What are the best natural cosmetics ?
Before coming up with the list of the best brands of organic cosmetics or the best natural beauty products, it is very important to know the composition and formulation of cosmetics to be able to consider them as the best.
Effectivement, un cosmétique ne pourra être considéré comme le meilleur seulement par sa marque, mais par sa composition et formulation avec des ingrédients 100% naturels et surtout certifiés “Cruelty Free” (sans cruauté envers les animaux).
On comprend qu’il va falloir bien regarder la liste des ingrédients et s’assurer qu’ils sont certifiés bio et certifiés “Cruelty Free”. Sans cela, il est clair qu’on ne pourra pas classer un cosmétique d’une marque spécifique, comme le meilleur.
What are the ingredients to look for in a cosmetic?
This is not an exhaustive list, in the sense that there are ingredients that we may miss. This list also doesn't mean that a cosmetic must absolutely have them all, because each product has its own formulation.
So we list below the ingredients that you should look for in a cosmetic:
- Pichia / Resveratrol Ferment Extract,
- Vitis Vinifera fruit extract (grape),
- Sigesbeckia Orientalis extract,
- Yeast extracts,
- Rabdosia Rubescens extract,
- Saxifraga Sarmentosa extract,
- Soy amino acids,
- Morus Bombycis root extract,
- Scutellaria Baicalensis root extract,
- Ergothioneine.
- Albizia Julibrissin bark extract,
- Capparis Spinosa fruit extract,
- Plukenetia Volubilis seed oil,
- Dacucus Carota Satuva (carrot) seed extract,
- Rosa Canina Fruit Oil,
- Citrus Grandis (grapefruit) bark oil,
- Aniba rosaeodora wood extract (rosewood),
- Pseudoalteromonas ferment extract,
- Camellia Sinensis leaf extract,
- Citrus Aurantium Bergamia fruit extract (bergamot),
- Linum usitatissimum (flax) seed extract,
- Coriandum sativum (coriander) seed extract,
- Cupressus Sempervirens (cypress) seed extract,
- Fucus Vesiculosus extract,
- Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) flower leaf extract,
- Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower / leaf / stem extract,
- Prunus Persica fruit extract (peach),
- Rose extract,
- Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract,
- Vanilla Planifolia,
- Fruit extract,
- SimmondsiaChinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil,
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis oil (sweet almond),
- Origanum Vulgare Oil,
- Boswellia carterii oil,
- Melaleuca alterni folia (Tea Tree) leaf oil,
- Citrusaurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil,
- Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil,
- Lavandula angusti folia (Lavande)
- Flower oil,
- Citrus grandis (grapefruit) bark oil,
- Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil,
- Laurus Nobilis leaf oil.
- Citrus Aurantium Amara zest oil (bitter orange),
- Organic cocos nucifera (coconut),
- Organic clear Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil,
- Organic seed oil, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) USDA certified,
- Organic extract of Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary).
- Lavandula French Lavender Perfume Oil (Fragrance)
The formulation
Unique to each brand or line, sometimes similar to each other, all the formulations are precise and each one seeks to meet the demand of an increasingly demanding clientele who knows the wanted and desired effects on their skin, whether on their face, hands, and also on their hair.
Vitamin C, for example, as we know, contributes to the regeneration and maintenance of the skin.
Resveratrol, an excellent antioxidant , it regenerates and protects the skin. Acts directly on UV damage. A powerful anti-aging .
Rosemary oil, toning, astringent, antioxidant , for the skin but also for the hair. In hair use, it could even prevent hair loss.
Lavender, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-bacterial . It has soothing effects, even on burns caused by the sun.
And so on, each ingredient has its properties and with the right formulation, all of these ingredients will give life to cosmetics that can meet all tastes and desires.
Cruelty Free
A criterion that today is of crucial importance if one desires to be regarded as the best one. A brand that tests its products on animals cannot dream of taking a place in the hearts of consumers, so it is impossible to be the best beauty product.
Right now, there is 2076 certified brands "Leaping Bunny" , under the Cruelty-Free program of leapingbunny.org
Which cosmetic brands are certified? - You can see the list of certified brands and companies in the same website, precisely in this page https://www.leapingbunny.org/shopping-guide
Surprise ?,
The cosmetic you loved is not Cruelty-Free certified?
Is this a oversight on their part or do they actually do animal testing?, Worse yet, do they use animal ingredients?
Conclusion
The best natural cosmetics are those which combine the qualities mentioned above (certified organic ingredients, the formulation and certified Cruelty-Free ingredients) , and all this regardless of their brand and notoriety.
