The beauty industry generates a lot of waste, which has prompted some manufacturers to creatively reduce the ecological impact through zero-waste packaging and low-impact, earth-friendly ingredients.

These zero-waste cosmetics have environmentally friendly features, such as reusable or recyclable packaging, product refills, biodegradable components, etc. They are also made with carefully sourced limited ingredients, so the things on your face are as good as what you do for the earth.

DAB Herb Makeup Organic Makeup Primer: Available at Etsy Handmade in California, DAB Herb Makeup products are formulated with certified organic ingredients and packaged in glass and metal containers that can be refilled by the manufacturer. Their 4-in-1 primer prepares your face for makeup while providing soothing and anti-aging ingredients.

Dirty Hippie Cosmetics BB Cream: Etsy sells this all-natural BB cream handmade in Australia. It acts as a mineral sunscreen and provides vitamins A, C, and E from ingredients such as mango butter, hemp seed oil, and calendula. Its light to medium color range is colored with raw cocoa powder, cosmetic-grade clay and mica.

Kjaer Weiss Invisible Touch Liquid Foundation: Credo Beauty sells this serum-like foundation to provide light to medium coverage and gloss. It is suitable for all skin types and offers 24 shades. The mild moisturizing formula includes hyaluronic acid, chamomile water, pomegranate extract, etc., which can moisturize, soothe and firm the skin. Glass bottles are recyclable and refillable. The reusable lid can be used alone.

Foraged Fields plant-based foundation: Available at Etsy. This foundation is available in nine shades and two zero-waste packaging options. It provides light to moderate coverage and is ideal for combination and oily skin as well as sensitive skin. Users can choose glass bottles with cork stoppers or biodegradable cardboard shakers.

RMS Beauty “Un” Cover-Up Natural Finish Concealer: Available at Credo Beauty, Sephora and Amazon. This popular product blurs the line between concealer and foundation. It has 16 automatically adjustable shades, and the cream formula is light and easy to apply, while still providing a natural look. It is vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free, and its packaging is recyclable.

RMS Beauty Luminizer: Available at Credo Beauty, Sephora and Amazon, this award-winning cream highlighter is available in five shades to add the perfect iridescent effect to any skin tone. It is formulated with coconut oil, castor oil and vitamin E to soften, soothe and protect the skin. Its packaging is recyclable.

DAB Herb Makeup Organic Face Luminizer: Available on Etsy, this highly colored handmade highlighter comes in a recyclable glass jar. It has a light scent of therapeutic floral scent and comes in four shades.

Foraged Fields Powder Blush: Available on Etsy. This blush is formulated with kaolin and is colored with beetroot, rose and hibiscus to provide rosy luster and skin-friendly vitamins. Like Foraged Fields foundation, you can choose a glass jar with a cork or a compostable cardboard shaker.

ILIA Multi-Stick: Available at Credo Beauty, Sephora and Amazon, this award-winning creamy product adds color to lips, cheeks or eyes. It is available in six shades and is formulated with nourishing ingredients such as cocoa seed oil, sunflower seed oil, shea butter, and orange peel wax. The container itself cannot be reused or refilled, but ILIA works with TerraCycle to recycle empty beauty product containers, even if they are from other manufacturers, so you can send back any traditional cosmetic packaging for recycling.

Axiology Lip-to-Lid Balmies in Of the Earth: Available at Ulta and Credo Beauty, these three multi-purpose lip pencils contain only 10 ingredients. Don't be fooled by their petite size: it is the same number of products in standard lipsticks, just without the usual tube. This compostable paper packaging is made from recycled waste by a female-run cooperative in Bali.

Dirty Hippie Lip And Cheek Tint: Available at Etsy. This vegetable wax-based pigment has five rich shades, providing smooth, shiny colors and moisturizing vitamin E. It uses reusable and recyclable aluminum cans or compostable paper to push up the tube.

Clean Faced Cosmetics vegan lipstick: Available at Etsy Handmade in Michigan, Clean Faced Cosmetics uses organic coconut oil, shea butter and candelilla wax to make this multi-purpose pigment. It is available in four bold, combinable shades and packed in refillable tin cans.

Kjaer Weis Matte Natural Liquid Lipstick: Available at Credo Beauty. All Kjaer Weis products are made in Italy and certified organic. Everything is refillable, including these velvety liquid lipsticks, available in six shades.

Aether Beauty Joshua Desert Matte Palette: Available at Credo Beauty, it has no mirrors or magnets, so empty palettes can be recycled.

Kjaer Weis Quadrant Refillable Eyeshadow Quad and Iconic Edition Refillable Compact: You can buy a compact at Credo Beauty and refill it with one of the two selected eye shadow series - or Kjaer Weis' foundation cream, pressed powder, lip gloss, etc. They are all designed to be installed in the same compact to achieve maximum environmental benefits. These eyeshadow quads are formulated with organic extracts and natural bamboo wax and carnauba wax, which are easy to build and blend.

Nudi Goods Plastic-Free Raven Mascara: Available at Etsy, this minimally spreadable mascara comes in cake form and is packaged in reusable cans. It contains only five ingredients, including nourishing coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax. Add a spool to your order, or wash and reuse a spool you already own.

DAB Herb Makeup Organic Eyebrow Grower with Tint: Available on Etsy, this product can not only color your eyebrows-it is formulated with medicinal plants that promote hair growth. Use USDA certified dyes and plant pigments to make your eyebrows look thicker and fuller. It is available in four shades and is equipped with reusable metal slider cans.

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