Beauty
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With These 17 Green Beauty Products
the other type of green
You know that it's St. Patrick's Day when all you can see is green, and all you can smell is Guinness. Aside from being a color, and perhaps a fuzzy state of mind after too many of those aforementioned Irish stouts, there are plenty of other things that are green out there that you can indulge in on this Irish holiday. No, we're not talking about money or marijuana—we mean things that are eco-friendly. (Though technically speaking, weed is eco-friendly.)
Lately, though, we've been noticing that more beauty brands are switching over to all-natural and "green" ingredients. Today must be your lucky day because instead of giving you a list of products that are literally green, we are providing you with a bunch of organic options instead. Seventeen to be exact, as a tribute to the patron saint himself, of course. Talk about a pot of gold.
Some of the items are vegan while others are GMO-free. What's not included? Chemicals, preservatives, and alcohol—so you'll have to go to your local bar for that fix. Shop our green picks in the gallery, below.
This vegan-friendly bath bomb is made out of tea rose, cherry blossoms, white lily, vanilla bean, and cotton candy. Added bonus: castor oils that'll moisturize your skin.
Foxie Bombs Cosmetics, Cherry Bomb, $5.50, available at Foxie Bombs Cosmetics.
Using minerals and botanicals, this lotion will help your underarms fresh. It's a certified organic product made with ingredients like aloe, witch hazel, coconut oil, and sage among other things.
Fig + Yarrow, Underarm Lotion, $22, available at Fig + Yarrow.
If you're looking for something made straight from the earth, this is your best bet. The special formula of this salve contains hemp seed and coconut oils, ginger, and cerasee leaf extracts with hints of rosemary and peppermint.
Marley Natural, Hemp Seed Body Salve, $22, available at Marley Natural.
This brand claims to be eco-chic with products that contain all-natural ingredients. Not only does this work as an overnight spot treatment, but it also decreases redness, irritation, and inflammation of the skin. Effective and easy.
Indie Lee, Blemish Lotion, $26, available at Indie Lee.
This baby blue bar is made out of Cambrian blue clay, lavender, and other essential oils that will awaken your senses. You deserve to give your body a detox.
Herbivore Botanicals, Blue Clay Cleansing Bar Soap, $12, available at Herbivore Botanicals.
Applying foundations and concealers can turn into a powdered mess, but not anymore. Made out of beeswax, rosemary, cocoa butter, and oils from coconuts, castor seeds, jojoba seeds, this non-GMO concealer is about to be your new best friend, especially after a night of drinking.
RMS Beauty, "Un" Cover-Up Concealer, $36, available at RMS Beauty.
This cleanser, full of whole natural flours and grains, is great for skin exfoliation. Kiss your dead skin goodbye.
Mullein & Sparrow, Cleansing Powder, $28, available at Mullein & Sparrow.
A soap made entirely out of lavender essential oil and ground oats sounds pretty good to us. (There are also olive, palm, and coconut oils mixed with shea butter too.)
Saipua, Lavender Oatmeal Soap Bar, $18, available at Follain.
This is natural, vegan deodorant, with hints of lavender, will suppress less-than-favorable odor of your armpits. What could be better than paraben-free, eco-conscious product beauty too?
Milk Makeup, Natural Deodorant, $14, available at Urban Outfitters.
This lip scrub comes from an all-natural, earth-friendly company that uses locally sourced ingredients. Pucker up, sugar lips. You're going to look (and taste) oh so sweet.
French Girl, Rose Lip Polish, $15, available at Anthropologie.
This liquid magic will strip away all of the impurities that fester on your beautiful face using white halloysite clay, red Moroccan rhassoul clay, and red alaea sea salt among other natural things. This is a certified organic and fair trade product, so you know your face is in good hands.
May Lindstrom, Clean Dirt, $60, available at Follain.
This beauty potion contains pure aloe vera, coconut oil, and lavender so it can heal and hydrate your sun-kissed skin. Living la vida natural.
Herbivore Botanicals X UO, Coconut + Aloe After Sun Body Oil, $18, available at Urban Outfitters.
This natural deodorant cream is made out of high-quality ingredients like shea butter, jojoba oil, and tapioca starch. It's not an antiperspirant, but it will keep your pits cool.
Osmia Organics, Deodorant Cream, $12, available at Osmia Organics.
One dab of this mask, and your face will feel softer and smoother. With the black tea ferment, rice ferment, lychee seed extract, jicama root juice, and polysaccharides activated, your beautiful skin becomes healthier too.
Fresh, Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask, $92, available at Fresh.
This cleanser contains cucumber oil, sea algae, and tons of other healthy things to tighten your pores. But that's not all—it also repairs sun damaged skin.
Lather, Cucumber Milk Facial Cleanser, $19, available at Lather.
What contains moisture, vitamins, and minerals? The healing oils in this lip balm. In addition to being gluten-free, it is also certified organic by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.
Pangea Organics, Egyptian Fennel, Grapefruit & Sweet Orange Lip Balm, $14, available at Pangea Organics.
If you've been looking for a way to reduce wrinkles, this serum could be the cure. Made out of organic ingredients, the vitamin C and resveratrol-rich grapeseed formula improves the tone and texture of the skin.
Juice Beauty, Stem Cellular Booster Serum, $75, available at Juice Beauty.