Over the years I’ve gone from using harsh, conventional skincare products to rubbing mud and avocado on my face! My current skincare routine is a little more in the middle of those two extremes. While I still love a good food mask, there are some really good pre-made skincare options now!
I still have high standards and don’t want anything going on my skin that has sketchy ingredients. Through trial and error I’ve found some skincare brands with clean ingredients that also perform well.
Here are some of my favorite skincare brands that I use and recommend! The moms behind the Wellness Mama team also use many of these products and they meet their approval too.
OneSkin
I had OneSkin’s co-founder Alessandra on the podcast and I’ve been intrigued by their products ever since. While I love a good skincare DIY, there are some products you just can’t replicate at home. OneSkin is unique because of their patented OS-01 peptide that you won’t find anywhere else. OS-01 has been scientifically shown to reverse skin’s biological age at a cellular level.
This means healthier skin with fewer lines, wrinkles, and sagging. I’ve noticed my skin feels more firm and supported when I use their products. I’m not a fan of using SPF everything every day and prefer to use other methods for safe sun exposure. So I don’t use OneSkin’s sunscreen products daily. However, I do love that all of their products are unscented.
You can read my full review on OneSkin’s products here, but for a quick overview, here are some of my favorites.
PREP Facial Cleanser
This facial cleanser helps exfoliate away dead skin cells and soothes even sensitive skin. Unlike a lot of other face washes on the market though, it has several highly effective botanical ingredients. You’ll find things like prickly pear, arnica, and Japanese honeysuckle. I also like that it works well with all skin types, from teenage acne, to dry menopausal skin and isn’t drying or harsh.
OS-01 FACE Lotion
As we age our skin gets thinner, more damaged, and not as smooth. The OS1 FACE moisturizer is lightweight so it doesn’t make my skin feel greasy, but it’s deeply nourishing. It includes their OS-01 peptide that helps our body create healthier skin at a cellular level. It increases skin thickness and stimulates collagen for smoother, firmer skin. OS-01 FACE features ingredients like pracaxi oil, andiroba oil, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid.
OS-01 BODY Lotion
This is OneSkin’s body lotion and it has many of the same benefits as their face moisturizer. Studies show it improves skin barrier and elasticity by a large amount and helps protect the skin from damage. And with prebiotics, antioxidants, and other botanicals, it feels great on my skin.
Learn more about OneSkin and try them for yourself here. And use the code wellnessmama15 for a discount.
Annmarie Gianni
I can’t say enough about how much I love all of Annmarie Gianni’s products! You can also buy a trial set and test out their products before buying full size. While I often vary my skincare products, I’ve been using a lot of Annmarie Gianni lately. They’re Made Safe approved, use wildcrafted and organic ingredients, are always non-GMO and made in the USA.
Here are some of my current favorites:
Aloe Herb and Phytonutrient Cleansers
The Aloe Herb cleanser is pH balanced, comes in several different sizes, and is infused with a variety of herbs. It feels great on my skin and not too drying since it’s a cream cleanser. Plus it doesn’t leave a weird, sticky feeling on my skin afterward. Annmarie’s Phytonutrient cleanser has so many active botanicals in it that it would be hard to list them all! You’ll find apple extract, aloe, calendula, chamomile, and many more.
Hydrate Hyaluronic Acid With Peptides
I love this elixir for whenever I have dry skin or the weather is really dry. It’s very concentrated so you just mix a little bit with your face lotion or oil and apply to thirsty skin. Hydrate uses hyaluronic acid and collagen peptides for firmer, more elastic, and more hydrated skin.
Anti-aging Serum
Again, this anti-aging serum is loaded with skin loving botanical ingredients. It’s an aloe-based serum that helps firm and tighten skin as it ages. You don’t need very much to see results. The serum uses ingredients like hyaluronic acid, rose hydrosol, and antioxidant buddleja extract to fight free-radical damage. You’ll also find rosehip, frankincense, myrrh, rhodiola, plantain, and many more!
Learn more about Annmarie Gianni and find all of their products here.
