You’ve got your workout routine on lock and count avocados as a desert-island essential—but when it comes to the skin-care portion of your daily wellness jam, you’re not quite as confident.
Adding clean products to your beauty routine is the logical next step, but it can also be the most difficult one (hello, near-impossible-to-decode ingredients lists). That’s why we did the homework for you, with this handy quiz to find the one clean beauty product your skin needs right now—without the ingredients you might not want.
And according to Caudalie founder Mathilde Thomas, making that first addition is a total game-changer. “You’ll discover that the stuff that’s great for you, looks great too.”
“You’ll discover that the stuff that’s great for you, looks great too.”
Pro-tip: Sephora has made it easier to shop clean beauty with the new Clean at Sephora seal. Brands marked with the green seal are formulated without sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, formaldehyde, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oils, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. And, all skin care, makeup, and hair brands with the Clean seal have less than one percent synthetic fragrances.
Scroll down to take the quiz—and tap the hotspots along the way for more info on that clean-beauty life (and to shop your product soulmate directly).
Youth To The People Superfood Cream
If you like your moisturizer like you like your juice (cold-pressed, obviously) you’ll love this spinach, green tea, and kale-packed cream that’s loaded with antioxidants to keep your skin glowingly youthful.
YOUTH TO THE PEOPLE Superfood Air-Whip Hyaluronic Acid Moisture Cream
$48
Boscia Cactus Water Moisturizer
Quench thirsty skin with this ultra-lightweight moisturizer. The formula taps Queen of the Night Cactus—one of the most badass-sounding ingredients out there—to harness its ability to recover from intense dehydration in the wild straight to your skin. Win-win.
Boscia Cactus Water Moisturizer
$38
KORA Organics Noni Glow Face Oil
Rosehip oil, pomegranate oil, and organic noni fruit extract combine to deliver all the moisturizing and skin-smoothing benefits you want, without any of the ingredients you might not. Hello, glowing skin.
Kora Noni Face Glow Oil
$68
Origins GinZing Eye Cream
Wake up your tired eyes the same way you wake yourself up—with a cup of coffee. Coffee beans and panax ginseng visibly brighten under-eyes and instantly reduce the look of dark circles.
Origins GinZing™ Refreshing Eye Cream to Brighten and Depuff
$31
Biossance Phyto-Retinol Serum
Try this powerful (but non-irritating) fine-line fighting serum that’s powered by a plant-derived alternative to retinol.
Biossance Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum
$78
Farmacy Green Clean
Wash away makeup and impurities with this cleansing balm packed with sunflower and ginger root oils to leave skin hydrated and silky smooth. Bonus: It also exfoliates thanks to papaya extracts.
Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm with Echinacea GreenEnvy™
$34
Korres Wild Rose Serum
Hopeless romantic? This spot-fighting serum smells like a dozen roses thanks to wild rose extract (a natural source of vitamin C), which works to even skin tone and lighten the look of dark spots and discoloration—giving you your most luminous complexion.
Korres Wild Rose 15% Vit C Spotless Serum
$75
Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum
Fine wine requires only the best grapes, and the same goes for fine serums. This one uses grapevine sap to fight against dark spots, acne scars, and pigmentation. The result? Beautifully boosted radiance.
Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum
$79
In partnership with Sephora
Top photo: Tim Gibson for Well+Good
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