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?
Marta Rivera says
June 28, 2018 at 10:52 amI need to check these products out. The older I get the more concerned I am with what’s going on my face. Thanks for the advice.
Chelsea says
June 28, 2018 at 12:23 pmAbsolutely! I would definitely check out the Drunk Elephant line if you have aging concerns :)
Marina says
June 28, 2018 at 12:19 pmI love Sephora, unfortunately here in Italy we don’t have the same products and this gets me mad, ‘cos there are so many brands I’d love to try.
Chelsea says
June 28, 2018 at 12:22 pmOh noooo! That would be so frustrating. I do really like that the EU cosmetics regulations are much more strict than the US or Canada, though. I wish our beauty industry was more regulated so we didn’t have to HAVE sections like this on sites… let it all be clean! ;)
Jaime says
June 28, 2018 at 1:08 pmI love that they did this – totally a step in the right direction!
Allison says
June 28, 2018 at 1:35 pmI had no idea so much stuff was in regular makeup! I guess I need to pay better attention to these things! Thanks for the list.
Chelsea says
June 28, 2018 at 1:38 pmIt’s honestly crazy when you really look into it! I wrote a more in depth post about bad ingredients in beauty products a while back if you’re interested in learning more: https://www.oliveandivyblog.com/bad-ingredients-beauty-products-list/
Chelsea says
June 28, 2018 at 1:39 pmAgreed! Makes me SO happy.
Courtney Byers says
June 29, 2018 at 12:50 pmOh wow this is such a great post! I have been really interested in clean products lately. Thank you so much for putting these together.
Karina says
June 29, 2018 at 7:32 pmI am bookmarking this! I didn’t even know Sephora had a “clean” seal. I tend to stick to natural products and I love that I don’t have to do tons of research now trying to figure out which ones are the best. Thanks so much!