Alitura
I’m friends with Alitura’s founder Andy Hnilo and interviewed him about his amazing story on the podcast. Years ago Andy was in a terrible accident that should have left him with major facial scars. Instead, he created some pretty amazing skin rejuvenating products. I love so many of Alitura’s products and I love their backstory even more.
Clay Mask
This was Alitura’s original signature product and the first one I tried (and fell in love with). It has premium ingredients in a mask you won’t find anywhere else. The freshwater pearl powder restores damaged skin, along with grass-fed colostrum, ginseng, clays, and kelp. My skin feels amazing after I use it and it’s now a part of my regular routine.
Gold Serum and Moisturizer
Alitura’s superfood serum for the face helps skin cells regenerate, improves skin tone and elasticity, plus so much more. It includes antioxidant Co- Q10 and astaxanthin, marine collagen, bee propolis, alfalfa extract, and others. I’ve noticed it really helps soothe my skin, especially if I stay in the sun too long.
Their facial moisturizer also hydrates thirsty skin with ingredients like raw Christmas berry honey, blue chamomile, sea buckthorn, and wildcrafted vanilla to name a few.
Pearl Cleanser
Their pearl cleanser features wildcrafted and organic botanicals to help cleanse and renew skin. I use this one at night because it doesn’t leave any oily residue that can get on my pillow. It has cleansing clay, soothing rosewater, geranium hydrosol, and many more skin loving ingredients.
Learn more about Alitura Naturals and find all of their products here. And use the code wellnessmama for a discount.
Purity Woods
You might have heard me mention Purity Woods Dream Cream before as a natural face moisturizer. Not only does Purity Woods have all organic ingredients, but they feature some pretty unique plant extracts. I like using their moisturizer along with other products in my skincare routine.
They’re most well known for their daytime Dream Cream moisturizer, but I actually like their nighttime cream even better. It’s non-greasy, unscented, and my skin soaks it up with no residue after. It uses ingredients like maple leaf extract to keep elastin healthy for firmer skin, antioxidant Japanese knotweed and rosehip seed, and anti-inflammatory evening primrose oil.
When I use their nighttime moisturizer I feel like I don’t have anything on my face when I’m done.
Learn more about all of Purity Wood’s products or try them for yourself here.
Made On
I like that Made On keeps things simple and only uses natural ingredients. It’s one of the first natural skincare products I tried early on in my natural health journey. I make my own lotion bars sometimes, but Made On also has really good hard lotion. They now also have lip balm, muscle balm, rash cream, and other products.
If you’re not familiar with hard lotion or lotion bars, they’re oil based bars hardened with beeswax and natural butters. They’re a great option for travel or for little ones who want to “do it myself.”
Check out Made On and try their products here. Use the code wellnessmama for 15% off.
Toups & Co Organics
It can be hard to find healthy makeup options. It’s even harder to find healthy makeup options that actually work! That’s why I was so excited to find Toups & Co organic makeup. They partner with regenerative farms to source fair trade ingredients, including their grass-fed and finished tallow.
Toups has a wide variety of skincare products for all ages, including cleansers, serums, masks, deodorant, moisturizers, and soap. They even have a babycare line for the most sensitive skin.
I use their natural makeup the most often though. It has clean ingredients that nourish skin, lips, and eyes, without adding to our toxic burden. Conventional makeup can have lead, heavy metals, and other toxins that get absorbed into our skin and mucous membranes. The lipstick is vibrant and their foundation blends in well to match unique skin tones. Plus they have primer, eyeliner, mascara, blush, and more.
Learn more about Toups & Co Organics and find their products here.
Final Thoughts on Healthy Skincare Brands
I still love my natural skincare DIY projects, but there are just some things you really can’t recreate outside of a lab. And having access to natural and organic skincare has never been easier or more convenient. There’s such a wide variety with really great ingredients to try now.
These companies have made their way into my skincare routine and onto my bathroom counter. I hope you’ll check them out if you haven’t already!
What does your natural skincare routine look like? Anything you’d like to try or add? Leave a comment and let us know!
