Best of Clean Beauty at Sephora

Honestly, the “natural” section on the Sephora site used to be pretty BS. It was full of greenwashy brands and products that were by no means clean or natural. Thankfully, Sephora recently revisited this and created a “Clean at Sephora” seal, which means that products given this seal are free of sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan and triclocarban. In addition to this, all products with the Clean at Sephora seal are made with less than 1% synthetic fragrance (and again, the synthetic fragrances are phthalate-free).

Personally, I think the Clean at Sephora seal is a great step in the right direction and definitely helps consumers make better choices when it comes to purchasing beauty products. While there are other ingredients I’d like to see included in the “free of” list (like BHT), it’s definitely a good start. There are still greenwashy brands included in this section, but instead of having ALL of their products listed in the “clean/natural” section of the site like they used to be, only the products that get the Clean at Sephora seal are listed- which, as someone who avoids specific bad ingredients rather than everything that isn’t 100% natural, I’m very pleased with this!

In celebration of the new seal, I wanted to do a round-up of the tried and true best of clean beauty at Sephora so you know where to start shopping!

HAIR

1. BRIOGEO Scalp Revival Charcoal + Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo ($42, read my review here)
2. BRIOGEO Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask ($36)
3. Rahua Leave-In Treatment ($45)
4. Playa Every Day Shampoo ($32)
5. BRIOGEO Be Gentle Be Kind Kale + Apple Replenishing Superfood Conditioner ($28)

MAKEUP

6. ILIA Multi-Stick ($34, read my review here)
7. Antonym Certified Organic Baked Blush ($36, read my review here)
8. Axiology Natural Lipstick ($30)
9. rms beauty Living Luminizer ($38)
10. Josie Maran Argan Enlightenment Illuminizer ($26)
11. ILIA Tinted Lip Conditioner ($28, read my review here)
12. rms beauty Master Mixer ($38, read my review here)
13. Antonym Skin Esteem Organic Liquid Foundation ($52, read my review here)
14. ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara ($28)
15. rms beauty Wild With Desire Lipstick ($28)
16. Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer Tinted SPF 47 Protect + Perfect ($36, read my review here)
17. Antonym Certified Organic Baked Foundation ($38, read my review here)
18. Kari Gran Lip Whip Duo ($42)

SKINCARE

19. Tata Harper Clarifying Cleanser ($68)
20. KORRES Black Pine 3D Sculpting, Firming & Lifting Face Serum ($75)
21. Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm ($34)
22. REN Evercalm Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask ($38)
23. Herbivore Blue Tansy AHA + BHA Resurfacing Clarity Mask ($48)
24. Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream ($68)
25. Biossance Squalane + Antioxidant Cleansing Oil ($30)
26. Herbivore Lapis Balancing Facial Oil ($72)
27. Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream ($64)
28. Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask ($62)
29. Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum ($90)
30. Farmacy Sleep Tight Firming Night Balm ($48)
31. Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream ($60)

What are your favorite products with the Clean at Sephora seal?