My Top 10 Clean Beauty Picks!
If you’re brand new to Beautycounter or just recently stepped through the doors, which we always know that the majority of the time there’s something fantastic on the other side, I’ve got some fun facts about the 10 products you won’t find me without lately. I’m sure I could make this my Top 20 Products because well I’m a Beautycounter junkie… I mean advocate, but here’s a great place to get started!
No. 3 Balancing + Charcoal Mask: I am a HUGE fan of this mask! I often will find myself in the bath soaking while masking at the same time! It’s a great way to chill and 10-15 minutes later my face is significantly de-puffed and my skin so, so smooth and detoxed. You can literally see the crude being pulled out of your skin with this wash off mask!
Countertime: is Beautycounter’s newest skincare line that offers a safe alternative to Retinol (ranks high hazard) and has been a Godsend for my splotchy aging skin. It’s helping break up fine lines, crow’s feet, and melasma as well as dark circles under the eyes from either not enough sleep or any type of gut imbalance or auto immune disease. If you buy the regimen or the collection you can get it 10% off Regimen or 10% off Collection. The eye cream is the BEST I’ve ever used and my clients agree!
Daily Shampoo & Conditioner: I had searched for YEARS to find a safer line that I would love. Trust me when I say this a little goes a long way… I’m training myself that I don’t need a massive amount like the more conventional hair products because there are no harmful chemicals – just a small nickel amount is all you’ll need! My hair is not only soft, healthy, keeping the color without fading or striping (and I use organic hair coloring too), and manageable.
Makeup Remover Wipes: When I’m SLEEPY and just feeling a bit more tired than my norm, I’ll skip my regime and just simply wipe all the dirt and grime away! It’s literally wiping my day away. Also a side note, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT sleep with make-up on – it’s awful for your skin and eyes. This is why I LOVE the simplicity of the make-up remove wipes! Simply wipe with this 2-in-1 cleanser and makeup remover, rinse, pat dry and moisturize. Boom! The most minimal routine I’ve got!
Flawless in Five: this daily makeup collection is already 20% off (even better than sale discount) and truly a life-saver! I need easy and quick and this kit includes everything you need for a quick and easy natural daytime look. Did you know the website has a handy color matching guide for you! If you need further help, simply reply to this blog and/or email with a photo, and I’ll color match you.
Overnight Resurfacing Peel: No Brainer for ME! This product literally put Beautycounter on the map and elevated the brand in the “serious skincare lovers” only game except it’s perfect for everybody! We all have a skincare concern the Peel targets… fine lines, dullness, dryness, dark spots, melasma, sun spots, acne, acne scars. I have had HUGE success with this peel!
The Peel has you covered. It’s a serum – it will not peel your face. You simply apply it like any serum, follow with moisturizer and wash off in the morning. If you can only buy one skincare product, I’m going to have to make it this one since it packs such a punch. Acne prone skin this is a must!
7. Charcoal Cleansing Bar: This literally was a life saver for me. Living with chronic SIBO and an imbalanced microbiota my face needed some help. I use this every single night which helps with cystic acne for me. This is ideal for oily or blemish-prone skin, this detoxifying cleansing bar absorbs impurities in your skin without drying it out, resulting in a clearer, smoother, and brighter-looking complexion. It’s a LIFESAVER!
8. Tint Skin Hydrating Foundation: This is a complexion game-changer. It’s a lightweight, creamy foundation that actually cares for your skin, this formula goes on seamlessly and blends effortlessly to cover imperfections and visually even out skin tone. I truly feel this is so light-weight but the coverage is so great that I barely notice I have foundation on and I feel my skin is able to breathe! Best seller for years!
9. Cleansing Balm: The multi-purpose best-seller that removes all traces of makeup, dirt and oil and doubles as a MOISTURIZING mask. It’s helped heal winter dry patches. My son has been using all winter for his eczema and it’s the first time we don’t have to reapply a million times. It WORKS. I always have this on hand when my skin has taken a beating from skiing or from the cold so stock up now because cooler temps are here!
10. Lip Gloss – Hear me out... Lip gloss or any lip product is something that we actually ingest. I’m not only addicted to the color Peony, Dahlia, Sienna and Rosewood, but when I think about the chemicals that are in conventional products, I can’t stress this enough that safer products are a must. With one swipe of this moisturizing gloss your lips will feel soft and hydrated. The lip gloss is not sticky either which is a huge plus for me.
Beautycounter is the Strictest Company.
I love this company so much and TRUST them. They make the precautionary principal easy. Their products have stricter standards than even the European Union! They make up their own Never List which includes ~1,500 ingredients that they never put in their products and includes the ~1,400 ingredients the EU already bans. Until our government catches up, I prefer to do my own research, and with Beautycounter it is easy because I don’t have to go to product websites and look up individual ingredients one by one. They disclose ALL of their ingredients and do not hide behind trade secrets.
It’s important to know that for some ingredients, it’s not the ingredient itself that matters, but where it is sourced or how it is processed because there could be contamination from other harmful ingredients. This is why reading labels is not good enough; the ingredients need to undergo testing too.
Beautycounter is Certified by the Environmental Working Group
Because of this reason, Beautycounter ranks highly on the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) website and has received their certification. The EWG is a “non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment.” One of my favorite resources of theirs is the cosmetics database. You can search any product or ingredient here and see how it scores according to EWG. It provides an overall score out of 10 with 1 being the safest, and then gives a score for each of the ingredients in the product with their own ranking and the reasons behind their ranking.
If you need any help shopping clean beauty with Beautycounter, email me at angie@angiebloom.com! I’m happy to help you select the best products for your skin type or makeup products.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out! I’d love to help you! I stand behind our mission and how can you not make an impact when you are pulling off of hundreds of toxic chemicals off your body.
