Favorite Stores & Brands for Safer Skincare

Below you find links to recommended brands  or  online stores that carry a wide variety of non-toxic products.  If I currently have a discount code for any store or brand, it will be shown on this page.  To be notified of any new discounts, join my email newsletter.

United States

The Green Life:

  • Online store with vast selection of non-toxic beauty, hair-care, and home items.
  • Carries 800+ brands and 13,000+ products. Many, but not all, will be paraben and phthalate-free —check ingredients lists.
  • Can return items within 15 days. Customer pays return shipping and 10% restocking fee.
  • Free shipping for orders over $99. Otherwise flat-rate shippinng of $5.95
  • Ships to rest of world with additional shipping fee.

Beautycounter:

  • A range of safer skin-care, hair, and make-up products that perform as well (or better than) conventional products.
  • My favorite products: mineral sunscreen stick, sheer lipstick, lip gloss, and Dew Skin SPF moisturizer.
  • Rigorous ingredient-screening policy, including a list of 1500 ingredients they never use and batch testing for heavy metal contamination.
  • All products rated 0-3 on EWG Skin Deep Database and over 80% of ingredients are natural or plant-derived.
  • Shipping typically $6.95-$14.95, or pay a $29 annual membership fee for free shipping and a 10% product credit with each order.
  • Free returns within 60 days (pre-paid return shipping label provided).

Green People

  • UK-based company making natural and non-toxic skin-care and hair-care products.
  • No parabens, synthetic fragrances, or phthalates in any of their products
  • Excellent ratings from EWG and ThinkDirty.

ATTITUDE

  • Canadian company that has developed a range of all-natural bath & body, cleaning & laundry products.
  • Products all have a good rating on EWG and ThinkDirty, many are EWG Verified (the best rating by EWG).
  • Ships directly to U.S and Canada. Products available in other countries from re-sellers.
  • Free shipping for orders over $60. $8.95 flat-rate shipping for other orders.
  • Get 25% off when you spend $100, or 15% off when you spend $80:

Canada

Well.ca

  • Vast selection of beauty and cleaning products, along with supplements.
  • Not limited to safer/non-toxic brands, so look for specific products or browse the Green & Natural Category. Recommended brands include Rocky Mountain Soap Co, Sukin, Giovanni, and Seventh Generation.
  • Prices are often better than other online stores in Canada
  • Free shipping on orders over $35. Return unopened items within 60 days.

ATTITUDE

  • Canadian company that has developed a range of all-natural bath & body, cleaning & laundry products.
  • Products all have a good rating on EWG and ThinkDirty, many are EWG Verified (the best rating by EWG).
  • Free shipping for orders over $60. $8.95 flat-rate shipping for other orders.
  • Ships directly to U.S and Canada. Products available in other countries from re-sellers.
  • Get 25% off when you spend $100, or 15% off when you spend $80:

United Kingdom

Big Green Smile

  • Good selection of eco-friendly brands. Recommended brands includeECOS and Ecover for cleaning products, Weleda, Neals Yard, Jason, Sukin, Lavera for bath & body.
  • Stringent product selection policies: no phthalates and no parabens
  • Free UK delivery on orders over £55.
  • 60-day return. Store credit for opened items.

Green People

  • UK-based company making natural and non-toxic skin-care and hair-care products.
  • No parabens, synthetic fragrances, or phthalates in any of their products
  • Excellent ratings from EWG and ThinkDirty.

Neals Yard Remedies

  • UK’s first certified organic beauty brand
  • No parabens or synthetic fragrances in any products
  • Good scores on ThinkDirty, especially Rehydrating Rose Daily Moisture.

Australia

Nourshed Life

  • A wide range of non-toxic brands, including skin-care, hair-care, and cleaning products. Recommeneded brands include Mineral Fusion (make-up), 100% Pure (skin-care), Abode (cleaning).
  • Only carries products that meet their strict ingredients policy.
  • Free shipping. Accepts returns of unopened items for store credit

Singapore

The Naturally Better Company

  • Good selection of non-toxic brands, including skin-care and cleaning products.

Hong Kong

Mother Organic

  • Mostly focused on baby products, but also sells non-toxic personal care and cleaning products (Recommended brands include Attitude, Eco-Store, 100% Pure).