
The Cleanest Makeup Products
Description
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November 1, 2022
By Lisa Petrison
While all the products discussed on this website meet a minimum standard in terms of not containing really problematic ingredients, some are considerably less problematic than others.
The products on this page are free of most of the ingredients that EWG has flagged as problematic (though some may include minor irritants such as titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, aloe vera, licorice extract, lavender oil, frankincense oil, rosa canina oil, tocopheryl acetate, acacia senegal gum, PEG-free and non-cyclic silicones, and ultramarines).
These products may be especially appropriate for those who are very chemically sensitive, who are pregnant, or who just want to do as much as possible to eliminate as many potentially harmful synthetic chemicals and natural ingredients from their lives.
Liquid Foundations
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Cream Foundation ($48) (4 / 5)
Evanhealy – Tinted Oil Serum Foundation ($30) (5 / 5)
Honest – Honestly Bright Tinted Eye Cream ($24) (5 / 5)
Kosas – Tinted Face Oil ($42) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Luminous Elixir Three Drop Foundation ($56) (5 / 5)
RMS – “Un” Cover-up Cream Foundation ($52) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Soft Focus Foundation ($48) (5 / 5)
Liquid Foundation with SPF
HAN – Serum CC SPF30+ ($32) (5 / 5)
Honest – CCC Tinted Moisturizer SPF30 ($24) (5 / 5)
Ilia – Super Serum Skin Tint SPF40 ($48) (5 / 5)
Kosas – Revealer Skin-Improving Foundation SPF25 ($42) (5 / 5)
Saie – Slip Tint SPF35 ($36) (5 / 5)
Read About Liquid Foundation with SPF
Foundation Sticks
Kjaer Weis – Refillable Cream Foundation ($46 + Case)
Tom Ford – Traceless Foundation Stick ($89) (5 / 5)
Ulta – Moisturizing Foundation Stick ($14) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Luminous Foundation Stick ($46) (5 / 5)
Westman Atelier – Vital Foundation Stick ($68) (5 / 5)
Cream Concealers
Rituel de Fille – The Ethereal Veil ($34) (5 / 5)
RMS – “Un” Cover-up ($36) (5 / 5)
Liquid Concealers
Fitglow – Conceal+ ($42) (5 / 5)
HAN – Liquid Concealer ($20) (5 / 5)
Honest – Fresh Flex Concealer ($22) (5 / 5)
Mad Hippie – Concealer ($21) (4 / 5)
Saie – Hydrabeam ($26) (4 / 5)
Zuzu Luxe – Concealer ($19) (3 / 5)
Cream Blush
Axiology – Balmies ($15) (2 / 5)
HAN – All Natural Multistick ($18) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Inner Glow Creme Pigment ($32) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Aura Multistick ($36) (5 / 5)
Powder Blush
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Blush ($40) (4 / 5)
Burt’s Bees – Blush ($10) (4 / 5)
HAN – Pressed Blush ($18) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Blush Powder ($28) (5 / 5)
Color Balms
Evanhealy – Color Balms & Glow Balms ($28) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Color Nectar Pigment Balm ($26) (5 / 5)
RMS – LipShine ($25) (5 / 5)
Saie – Dew Balm ($18) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Lux Conditioning Tint ($22) (5 / 5)
Cream Bronzers & Contours
Anastasia Beverly Hills – Contour & Highlight Stick ($25)
Jane Iredale – Glow Time Bronzer Stick ($38) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Inner Glow Creme Pigment ($32) (5 / 5)
Salt New York – Sculpt + Bronze Creme Tint Pro ($16 + Case) (5 / 5)
Tarte Sea – Breezy Cream Bronzer ($14+) (5 / 5)
W3LL People – Supernatural Stick Bronzer ($22) (5 / 5)
Read About Cream Bronzers & Contours
Powder Bronzers
Bare Minerals – Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF15 ($35) (5 / 5)
Bare Minerals – Warmth All-Over Face Color Bronzer ($23) (4 / 5)
HAN – Bronzer ($18) (5 / 5)
Honest – Luminizing Glow Powder ($20) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Bronzing Powder ($38) (5 / 5)
Bronzing Highlighters
Jane Iredale – Bronzer Powder ($56) (5 / 5)
Kosas – The Sun Show Bronzer ($34) (5 / 5)
Mineral Fusion – Blush/Bronzer Duo ($33) (5 / 5)
RMS – Buriti Bronzer ($28) (5 / 5)
RMS – Luminizing Powder Bronzer ($38) (5 / 5)
Tower 28 – Bronzino Illuminating Bronzer ($20) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Bronzing Stick ($34) (5 / 5)
Westman Atelier – Lit Up Highlighting Stick ($25+) (5 / 5)
Read About Bronzing Highlighters
Cream Highlighters
Axiology – Balmie Highlighters ($15) (2 / 5)
