad” bacteria, which is vital for our overall health and beauty($64) at rmsbeauty.com
Weleda Weleda Skin Food is a universal savior of dry, rough skin on faces, elbows, hands and feet. With extracts of gentle viola tricolor, calendula and chamomile, in a rich, thick base of oils and beeswax, Skin Food hydrates skin to give you a healthy-looking glow ($19) at weleda.com
