Best Drugstore Eco-Beauty: Skin
Get fresh-faced without petrochems. Photo: Burt’s Bees.
Their cute honey-yellow displays have become as common a drugstore feature as toothpaste and acne cream—in fact, their displays even include toothpaste and acne cream! But Burt’s Bees also offers some of the best—and best-priced—scrubs, toners, lotions and creams on the eco market. We think the brand’s Naturally Ageless line—available everywhere from Rite-Aid to CVS at roughly $20 per product—is the bee’s knees for hydrating our grown-up skin and banishing fine lines before they flourish into full-fledged wrinkles without resorting to skin-scalding dermatological procedures. Packed with antioxidant pomegranate, Naturally Ageless Line Diminishing Day Lotion, Skin Firming Night Crème and Skin Smoothing Hand Cream throw a one-two-three punch at eradicating skin-damaging free radicals. And they do it without parabens, petrochems, or pain.
Burt’s Bees Naturally Ageless Intensive Repairing Serum ($25)
Think “skin” and you’re likely to focus on your face. But check under your arms, and guess what? You’ve got skin there, too. Know what else you’ve got? Itty-bitty microbes that can produce one powerfully unpleasant aroma. The next time you pop into Walgreens, pick up a Tom’s of Maine Crystal Confidence Deodorant. The beloved-for-decades eco brand’s newest deodorant uses antimicrobial potassium alum and zinc citrate mineral salts to fight odor for 24 hours, with one quickie application. For serious—this stuff works. And no potentially neurological-system-damaging aluminum, synthetic fragrance, parabens or propylene glycol in the mix. Thanks, Tom!
Tom’s of Maine Crystal Confidence Unscented Deodorant ($3.99)
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Natasha Garber is a contributor to numerous lifestyle publications, where she covers green events and event planning, sustainable catering and cuisine, and fashion and design trends. A passionate proponent of eco-conscious living, Natasha lives, writes, plays and parents in Los Angeles.