Boom – Boomstick Glimmer ($28) (5 / 5)
Ritual de Fille – Rare Light Luminizer ($32) (5 / 5)
RMS – Luminizer ($38) (5 / 5)
RMS – Master Mixer ($38) (5 / 5)
RMS – Palettes ($28+) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Highlight Stick ($36) (5 / 5)
Victoria Beckham – Reflect Highlighter Stick ($42)
W3LL People – Supernatural Stick Highlighter ($22) (5 / 5)
Westman Atlier – Lit Up Highlight Stick ($25+) (5 / 5)
Liquid Highlighters
Athr Beauty – Desert Moon Illuminating Oil ($38) (5 / 5)
Live Tinted – Hueglow ($34) (5 / 5)
RMS – Master Radiance Base ($30) (5 / 5)
Read About Liquid Highlighters
Powder Highlighters
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Gemmed Luminizer ($40) (4 / 5)
Bare Minerals – Mineral Veil Illuminating Finishing Powder ($28) (5 / 5)
Ilia – DayLite Highlighting Powder ($34) (5 / 5)
MOB – Highlighter ($28) (5 / 5)
RMS – Luminizing Powder ($38) (5 / 5)
Read About Powder Highlighters
Brow Gels
Boom – Brow ($26)
Ere Perez – Argan Brow Hero ($31) (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale – PureBrow Brow Gel ($24) (5 / 5)
Juice Beauty – Phyto-Pigments Brow Envy Gel ($22) (4 / 5)
Persona – SwipeUp Brow Gel ($19) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Architect Brow Gel ($25) (5 / 5)
W3LL People – Expressionist Brow Gel ($17) (4 / 5)
Brow Pencils
Ere Perez – Almond Brow Pencil ($25) (4 / 5)
GXVE – Hella On Point Ultra-Fine Brow Pencil ($24) (3 / 5)
Haus Labs – The Edge Precision Brow Pencil ($22) (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale – PureBrow Precision Pencil ($26) (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale – PureBrow Shaping Pencil ($26)
Kosas – Brow Pop ($24) (5 / 5)
Roen – VowBrow Pencil ($26)
W3LL People – Expressionist Brow Pencil ($12) (4 / 5)
Westman Atelier – Bonne Brow ($38) (4 / 5)
Brow Pomades & Powders
100% Pure – Long Last Brows ($26)
Jane Iredale – GreatShape Eyebrow Kit ($35)
RMS – Back2Brow Powder ($24) (5 / 5)
Read About Brow Pomades & Powders
Cream Eyeshadows
Ilia – Liquid Powder Chromatic Eye Tint ($28) (4 / 5)
Juice – Phyto-Pigments Cream Shadow Stick ($22) (4 / 5)
Jillian Dempsey – Lid Tint ($28)
Kjaer Weis – Refillable Cream Eye Shadow ($24 + Case)
Kosas – 10-Second Eye ($15) (4 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Ash & Ember Eye Soot ($39) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Celestial Sphere Gelee Eye Gloss ($39) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Metamorphic Highlighters ($32)
Westman Atelier – Eye Pods ($32+) (5 / 5)
Powder Eyeshadows
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Eyeshadow ($20+) (4 / 5)
Athr – Eye Shadow Palettes ($20+) (5 / 5)
Bare Minerals – Loose Mineral Eyecolor ($16) (4 / 5)
HAN – Eye Shadow ($16) (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale – PurePressed Eye Shadow ($24+) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Eyeshadow Quad ($38) (4 / 5)
Eyeliner Pencils
100% Pure – Creamy Long Last Liner ($27) (5 / 5)
Ere Perez – Jojoba Eye Pencil ($25) (5 / 5)
Fitglow – Vegan Eyeliner Pencil ($24)
Jane Iredale – Eye Pencil ($20) (5 / 5)
Kjaer Weis – Eye Pencil ($30)
RMS – Straight Line Kohl Eye Pencil ($20) (3 / 5)
W3LL People – Fresh Lines Eye Pencil ($17) (5 / 5)
Brush-On Eyeliners
Rituel de Fille – The Black Orb Enigmatic Kohl Eyeliner ($32)
Mascara
Boom – Bright Pro-Age Mascara ($27) (4 / 5)
HAN – Mascara ($20) (5 / 5)
Honest – Honestly Healthy Lash Tint ($20) (5 / 5)
RMS – Straight Up Mascara ($13+) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Mesmerize Mascara ($28)
Westman Atelier – Eye Love You Mascara ($58) (3 / 5)
Lip Gloss
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Lip Gloss ($22) (3 / 5)
Boom – Gloss ($24) (5 / 5)
Fitglow – Lip Color Serum ($42) (5 / 5)
HAN – Tinted Lip Gloss ($16) (5 / 5)
Lip Liner
Fitglow – Vegan Lip Liner ($24) (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale – Lip Liner ($17) (5 / 5)
Mineral Fusion – Lip Pencil ($19) (5 / 5)
Lip Tints
Henné – Luxury Lip Tint ($21) (5 / 5)
Mineral Fusion – Sheer Moisture Lip Tint ($10) (5 / 5)
Lipstick Balms
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Lip Glaze ($27) (5 / 5)
Sheer Lipsticks
Mineral Fusion – Lipstick ($19) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Lip Nectar ($28) (5 / 5)
Saturated Lipsticks
100% Pure – Fruit Pigmented Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick ($28) (4 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Enchanted Lip Sheers ($25) (5 / 5)
Rituel de Fille – Forbidden Lipsticks ($25) (5 / 5)
Read About Saturated Lipsticks
Finshing Powders
Bare Minerals – Mineral Veil Finishing Powders ($27) (5 / 5)
Kosas – Cloud Set Setting Powder ($35) (5 / 5)
RMS – “Un” Powder ($36) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Ethereal Perfecting Powder Pressed ($38)
Setting Sprays
Honest – Save Face Shielding & Setting Spray ($22)
Face Primers
100% Pure – Luminous Primer ($38) (5 / 5)
Beekman 1802 – Milk Primer SPF35 ($25)
Glossier – Future Dew ($26) (5 / 5)
Vapour – Gentle Illuminating Primer ($50) (5 / 5)
W3LL People – Bio Brightener Priming Serum ($25)
Eyelid Primers
Ilia – Natural Brightening Eyelid Primer ($24)
Mad Hippie – Concealer ($21) (4 / 5)
Saie – Hydrabeam ($26) (5 / 5)
Lip Primers
Anastasia Beverly Hills – Lip Primer ($16) (5 / 5)
About This Website
The Living Clean in a Dirty World shopping website is designed to provide guidance to those seeking out products that are relatively low in toxicity and that provide generally positive user experiences.
Although the skincare and makeup sections have a particular focus on products appropriate for women who are in their 40’s or beyond, the information provided may be useful for other people as well.
The products are curated by Lisa Petrison, who has been focused on helping people to improve their health by avoiding toxicity since 2008 and who heads the Paradigm Change organization.
Her Living Clean in a Dirty World blog site discusses a variety of topics of relevance to those who are working to pursue a more natural lifestyle with less exposure to harmful toxicity.
Lisa is the author of several books, including A Beginner’s Guide to Mold Avoidance (co-written with Erik Johnson).
She also runs the Paradigm Change website (focusing on issues related to toxic mold illness) and the Mold Avoiders Facebook group (designed for the discussion of all topics of interest to those pursuing the mold avoidance approach described in the “Beginner’s Guide” book).
Lisa was born in August 1964 and has yet to try cosmetic surgery, Botox or other cosmetic treatments requiring interactions with a physician, or beauty products containing retinoids.
In her former life, Lisa worked as a business school professor, as a marketing consultant to a variety of large companies, and as a reporter covering the advertising industry.
She holds a Ph.D. in marketing and social psychology from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as well as B.S./M.S. degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern.
Lisa would like to extend a special note of appreciation to Ellen Kleiman-Redden for her help in trying out products and discussing issues related to this project.
She also would like to thank the many members of the Mold Avoiders community who have shared suggestions of products to be included here.
A Note From Lisa
Products that I have tried or researched and that I have not found to be acceptable from a toxicity standpoint have been omitted entirely from the discussions on this website.
However, since a goal of this project is to introduce people to a range of options in terms of price and functionality, some products discussed on this site include ingredients that may not be appropriate for everyone.
It’s my hope that all individuals making their way to this site will find at least a few options from each product category that meet all of their own needs and wants from a variety of perspectives.
The vast majority of cosmetics marketers now offer affiliate programs in which Internet content creators may earn commissions if people who are referred to the companies’ sites by clicking on links end up making purchases.
I participate in quite a few individual affiliate programs as well as in the Sovrn/Viglinks program (which automatically converts regular links into revenue-generating links).
Reader comments about products discussed on this website are very welcome.
Thoughts may be shared either by posting them in the comments section at the bottom of this page or by sending them directly to me at the following email address:
info at paradigmchange dot me
Companies that would like to offer me complimentary products to try out may contact me at this address as well.
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